I’m not usually one for following trends or fashions when it comes to interiors. My style is pretty neutral, classic but eclectic and works for me. Every year however, the colour people Pantone release their Colour of the Year. For 2020, the Pantone Colour of the Year was announced as PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue. According to Pantone, “this colour represents a dependable and stable foundation to move forward to a…
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Super Easy Christmas Mantelpiece Garland
One of the things I’m really grateful for in our house is the beautiful fireplace. Every year at Christmas I like to decorate the fireplace with a garland. I usually use fresh foliage, but this always ends up crispy and dry after about a day and a half as we use our fire. This year, inspired by my faux foliage wreath making workshop at OKA, I decided to create a…
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Plastic-Free Christmas Wreath Tutorial
Another week, another wreath! This weekend we started to decorate the house for Christmas. I say we – Mr R helped me move the bookcase then went out to buy a part for the car, and Holly helped put the baubles on the tree then decided to do some crafts. With glitter. Eugh. I put the tree up, made a mantelpiece garland, a staircase garland and two door wreaths. Here’s…
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Faux Christmas Wreath Workshop with OKA {gifted experience}
Last night I took a little road trip over to Harrogate to visit the beautiful OKA showroom on West Park for their Faux Christmas Wreath Workshop. You know I love a wreath – my house is full of them!
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The Best Christmas Money Saving Tips
Are you ready for my best Christmas money saving tips? Read on! Christmas is great. It’s just such an expensive time of year for many people, but I wanted to share a few ways in which we try and make Christmas a little more affordable. Here’s some of my favourite ways to spend less at Christmas. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small…
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Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial
This year my autumn decor is sadly lacking. I just can’t seem to be bothered to do anything! We haven’t even got an autumn wreath or leaf garland. I have however now got a pumpkin vase, and it was so easy to do I thought I’d share this Autumnal Decor Pumpkin Vase Tutorial with you. Last year Hols and I painted some pumpkins, which she LOVED. We painted…