Hallways are one of the first parts of your home a visitor sees. As I have a lot of visitors (that sounds weird, but it’s not!) I needed our hallway to look clean, inviting and show off the period features. When I told Mr R that we would embark on our Victorian hallway makeover, he rolled his eyes. Rude. Our hallway is super depressing. It could be so beautiful! The…
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How to Decorate a Cake with Flowers for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day never used to be a big deal in our house. I don’t have anything to do with my mother so it was never an issue until we had Holly. This year however, Holly is really into it and keeps secretly making things for me that I’m not allowed to see until the day itself. So far all I know is that there’s at least 3 cards for me…
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Super Quick and Easy Kitchen Update
So I wrote a post a bit ago about how we painted our kitchen cupboard doors rather than replacing them (read it HERE). Here’s another super quick and easy kitchen update that will transform your kitchen on a budget. I started to hate the boring silver handles that came with the kitchen so turned to good old Ebay, and found some gorgeous antique brass effect ones which would be much…
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Cheap Kitchen Update – How to Paint Kitchen Cupboards
I’m terrible for it. I am constantly wanting to change things in my house, be it the living room floor (which definitely needs sanding but I need to wait for the new sofas to come to see whether it ACTUALLY needs to go lighter or stay dark) or my kitchen, or my bathroom which definitely needs changing. Unfortunately I lack the skills and the budget for any major changes. Here’s…
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How to Make a Rustic Scaffold Plank Dining Table
If you’re on Instagram or Pinterest you’ll have seen all these amazing rustic tables made from scaffold planks, and I thought they seemed really easy to make. I wanted to replace our old £20 charity shop find table (which had had a million coats of paint and still looked rubbish) with something a bit nicer. Here’s how to make a rustic scaffold plank dining table – it’s easier than you…
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Super Easy Pancake Recipe
One of the Most Exciting Days Ever is Pancake Day. Not my words, I hasten to add. Holly has at least one new Most Exciting Day Ever every week, and this week is just overflowing with them. The My Little Pony – The Movie DVD came out yesterday and was also the Most Exciting Day Ever, especially as she had some friends round for tea to watch it with her.…