Welcome to my blog, where you’ll find interior-design inspiration, travel tips and seasonal living ideas, as well as tales from the West Country and my little stone cottage, set just outside Bath on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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The best scented candles for summer
The best scented candles for summer, updated with a few new discoveries for 2025…
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‘Norway in a Nutshell’ – the scenic way to travel between Oslo & Bergen
How to do the classic ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ itinerary – a spectacular journey between Oslo and Bergen by train, boat and bus, taking in mountains, fjords and waterfalls…
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New design finds | May 2026
On my radar this month are sculptural lamps and pendant lights, relaunched Italian mid-century classics, beautiful bathroom furniture, minimalist rugs, and nature-inspired fronts for customising standard IKEA kitchens…
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Home tour | A restored century-old house in Westchester County, New York
Newly reimagined and extended, this early 20th-century house blends sophisticated neutral decor and natural materials with restored historic details…
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Home office style with Carl Hansen & Søn’s CH621 swivel chair
With its balance of form, function and ergonomics, Hans J. Wegner’s classic CH621 swivel chair – first designed in 1948 and now relaunched by Carl Hansen & Søn – is ideal for home offices…
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Home tour | An Art Nouveau townhouse in The Hague
A peek inside a sensitively restored Dutch home with sophisticated, considered interiors by Holly Marder of Avenue Design Studio…
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6 stylish places to stay in Comporta, Portugal
The best boutique hotels, holiday rentals, B&Bs and guesthouses in the beautiful beachside village, salt marshes and sand dunes of Comporta, Portugal…
