LOVING LATELY: BURLED WOOD

Burled wood frames | Hello Victoria burled wood frame via A few years back, in my first apartment, I made a large gallery wall using IKEA RIBBA black frames and black and white photos. It was modern and striking – which suited my industrial-loft-style apartment. In my last place, I switched to all-white frames with colorful photographs and artwork. … Read more

HAGUE BLUE BEDROOM

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

CURRENTLY ON MY WISH LIST

I’m pretty sure that Richard would agree, I spend waaaay too much time on my phone, browsing stores. It’s not like I have the money to buy any of the things, but I often find myself saving pages and items for some mythical-future-influx-of-cash. I figured that since I’m not going to buy any of these … Read more

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLAPJACKS (STARBUCKS FLAX BARS)

Seeded flapjack recipe | Hello Victoria My first job after high school was working at Starbucks. It was a pretty great job because the hours were good, the people I worked with were friendly, and you got an insane amount of free coffee per shift. People have always raved about the Starbucks oat bars (flapjacks here in England), … Read more

SHOPPING THE SUNBURY ANTIQUES MARKET

Shopping the Sunbury Antiques Market | Hello Victoria One of the things that Richard and I looked forward to doing after coming back from Greece (while we still were on holiday), was to visit the Sunbury Antiques Market. It’s a twice-weekly market located at the Kempton Park Racecourse and features over 700 vendors both inside and outside. We’re … Read more

DIY STRIPED DOORMAT

DIY striped doormat | Hello Victoria Please excuse the photos, there is no natural light in our hallway, and I can’t really pick the carpet… Now, as much as I can (and will!) change the inside of our flat to my liking, I’m not allowed to do anything to the common areas of our building. I … Read more

MAKING SLOE GIN

Making our own sloe gin | Hello Victoria Now I’m not sure if it’s just because I’ve never been much of a drinker, or if it’s because it’s not very common in Canada, but I had never heard of sloe gin before coming to the UK. Apparently, it’s something that lots of people enjoy around Christmas, … Read more