For Holly’s birthday last year we decided to treat her to a trip to the Warner Brothers Studios where they made her all time favourite film series, Harry Potter. She’s wanted to go for ages but it always cost a little too much (and was too far away really) to justify the expense for just a normal day out. Unfortunately I didn’t realise how far in advance you needed to…
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Home Office Spaces in Period Homes
More and more of us are working from home these days. Primarily I’m a wedding cake maker so I spend a lot of time in my kitchen baking and decorating wedding cakes, however I also have a lot of admin to get done. We turned our spare room/Room of Requirement style dumping ground into a mini office last year where I can work without taking over the dining table! Our…
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How to Use Paste the Wall Wallpaper – Holly’s Room Mini Makeover
Are you looking for a tutorial on how to use paste the wall wallpaper? It’s easier than you think to use paste the wall wallpaper, and this easy to follow tutorial will have you wallpapering like a pro in no time! Read our top tips on how to wallpaper a wall here. This post is a collaboration with Wallpaper Direct. I received three rolls of wallpaper as part of…
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How to Panel a Victorian Hallway (An Easy Tutorial!)
One job I’ve been meaning to do for about a million years is panel our Victorian hallway. I’ve finally done it! I felt like such a winner haha! The best part is, it only took two hours from start to finish, which included time for a chat to the post lady about vegan cakes and enough time for me to rip off the panelling and start again when I’d mismeasured…
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House Plants That Don’t Die in Victorian Houses
Looking for houseplants for shady cool spots? Victorian houses are generally dark and cold. Mine is anyways! There are only a few house plants I have found don’t mind being in my house – most of them need more light or warmth than I can give them. Here are my favourite house plants that don’t die in Victorian houses. I have a couple of dragon trees (Dracaena Marginata) which…
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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…