Okay, I promised a proper kitchen post with before photos and all… so here goes! If you’re following me on Instagram (and check the stories) then you will see we have already begun work on this space. welcome to our tiny kitchen! When we had just moved in, we discussed how we could make the … Read more
Well, it’s mostly before. To be exact, by the point I started taking pictures, we had already ripped out almost all of the weed-strewn landscape fabric barrier, old overgrown lavender, blackberry brambles, and 2-3 rows of raspberry bushes. So it doesn’t do justice to what our little plot was like when we took it over, … Read more
While discussing painting the tile in our bathroom, I mentioned to Richard that I thought it would look great to paint the floor black. I have seen black tile lots of times, and always think it looks dramatic, and yet somehow classic. Seeing as how our flat is Victorian, and they were fans of black and white … Read more
One of the rooms that has bothered me the most, is the bathroom. It’s a room where clearly someone tried to update it for resale, but only succeeded in wasting money on finishes that are harder to deal with than what (I assume) their predecessors were. Poorly installed, cheap tiles, are not a good investment … Read more
black marble sink via Savvy Home Blog With the Easter holidays approaching (we’re both getting some time off together – yay!) we’ve started thinking about updating the kitchen. It’s been a project we have long discussed but haven’t had the time to accomplish. I’ll write a full post soon, with before photos and plans, I promise! … Read more
Modern rosewood media cabinet from Swoon Editions | Hello Victoria We finally got some new furniture for our flat! Isn’t she beautiful? Before moving to England, I googled some alternatives to IKEA for finding affordable furniture. As much as I love IKEA, it tends to have a “look” to it, don’t you think? Maybe that’s just me … Read more
Allotment garden inspiration | Hello Victoria allotment inspiration via A few months ago, Richard and I became the proud owners of an allotment! We had been trying to grow some things at his brother’s place but found that we rarely had the time to make the drive out there in order to tend to it. After … Read more
Bye bye bright and airy bedroom… Helloooooo drama!! While Richard was away for work, I decided to tackle painting the bedroom. As discussed in earlier posts about dark bedrooms, and my plans for this room, we had chosen to paint it Farrow + Ball’s Hague Blue (using Valspar paint) a few months before, and I am so glad about that decision. The … Read more
View of the bedroom from the hallway There are a few rooms in our flat where I know exactly what I want to do – the two most solidified in my mind are the hallway and the bedroom. The hallway is easy to figure out because it’s such a small space. Add a single piece of furniture, … Read more
One night while discussing the flat, I mentioned to Richard that I thought it would look reeeaaally cool to have a ceiling medallion in the living room. Something that looks like it’s always been there, and then contrast it with a really modern chandelier. Surprisingly to me, he actually agreed! We both thought that it would tie … Read more