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  • Review - the ‘Mesmerine’ breakfast collection from Kenwood | These Four Walls blog

    Review | The ‘Mesmerine’ breakfast collection from Kenwood

    September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

    [Advertisement – this is a paid collaboration with Kenwood, but all words and opinions are my own] Small kitchen appliances such as toasters and kettles are so often an afterthought…

  • Workspace inspiration (and new designs) from Muuto's Copenhagen HQ | These Four Walls blog

    Workspace inspiration (and new designs) from Muuto’s Copenhagen HQ

    September 9, 2019September 25, 2019

    I’m a firm believer that our surroundings can have a huge impact on our mental and physical wellbeing, particularly when it comes to our workspace – after all, it’s where…

  • Sustainable steel accessories from Design Of | These Four Walls blog

    New finds | September 2019

    September 4, 2019September 9, 2019

    Well, summer has flown by and September is here already – and with it comes a host of new-season launches. I’ve already covered some of my favourite autumn-winter collections and…

  • Home tour - a small but stylish attic apartment in Gothenburg | These Four Walls blog

    Home tour | A small but stylish attic apartment in Gothenburg

    September 2, 2019August 30, 2019

    The subject of today’s home tour is a tiny attic apartment in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. It’s only 34sqm in size, but it’s a great example of how clever…

  • Autumn-winter inspiration from Ferm Living | These Four Walls blog

    Autumn-winter 2019 inspiration from Ferm Living

    August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

    I have another dose of new-season interiors inspiration for you today and it’s from a brand whose collections I always look forward to seeing: Ferm Living. Styled and photographed partly…

  • The New Works 'Kizu' table lamp styled two ways | These Four Walls blog

    The New Works ‘Kizu’ table lamp styled two ways

    August 23, 2019

    [Advertisement – this post features a gifted item, but all words and opinions are my own] I always used to consider lighting a bit of an afterthought – the last…

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I always think pears are the prettiest of the autu I always think pears are the prettiest of the autumn fruits, and I love the way they look displayed in this vintage stone bowl. Just don't ask me to put them in a crumble or anything similar - I love cosy season, but I don't have much of a sweet tooth and find cooked desserts and stewed fruits far too stodgy! Any pears I get go into salads, pasta or risotto with cheese. 

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[AD - PR product] A new candle discovery - 'Night' [AD - PR product] A new candle discovery - 'Night' by @koadescentedcandles. It's a deep, lingering blend of dark rose, oud wood, leather and oak that's prefect for this time of year, when the evenings start to draw in. I love the steel vessel too - it fits beautifully into our living room, where I've played on contrast by mixing cool metals with gnarled wood and other natural materials. 

This is just one of my picks of the best scented candles for autumn, which I've updated for 2026 with some new finds alongside old favourites. You can see the full selection on my blog. 

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I've hung the dried autumn wreath I made last year I've hung the dried autumn wreath I made last year on our front door, and it looks so pretty next to the Bath stone walls.

We also have a visitor on the door - a little moth, which has camouflaged itself perfectly against the paint and has been quite happily sunning itself all day. 

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[AD - features some PR products, which are marked] [AD - features some PR products, which are marked] You've seen the kitchen and the dining room, and now it's time to share the living room - the missing link in our newly renovated trio of downstairs rooms.

This room appealed to us the moment we viewed our little cottage, as it has two windows and gets lovely light. But it was also the trickiest space to get right: not only is it a through space, it had also been stripped of most original features, leaving it looking bland and soulless. 

The first thing we did was build a new stud-wall chimney breast and commission a Bath stone fireplace from @christopheremerystone. It gives the room a much-needed focal point using a local material (the same as the house is constructed from, in fact), and we've added a clean-burning bioethanol stove to help create a calm, cosy sanctuary.

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The doors to the dining room and kitchen are in one corner, so we set up an inviting seating zone away from the main traffic area, with the furniture slightly pulled out from the walls and anchored by a large rug. The space by the doors hasn’t gone to waste, as we’ve added a slimline console table (which sat in the hallway in our previous house).

Sadly neither of the sofas that we had in our previous living room were the right size for this one, and the larger of the two wouldn’t even have fitted through the narrow doorway. So, the hunt was on for a new one. I really liked the idea of a linen slipcover design to fit with the rustic-minimalist aesthetic, and IKEA’s ‘HYLTARP’ model proved ideal. It’s long enough for both of us to sprawl out in comfort, and it comes as a self-assembly flatpack so there were no worries about how to get it inside! I also like the fact that the covers are removable, meaning we can take them off to wash them, replace them if they wear out or even change them entirely if we fancy a new look. 

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A beautiful September sunset sky snapped from our A beautiful September sunset sky snapped from our front door yesterday evening. I'm starting to sense hints of the seasons changing around me, and it's wonderful after that long sweltering-hot summer! 

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