Archive: February 2020

4 Posts

  • Simple Styling Tips for Spring

    I love Spring. I imagine most people do, but I really do. Winter always seems so long, and I’m easily bored! After Christmas and New Year are over and done with, there’s nothing really to look forward to until Spring. One way to start the Spring vibe earlier is to bring some Spring indoors. Here are a few really easy, simple styling tips for Spring. My first is really easy…

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  • Weekend Wanders – St Ives Estate, Bingley

    Weekend wanders – St Ives Estate   We had a spare day over the Christmas holidays and I fancied making the family go walking again. I’d heard of a place over in Bingley called St Ives Estate and thought we’d pay it a visit. I didn’t see much in the way of facilities, but there is a cafe and toilets. The grounds however are beautiful, with woodland walks and views…

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  • My North-East Facing Garden in February

    It’s been a while since I updated you on what’s going on in the garden. To be fair, there’s not much going on! We live on a hillside so the garden is sloping. It’s roughly tiered in line with the steps on the path, and has been this way since the house was built around 150 years ago. It’s north-east facing and open to the world with hardly any privacy.…

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  • A Tutorial for Wood Panelled Walls in the Bathroom

    Initially when we were planning our new bathroom, we were heading towards having tiled walls. White metro tiles, to be exact. I’ve got a pallet of them sitting in my cellar, ready to go the walls. Unfortunately for those tiles, I changed my mind and decided to go for wood panelling. It was easy to do and looks great, so I thought I’d type up a tutorial for wood panelled…

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