I've always had a bit of an addiction to scented candles and the like, but my ongoing quest for a better night's sleep has shown me just how effective the relaxing power of fragrance can be. I was very impressed with the first slumber-inducing aromatherapy product I tried, so when the lovely people at Bristol-based beauty website Bath & Unwind asked if I'd like to review another blend of . . .
A weekend in St Ives
Last weekend Chris and I popped down to St Ives for what we expected to be a lovely, cosy autumnal break by the sea. It was certainly lovely, though anything but autumnal: rather than blustery winds and crashing waves, we were greeted by balmy sunshine, spotless blue skies and gin-clear turquoise seas. Huddled on a beach-fringed headland near the tip of Cornwall, St Ives is one of my favourite . . .
Urban Jungle Bloggers | Plants & flowers
This month's Urban Jungle Bloggers challenge was to style some of our favourite plants with lovely blooms. Sadly, time has run away with me this week and, despite buying a beautiful bunch of eucalyptus (my favourite greenery!) and autumnal wildflowers for the purpose of this post, I haven't had any time to style it! Still, I couldn't resist sharing a few photos of the flowers on their own, as . . .
Home tour | A monochrome Swedish apartment
For my latest home-tour post, I couldn’t resist sharing another beautiful Scandinavian apartment that has recently caught my eye. This striking home sits in a turn-of-the-century building in the Swedish city of Gothenburg and is decorated almost entirely in shades of off-white, black and grey. Such a limited palette would make many spaces look cold, but the huge variety of textures and patterns . . .
Vintage-style lighting (& discount!) from William & Watson
Lighting is probably one of the most important aspects of good interior design, but in my experience it’s also the trickiest to source; whenever I decorate a room, I seem to spend ages hunting far and wide for something to match whatever look I’ve conjured up in my head, often to no avail. So, on a recent quest for the perfect filament bulbs for our kitchen, I was delighted to stumble across . . .
New brass options for Kubus by Lassen
The Kubus by Lassen candleholder is one of my all-time favourite designs. Created by architect Mogens Lassen in 1962 and at first reserved exclusively for his family and friends, it’s a Danish classic that now pops up in Scandinavian-style interiors everywhere. The original eight-prong version is perhaps the most iconic, but there are also one-, two- and four-candle options, as well as a matching . . .
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