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I have been Nominated!

I’m going to ask you for a couple of favours in this post. The first is to read that title back to the soundtrack of the Gladiators. If you are unfamiliar with the popular 90’s game show just click here and experience the most upbeat four minutes of your life! I’m thinking this should be my new Monday morning alarm right? My second favour I need to ask you is to not laugh too hard at my massive face on my Amara Awards nomination page. I’ve been nominated in the Best Craft Blog Award category! Which is awesome always. But… Read More

DIY Simple Side Table

A few weeks ago I was frantically searching for a simple, but interesting side table for this blog post I was in the middle of planning. It always seems to be the way that when I’m window shopping or on a self imposed shopping ban, I can easily find pretty much anything I may need and 5000 things that I love. But when I’m up against a deadline and NEED something, that one thing is nowhere to be found. It’s like the dating world of furniture. Can those Eames inspired chairs smell my desperation? Or are they just being really aloof? That’s… Read More

How to Create a Terrazzo Print on Almost Anything PLUS DIY Terrazzo Concrete Book Ends

I am thoroughly enjoying this mini terrazzo trend that’s taken off this summer. I remember around the beginning of the marble trend I was obsessed and made as many things into marbled versions as I could. Then, of course, it hit the mainstream and now you can buy everything your heart desires in marble. We’re not quite there yet with this new beautiful trend so why not get ahead of the curve? I’ve been working on this technique for a while and as you’ll see I’ve applied it to a number of different surfaces without any issues, thanks to Rust-oleum Painters Touch… Read More

Livingroom Before & After | The First Room Makeover in our New Home

Living Room Before & After | The First Room Makeover in our New Home

When we moved into this house one of the biggest benefits was that as a 10-year-old build nothing major needed doing. Just fresh paint and some fixing and filling. Then we could be ready to start making it ours. Of course since then I’ve now dreamed up 1000 changes I’d make to both the layout and decoration of our home, but while Alex humours my extravagant plans, we both know it’s going to be a few years, a ton of research and a magic money tree before we can feasibly start knocking down walls and extending. So in the interest… Read More

In Real Life: A Little Announcement

I have no idea how I’ve kept this news to myself for the past 15 weeks, but guys, we’re having a baby! You know when you start a new project and you’re sure you’ve never seen anything like it before. Then all of a sudden it’s like everyone in the world has this exact idea and it’s all you see everywhere you look! This is how I feel about our announcement today. It seems like every blogger is having/just had a baby right this moment. Like a small person is now the ultimate on trend blogger accessory. Which, I know… Read More

Making the Most of Bad Holiday Weather Survival Guide

If you follow my Instagram stories you might have seen our recent trip away to St Ives. Or you might have noticed the distinct lack of photos on our holiday. Unfortunately, it was, as my friend Hannah called it, the spam sandwich of weather situations… and we got the spam. It’s hard not to be incredibly jealous of everyone who went on holiday the week before and the week after. Both weeks were sun filled, while on the only holiday we’ve had in over a year we spent four days mostly sheltering from the almost non-stop rain. To make matters… Read More

DIY Balsa Wood Plant Stand | @fallfordiy

DIY Balsa Wood Plant Stand

If you’re anything like me then you can never have enough plant pots, stands and general greenery accents. I’ve made many before including one of my favourites from balsa wood. I’ve got to say I love working with this amazing material. While looking every bit as gorgeous as natural wood, it’s about a thousand times easier to work with. Instead of a saw, you can use a craft knife. You can easily cut, sand and shape the wood, and layer it up to create strong and secure structures. I’ve made this stand just big enough to hold my favourite little… Read More

In Real Life | Midweek Weekend:IN

It feels like I’ve spent half my time this summer rushing around to and from events. It’s always lovely to be invited of course, but living outside of London means I end up coffee in hand, falling spectacularly (true story… I didn’t spill a drop of coffee though) while running for busy trains (at ungodly hours) with commuters just staring at me as they walk past… Which is why my stay at The Shed with Weekend:IN last week was such a welcome change to the usual rush of day events. An overnight stay in a beautiful barn conversion, surrounded by motivated,… Read More

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