I love putting together travel content so, to provide a bit of extra inspiration in between my own trips, I'm kicking off a new series inviting Instagram and blogging friends from all over the world to share insider tips for their home towns. First up is photographer Wen van Woudenberg, who lives in the beautiful Dutch city of Utrecht. Wen runs brand-awareness and visual-storytelling studio . . .
A weekend escape to the Forest of Dean
[Advertisement - this post is based on a press stay, but all words and opinions are my own] There's something soul-restoring about spending time in woodland - it's easy to see why the Japanese have created a whole practice called 'forest bathing', devoted to its benefits on health and wellbeing. Luckily, I live less than an hour's drive from the sprawling Forest of Dean – the oldest oak . . .
Minimalist Scandinavian furniture from Design Of
[Advertisement - this post is part of an ongoing partnership, but all words and opinions are my own] You might have seen Swedish company Design Of in last week's round-up of my favourite places to source minimalist garden furniture, and I'm excited to announce that I've now become one of its global brand ambassadors! It's a natural fit for me, as I've been following Design Of since it was . . .
Six places to source minimalist garden furniture
The long Easter weekend is a great opportunity to start getting your garden ready for summer, especially with the weather forecast looking as promising as it does at the moment. For me, the most inviting and useable gardens are those which work like outdoor rooms, with places to dine, unwind and gather with family and friends, and as always I tend to be drawn towards simple, understated and . . .
Home tour | A converted stable block in Copenhagen
I'm always drawn to spaces which have been adapted to suit modern living without losing any of their original character, and the subject of my latest home-tour post certainly fits the bill. One of central Copenhagen's few preserved villas, it was built in 1878 and was once a stable block for the horses that carried water from the city's lakes. The elegant 19th-century facade has been protected, . . .
A minimalist kitchen makeover on a budget | Mood board & plans
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned briefly that we're about to give our kitchen a makeover, so today I want to share more about our plans and the thinking behind them. We inherited our current kitchen when we bought the house in 2014, and apart from adding a row of pendant lights and some open shelving, we haven't done anything else to it since we moved in. There's nothing particularly wrong . . .
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