Sometimes the most beautiful things are right in front of your eyes. Living in Penrith, I am lucky enough to have access to the best of what Cumbria has to offer, being located on the outskirts of the Lake District. This area is famed for being one of the most beautiful, scenic places in the […]
Bright Skies Dulux has chosen their colour of the year for 2022 and it is this heavenly colour, Bright Skies. In 2021, interior trends were mostly featuring differing shades of green, so this move towards a light airy blue is sure to inform a lot of the trends we see going on in 2022. The […]
Whether it be for hosting Christmas dinner, a New Year’s Eve party or just a festive catch up coffee; entertaining at this time of year is my absolute favourite. So, I always make sure I have these 5 hosting essentials for the festive season. Eating and drinking too much with all your loved ones gathered […]
Even the smallest of changes you make this festive season can have a positive effect on the environment, so I decided to share with you a few of my favourite sustainable Christmas present ideas for this year. Christmas is notorious for creating more waste than any other time; BIFFA estimates that 100 million tonnes of […]
5 Ways to Use Earthy Decorations in Your Home This Christmas Rustic decor is the perfect way of making your house feel like a home during the Christmas season. Each year, I yearn for that cosy, easy-going atmosphere where my family and any guests we have will feel comfortable to properly relax. I find the […]
With world leaders and the world’s leading diplomats discussing our future on planet Earth at the moment in Glasgow, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I can do as an individual to ‘do my bit’. What are some easy eco-friendly changes I can make to reduce my household waste and ultimately contribute less to […]
‘Does tasteful Halloween home decor even exist?!’ I hear you cry. We’ve all seen the luminous purple and orange plastics that have been filling the supermarket aisles for weeks if not months by this point; but now the big weekend is actually coming up, how can you keep the children happy without making your home […]
With us diving deeper and deeper into autumn, all I want to do is create myself a hygge home (pronounced ‘hoo-ga’, apparently). For those of you that don’t know, this Danish concept refers to a feeling of cosiness, and connection with the people you love. So, rather than a decor style or trend, it is […]
After the 18 months we have all just had (no, I wont say the dreaded C word…), it seems that the trend towards working from home is not something that is going away any time soon. As we have all discovered, there are many ways you can make ‘Work From Home’ work for you: no […]
Contemporary country interiors has been a trend long before ‘Cottagecore’ swept our IG feeds in 2020. Blending traditional farmhouse decor with contemporary design, this trend works really well round here in Cumbrian interiors. Yet, in no way is this style barred from those living in the city; in fact, it’s a trend that works really […]