• Lifestyle

    Bookmarked: IKEA Paper Shop

    I’ve been feeling the love for IKEA lately. Firstly, when the Parcelforce van delivered my beautiful new black and white polka dot Ullgump rug; a super soft rug, large enough for our lounge, and only £20! Then whilst browsing the site over a cuppa and a slice of Battenburg cake, I spotted two glorious things. First up, they sell sewing machines! I’d love to know whether they are any good, and then perhaps I’ll be able to return my friends machine after…

  • Hebden Bridge,  Home Interiors

    At Home: Make Room For Your Life

    Each year, roughly three months in, I go through the same routine. I take a look around and spy an array of mess; a cluttered dressing table, a messy sewing box, bills in the DIY drawer instead of in files, shoes by the door instead of in their storage baskets, bags hung at the end of the bed, and endless drawers, once tidy, now full of ‘stuff’. ‘Stuff’ does not make me happy and ‘stuff’ is getting in my way.…