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Anyone else keep loads of pics on their phone for

Anyone else keep loads of pics on their phone for inspiration? 😂

This was at a holiday cottage we stayed at, the hydrangea / lavender combo against the cotswold stone walls giving me a visual feast 😍 the noise of the bees visiting paired with the smell of lavender makes it such a relaxing space 🌱

This last week has been far from relaxed but, still here still ploughing through paperwork, still feeling sick 🤣

They really did mean it when they said buying a house was stressful didn’t they!

Hope Tuesday treats you well my loves 💙

With half the house in boxes I’m beginning to mi

With half the house in boxes I’m beginning to miss having styled spaces; everything is bare and empty and it’s making me pretty sad 😅

This beautiful @emmajshipley footstool from @sparrowandplumbhome is going to be the starting point for the new living room design. I’ve just found out her prints are now available as wallpapers too 😱🤭💸💸

The new house is a regency period property so I want to be sympathetic to its history but also adding our character throughout.

Blue is my absolute favourite colour and it turns out the regency blue is something pretty special; so there will be nods to this throughout the new scheme 💙

📸 photo from my last @oohlala.studio business shoot with @emmajacksonphotographer 💞

Oh there she blooms! First one of the season is th

Oh there she blooms! First one of the season is the gorgeous @david_austin_roses Roald Dahl 🌹

I’m excited to expand my collection when we move. I have no idea where I’m going to put them yet but I’ve been dreaming up gorgeous layered borders full of colour and scent 💙

…and the garden is beginning to bloom 🤪

We’re waiting confirmation of a move date but all of my plants are going to be mid bloom which is risky business especially where roses and peonies are concerned 😬

The plan is to get up early the day of the move and transplant everything to pots to plant the other end in the same day 😅

Can we do it? 🫣

#thinkhappystressfreethoughts

I’ll miss this kitchen, but I have so many ideas

I’ll miss this kitchen, but I have so many ideas for the new house now.

I’m not making final decisions until we’ve lived in it for a while but living in this limbo where my imagination can run wild is pretty fun!

Are you a decorate right away person or do you leave it to get a feel of the place?

Ax

#kitchendesign #kitchen #farrowandball #dowsingandreynolds #myhousethismonth #myhomevibe #myhomestyle #realstylishhomes

🌸 she’s in full bloom in the garden. I’ve d

🌸 she’s in full bloom in the garden. I’ve decided the new place has to have a couple cherry blossom trees 😍

#blossomwatch #cherryblossom #cherryblossomsafterwinter #cherryblossoms #pinkblossom

The styling of No.15 really made me fall in love b

The styling of No.15 really made me fall in love back in love with interiors again. The bare plaster wall at the back and the lines created by the paint have given me food for thought for our new home 😍

Hotels are one of my favourite places to look for

Hotels are one of my favourite places to look for inspiration for interior design - especially boutique hotels that are able to push those creative boundaries.

How cool is this hat wall and the impact of the paintbrush collection 😍 (I wouldn’t like to dust them though 😂)

Where do you go for inspiration away from the grid?

Ax

We’ve started the search for our dream home and

We’ve started the search for our dream home and really thought we might have hit the jackpot on our first viewing… On paper this ticked all of our boxes:

✔️ Character
✔️ Village
✔️ Land
✔️ River
✔️ Detached, 4 bed
⭐️ Bonus of a swimming pool and garage / workshop

I was ready to go all in until I went upstairs. Being 6ft tall, it never really occurred to me that the ceilings would be SO low down and being a grade 2 listed it would have been chaos and costly to vault them and move some bits around.

But all is not lost, we’ve realised that a Georgian property would probably be better for us as a tall family so the search continues..!

We’re in no major rush right now but I need a side project to balance out the day job 😅

I fear this journey may be long and full of compromises.

#thatchedcottage #thatchedcottages #househunting #househunters

Swipe for progress 😱 I love with this space no

Swipe for progress 😱

I love with this space now! It’s been transformed from a pretty useless space into a space we use all the time! With so much storage.

We still need to paint the bannister and decide what colour to paint the book nook storage drawer (any suggestions? Paint? Wallpaper?)

Understairs drawers by the amazing @clever_closet. Book nook planned by me built by hubby.

💙

#hallwaydecor #pimpmypad #homerenovation #newbuild #newbuildhome #storageideas #littlehomeglowup

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