This post was written in collaboration with Very.co.uk. There’s a very particular moment every year when the feeling of Christmas sneaks up on you. For me, it was the first Saturday in November after the clocks changed; the sky was grey, the dog was refusing to go out because of the cold and wet and I got the overwhelming urge […]
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You may only have noticed it subconsciously, but wood wall panelling has been quietly staging a full-blown comeback over the past few years. This isn’t a return to dusty studies or a 1970s throwback, though; Today, panelling is turning up in the smartest of places, from boutique hotels in Shoreditch to pared-back townhouses in Primrose Hill…and it’s looking sharper than ever. Of
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This Slushie Maker review is a collaboration with Inoviva. All opinions and pictures are my own. You can buy the Inoviva 2L Slushie Maker on Amazon here. It has an RRP of £319.99 but if you use the code 10INOVIVA on Amazon it comes down to about £260. This post contains affiliate links. Why I needed a slushie machine (and
This post was written in collaboration with Very.co.uk Look, I love the idea of summer. Sun, long evenings, drinks in the garden, maybe even brushing off the BBQ if I can remember how to light it. But in reality? British summer is a weird little beast. One minute you’re suffering through a heatwave and everyone’s miserable because no one can
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*This post contains affiliate links. May got off to a belting start; I started typing this from the midst of a heatwave! I then completely forgot to finish it. I’d offer apologies for the fact that this update is now over a week later than it should have been, but I’m exhausted and I don’t have many to offer so
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Well we finally moved house, and one of the great joys was putting lots of stuff in a skip. Honestly, if you love someone, don’t get the smellies for their birthday – get them skip hire. Very cathartic. One of the things I most enjoyed skipping was my daughter’s trundle bed. With several broken slats, it had served a purpose
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I received the products listed in this Father’s Day gift guide free for inclusion, but they were all chosen and approved by me because I have it on good authority that no one’s dad wants a fitness app as a Father’s Day gift. This post may contain affiliate links; more details here. Father’s Day this year is on Sunday 16th
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Disclaimer: I was sent this Origin Hybrid Pro Mattress to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. See more information here. Use the code Fran20OFF1409 for a further £20 off. As a parent, sleep is something I took for granted for many years and then was so cruelly ripped away from me. Although these days, my children do tend
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Disclaimer: Our Forest Garden Pent Retreat Shed was installed to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. Our garden is awesome (unless you are tasked with mowing it. So I hear) but one thing it lacks is space to store stuff – like all the tools needed to take care of it all. The two sheds which
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Disclaimer: I was sent the wallpaper from OhPopsi to review free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. It’s been a while since I shared a home decor update (you can see them all here). The best part of a year in fact; I concede I’ll probably not become an award winning home interiors blogger at this rate. The
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