Don’t you think some words go better together than others? I love the two words Summer Afternoons, a match made in heaven. I also like Pink Lemonade, who doesn’t? How about Palm Print? Me I love it! Can’t get enough of it. Makes me think of Victorian Conservatories with giant palms, and holidays and sipping tea… Read More Palm Print Sunday
I think I speak for the whole country when I say thank the Lord for the sun this week. After a devastating start to the week with events in Manchester, I think everyone spent the beginning of the week feeling sad and slightly down. I suffer from anxiety and any sort of sad news can work as… Read More Sunday Supplement #41 |Garden Life
Last weekend I had some of my best friends come to visit, delighted to have visitors I set about sorting the spare room and ‘the other room’. The spare room was not difficult, my parents stay with us a lot, quick sweep, change of linen, done. To properly accommodate my friend her husband and two children… Read More Sunday Supplement #40 – The Other Room
Have you seen the recent trend for dark navy or very deep blue kitchens? I’ve been lusting over these dark kitchens from Devol for ages. They look so luxurious and expensive. With our extension put off until next year and no budget for a new kitchen, we set about upcycling our existing circa 1980’s Kitchen… Read More How to Upcycle a Kitchen Dresser
Hello! How are you all for a Sunday? I had a couple of days off this week with Mr. B, no holiday, no time abroad or even an overnight hotel stay. Instead, we opted for a staycation, that’s right a week at home in the Boston Abode, time to reset, recharge and do all the jobs… Read More Sunday Supplement #39
The first glimpse of spring for me is my neighbour’s Magnolia Tree, the most majestic of bold pink petals growing high into the sky. The second is the sudden burst of cherry blossom in our garden. Hundreds of tiny buds open to display an astonishing show of pink. The Magnolia and The Blossom have two… Read More Packing for a Spring Break
When we moved into our house just over three years ago decorating the hallway as not a priority. We had no central heating and no hot water so the hall and staircase got a lick of white paint over the existing wallpaper. Now we didn’t hate this wallpaper but didn’t love it either. With some… Read More How to Make an Entrance
Hey hello A couple of weeks back I caught some shows at London Fashion Week. This sounds like such an easy, cool thing to do. Cool it is but easy it is not! Going for three days out of five I knew I would need to pack carefully to see the week through! It starts… Read More London Fashion Week – Five Rules
When Mr B announced he was going to New York with work for a week in January I felt a little green with envy. Then I remembered one of the basic rules of marriage. If the husband travels abroad with work thou shalt be rewarded upon his return with gifts. I think the marriage certificate… Read More Sephora Haul
We are kinda in the middle of the bleak midwinter here in Blighty. Except its not been that bleak, I mean its very cold but we have had an astonishing amount of sun shine days. I mean I’ve spent as much time in ballet flats and trainers as full on boots. To be honest… Read More Topshop Ankle Boots
This year I’m planning on writing a whole lot more about home style and sharing my interior design inspiration with you. I’m forever dressing my home, bringing in new finds moving older things around. There’s nothing I like more than curating a shelf. My dining room shelves are always changing. Here are my tips on shelf… Read More How to Dress a Shelf
Time to let go of the last year (good riddance! So many creative souls lost). Best we look forward and welcome the new year. I’m taking a couple of tips from my dear old Uncle Fred, he said many things in his life and here are two of my favourites …. “Two kinds of people… Read More Happy New Year!
Here it is the definitive gift guide for her. Gentlemen take note you can’t really go wrong with any of these beautiful buys. For Her 1. 3 L’Imperatrice, Dolce & Gabbana, Amazon 2. Amazon Fire Tablet, 7” Magenta 3. Heaven by Deborah Mitchell, Bee Kit. 4. Monogrammed Necklace, Thomas Sabo 5. Sanctuary Spa, Votive Candles… Read More Honest Christmas Guide for Her
Whoa! It’s December. We have bought and dressed the tree. Lit the fire and candles and we are beginning to feel more than a little festive over at the Boston Abode. I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at gifts, actually press days started in July. So I can’t deny I started looking early. That… Read More Honest Christmas Gift Guide for Him
I know what your thinking, contouring has been around like forever now. Slow on the uptake I loathed it at first, I’m going to give you my older perhaps wiser way that I tackled it. So yes contouring has been around for some time and yes it passed me by at first. Doing this and… Read More How I tackled Contouring
