Okay, it’s been quite a while since I updated you guys on the progress here in the kitchen. So long that I have actually been asked if it’s done yet (nope!). And as for where we’re at? Well, after Richard left for a month due to work, kitchen progress sort of stalled. I ordered a bunch of … Read more
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
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
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
Dark + moody bedroom inspiration | Hello Victoria navy bedroom via Design Sponge I’m normally a fan of very light and bright spaces – shades of pale grey and blue tend to be where I gravitate – but I think I’m slowly converting to the dark side. Or, at least when it comes to my bedroom. charcoal bedroom … Read more
One of the first things that I wanted to tackle with the flat, was the paint colors. Almost every room had some sort of a blah color – beige, cream, and purple everywhere. The colors weren’t doing anything for the lack of lighting in some spaces. The hallway was the worst culprit, with the mauve above and … Read more