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  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | The best of the rest – part 1

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | The best of the rest – part 1

    July 23, 2024January 29, 2026

    More inspiration from this year’s 3 Days of Design, with Scandinavian minimalism alongside innovative pieces from Japan, Spain and elsewhere….

  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | John Pawson’s minimalist Dinesen Apartment

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | John Pawson’s minimalist Dinesen Apartment

    July 17, 2024January 30, 2026

    With its natural wood, clever lighting and soft white walls, Dinesen’s new John Pawson apartment is a beautiful showcase of calm minimalist design…

  • Vipp Salaca River – a rustic Latvian log cabin with a minimalist Scandinavian interior

    Vipp Salaca River – a rustic Latvian log cabin with a minimalist Scandinavian interior

    July 4, 2024January 30, 2026

    Set by Latvia’s Salaca River, the latest addition to Danish design brand Vipp’s growing guest accommodation portfolio is a log cabin that fuses Scandinavian minimalism with local character…

  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | Enter the Salon

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | Enter the Salon

    July 2, 2024January 30, 2026

    With its soft minimalist decor and Japandi style, 3 Days of Design exhibition Enter the Salon united contemporary design and traditional crafts…

  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | A chat with Sofie Refer of Nuura

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2024 | A chat with Sofie Refer of Nuura

    June 28, 2024January 30, 2026

    A look around the stunning showroom of Danish lighting brand Nuura, plus a chat with founder Sofie Refer about the transformative power of lighting over our mood and wellbeing…

  • Highlights from 3 Days of Design 2024 | A new home for New Works

    Highlights from 3 Days of Design 2024 | A new home for New Works

    June 25, 2024January 30, 2026

    A look around the new showroom of Danish design brand New Works, which combines soft minimalist decor with sculptural forms and a homely vibe…

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[AD - paid partnership] A peek at our new home off [AD - paid partnership] A peek at our new home office, complete with @carlhansenandson's CH621 swivel chair, which I've been lucky enough to test out over the past couple of weeks. It was designed by Hans J. Wegner (of Wishbone chair fame) all the way back in 1948, but you'd never know it. It's the perfect balance of form, function and ergonomics, and I love the timeless aesthetic. There's a hint of industrial style about it, but it's also lightweight and elegant - and it fits beautifully into the rustic-minimalist interiors we're going for in our little cottage. 

See and read more on the blog...

#homeofficedecor #rusticminimalism #scandiinterior #simplehomestyle #minimalhomedecor
Cat versus half-built flatpack cupboard. You can a Cat versus half-built flatpack cupboard. You can almost see the battle going on inside his head. And a good job he didn't jump as we hadn't put the top on yet so he would have fallen straight through. 

Not the kind of thing I normally post - and a bit wobbly because I was laughing so much - but too funny not to share. 

#cats_of_instagram #funnycatvideos #renovationlife #catlife #sillycats
Hellebores in vases, hellebores on the wall, and s Hellebores in vases, hellebores on the wall, and sneak little peeks at our cottage renovation so far. I can't show much more as the living room is currently full of our newly delivered kitchen, the living-room furniture is piled up in what will be the dining room, and we can't even get in the guest bedroom for boxes. But we're getting there! And I really am in love with the light in this house. 

#cottagerenovation #neutralhomedecor #springhomedecor #softminimalism #simplehomestyle
From a blustery, atmospheric weekend on the Northu From a blustery, atmospheric weekend on the Northumberland coast, around this time last year. We were there for a friend's birthday celebration, and it's a beautiful place - well worth the looooong drive from the West Country. It was during that weekend that Chris and I realised just how much we enjoyed being out of the city and decided to give our longed-for move to the countryside a go. In fact we'd called the estate agent by the time we got back to Bristol, and our house was on the market within a fortnight! 

#visitnorthumberland #thisprettyengland #thewildnesstonic #mistyfoggymilkymoody #gowildlyandslow
I couldn't resist bringing a bit of blossom from o I couldn't resist bringing a bit of blossom from our copper beech inside to display in our home office - one of the few rooms that isn't total chaos at the moment! 

Going out to the garden to be greeted by the blossom has been a lovely surprise this week. Obviously I knew our new house came with the tree, and I know trees blossom. But somehow I still hadn't expected it! 

#springhomedecor #springstyling #blossomwatch #seasonalhomedecor #natureinthehome

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