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How To: DIY Repointing a Stone Wall
Full disclaimer: No-one that worked on this wall is a qualified stonemason, and I would strongly suggest liaising with a professional if you are in any way unsure of what steps to take with your home. That being said, like many of us are at the moment, we are renovating on a budget and determined…
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Composing a Flatlay
Flatlay photographs can be funny old things to produce. Some days they come easily and all the props just fall into place, other days nothing sits right and there is no cohesion. There are a wealth of tips out there on the internet to getting the right structure in a flatlay to make it visually…
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Making Your Home A Happy
When I wrote my University dissertation a lifetime ago, it didn’t take me long to choose a topic. The Psychology of our Built Environment is a fascinating subject, and one in which you can easily pull an Alice and get lost down a rabbit hole. What is it about a chapel that makes us fall…
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Bringing The Outdoors In With Biophilic Design
“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction” Edward O Wilson Biophilia – a term coined by American biologist Edward O Wilson in the 1980’s if you want to get fancy – is the theory that humans hold an innate attraction to nature and natural elements. When we incorporate that…
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Twine Art – LoveBirds
A few weeks ago, I discovered String Art. This creative art form can go so right, but I discovered it can also go so wrong. So very, wrong. This has to be one of the most therapeutic crafts I have created. Even the nail hammering, which can seem arduous and longwinded, has is perks –…
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How To: Floor Like A Victorian
With lockdown still looming over us, you may be one of those (like me) who is struggling to find the time for anything other than early years homework and a lukewarm cup of tea. If you have been one of those indulging in some home DIY, however, this post might be a little bit of…
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How to Live Minimally
I am torn. I really envy all of the streamlined homes out there, with minimal furnishings and zero clutter. Yet the Hygge trend does funny things to me, and I want nothing more than to be surrounded by fluffy blankets, copious hot drinks and a never ending supply of cookies / cakes / bread. In…
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Tutorial: Rustic Book Stacks
Everyone has that one person in their life who embodies Christmas at the festive period. I am your person. I went DIY crafting mad last year and these book stacks were just as much of a hit with my followers (I call them friends – does that make me weird?) on Instagram. So when the…
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Interior Spring Spruce Up
I know, I know, Winter has only just arrived, it feels like Christmas was a week ago and Santa probably hasn’t even made it back to the North Pole yet. Storm Ciara and Dennis aside, I have been finding the weather fairly mild as of late. As a hardcore Winter enthusiast it pains me to…
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