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  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | Japandi style

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | Japandi style

    June 30, 2023February 17, 2026

    A look at two collaborative brands that embody Japandi design, with a focus on clean lines, minimalist forms, natural materials and neutral colours…

  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | Hotel Normann

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | Hotel Normann

    June 26, 2023February 10, 2026

    Designed to resemble a real-life hotel, Normann Copenhagen’s Hotel Normann exhibition is brimming with minimalist Scandinavian interiors inspiration…

  • Top tips for a city break in Porto

    Top tips for a city break in Porto

    June 23, 2023February 17, 2026

    The ultimate Porto travel guide for design lovers – what to see and do, where to shop, and the best hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars…

  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | Audo Copenhagen

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | Audo Copenhagen

    June 20, 2023February 11, 2026

    Born from the merger of Menu and by Lassen, Audo Copenhagen’s collection of soft minimalist pieces spans almost a century of Danish design history…

  • Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | The &Tradition showroom

    Highlights of 3 Days of Design 2023 | The &Tradition showroom

    June 14, 2023February 11, 2026

    A look around &Tradition’s newly expanded Copenhagen showroom, which blends modern minimalist design with iconic Scandinavian classics…

  • A 10-day road trip through Portugal

    A 10-day road trip through Portugal

    June 4, 2023February 11, 2026

    The ultimate Portugal road trip itinerary, with suggestions on where to go, what to see and do, where to stay and more…

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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
Small joys amid the renovation chaos today: beauti Small joys amid the renovation chaos today: beautiful spring light, discovering the copper beech tree in our garden has blossomed, and sitting down to read @thedesignchaser's wonderful new book The Quiet Home (which includes a photo of our previous house). And laughing at a cat who thinks he's good at hiding but really isn't! #springjoy #slowsimpleseasonal #blossomwatch #seasonalhome #chasinglight
[AD] I feel like we're starting to make real progr [AD] I feel like we're starting to make real progress with the renovation now. The beautiful pale oak @quickstepfloors Cascada hardwood boards [PR product] have been laid in the main bedroom and office, both of which are now almost finished. The carpet has also been removed throughout the downstairs rooms so fitting the flooring can start there, our new internal doors, bronze handles, bronze plug sockets and bronze light switches have been installed throughout, and a chimney breast has been built in the living room ready for the custom-made Bath-stone fireplace that arrives on Friday. Meanwhile Loki is alternating between site supervising and delivery-box inspection, and taking both roles very seriously. #renolife #cottagerenovation #softminimalism #minimalinterior #cottageinterior
From a beautifully wintry, frosty morning before t From a beautifully wintry, frosty morning before this seemingly endless rain set in... I'm not normally one to complain about the weather, but seriously...?! #thebeautyinwinter #mistyfoggymilkymoody #visitwiltshire #thisprettyengland #cornersofmyworld

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