Ideas For DIY
There’s a particular kind of bathroom clutter that seems to multiply overnight. One spare toilet roll becomes a small tower, the hand towels end up balanced on the cistern, and someone’s skincare collection starts taking over the windowsill. Meanwhile, that … Read the rest
There is something about a backyard fire pit that makes an ordinary evening feel like a little occasion. Pull up a chair, put the kettle on before heading outside, and suddenly nobody seems quite so interested in disappearing back to … Read the rest
A DIY beaded towel holder is a lovely way to add a little warmth to a bathroom without replacing the vanity, repainting the walls or convincing yourself that new tiles are a perfectly reasonable weekend project.
With wooden beads, strong … Read the rest
There’s something rather disappointing about a plain concrete path running through a garden you’ve spent ages making lovely. The flowers are doing their thing, the pots have been rearranged three times, and there in the middle is a grey strip … Read the rest
If you have eight people coming for Christmas lunch and six matching plates, you do not automatically need a new dinner set.
You need two more useful plates and a way to make the table feel connected.
Mismatched crockery can … Read the rest
Every year, the shops manage to make a new Christmas colour scheme look essential.
One year it is all soft neutrals. Then suddenly we are supposed to need oversized bows, a miniature village and enough matching ornaments to decorate a … Read the rest
There is something very satisfying about a Christmas craft that looks far more expensive than it actually is, and these DIY Farmhouse Christmas Bells definitely fall into that category. This project takes a very simple base, a large plastic cup… Read the rest
Christmas decorating can become expensive one small purchase at a time.
A runner does not seem like much. Neither do the matching napkins. Then there are candles, place-card holders and a little arrangement for the middle.
Before you know … Read the rest
Before you buy a Christmas table runner, another packet of decorations or six matching napkin rings, have a proper rummage through your cupboards.
Not a quick glance. The sort of rummage that finds the lovely serving bowl behind the salad … Read the rest
Christmas postage has a sneaky way of becoming far more expensive than the gift inside the parcel.
You start with one innocent handmade ornament, add a little treat, perhaps tuck in a second gift for a sibling, and suddenly the … Read the rest
There is something wonderfully nostalgic about a popcorn garland draped around a Christmas tree. It has that old-fashioned, handmade look that feels as though it belongs beside wooden ornaments, dried orange slices and the slightly wonky decorations the children made … Read the rest
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and every year it reminds us that small gestures can carry a lot of love. Not every support gift needs to be grand, expensive, or wrapped like it came from a boutique gift … Read the rest
There is something about a snowman in a slightly wonky hat that makes a front door feel welcoming. Add a checked scarf and a gentle glow from fairy lights, and you have a Christmas decoration with plenty of personality, without … Read the rest
There’s something lovely about decorating one little corner of the house for Halloween. You don’t need a front garden full of skeletons or enough cobwebs to frighten the neighbours. A few handmade decorations on the mantel can give the whole … Read the rest
A bunch of flowers can look perfectly innocent until you pop it into a vase with a ghost face. Suddenly, those supermarket blooms are joining in with Halloween, and you haven’t had to turn your entire dining room into a … Read the rest