Kirstie Allsopp is a Goddess

Kirstie Allsopp is an all round excellent Gal. Not only does she bound about Location, Location, Location, looking like a bossy, slightly fat but ultmately likable head girl but she’s now going to be presenting a how-to-decorate-a-home-on-a-budget show, HomeMade Home (channel4 April 16). This is great timing for me, as I’m trying to do up my place with [...]

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25 Beautiful Homes

I know it’s probably the beginning of the end but I bought my first ever copy of 25 Beautiful Homes today — prompted by all the renovation/decoration (bit of both) that I’ve been spending a lot of time on recently.
I bought the magazine to give me a little inspiration — and it did — but overall it [...]

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What Lies Beneath … an Elephants Breath

We’re living in (moderate) chaos because of renovations. Can’t find a single thing — everything is buried beneath something else. Have been wielding a hammer and hammer-related accidents now number at least three. It’s weird to see layers coming off the tucked-away corners and the history of a house being revealed.

Have fallen in love with Farrow [...]

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