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Our English Cottage Modern Vintage Glam Living Room Makeover

January 17, 2021

Ad| This post contains gifted and pr discounted items. Kicking off the New Year with my long overdue cottage living room makeover that’s seen a bit of modern vintage glamour thrown at it. It’s been a work in progress for most of last year which saw us stepping out of our comfort zone on lots of different levels. It has, I’m pleased to say, been worth every moment. Ready to take a look around… Our English Cottage Modern Vintage Glam…

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Colour & Pattern Filled Eclectic Home – Saara McLoughlin

November 6, 2020

If there ever was a home that inspired you to pick up the paintbrush and add a splash of colour and pattern to your homes, it has to be today’s home tour of Saara McLoughlin. Saara aka @saara_mcloughlin was our @eclectically_made winner last month over on Instagram and is definitely one to follow. Ready to have a look around her fabulous home… Colour & Pattern Filled Eclectic Home – Saara McLoughlin About Saara McLoughlin Born in Finland, Saara has lived…

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How To Make An Easy Pumpkin Floral Table Centre

October 22, 2020

A little treat for your tables with a seasonal pumpkin floral table centre today. With our mainly staying home during these worrying times, it makes sense to brighten up our days don’t you think? I do love a quick and easy design you can create yourself and this one takes little to no time at all. How To Make An Easy Pumpkin Floral Table Centre To be honest, I’ve never really gotten into the whole Halloween decor thing with our…

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How To Paint UPVC Doors Easily – Frenchic Paint

October 16, 2020

Life at our cottage has been pretty hectic with our living room in full makeover mode. I did want to share with you part of this rooms journey though as it also forms a little update to our garden room which you may recall we redecorated last November. How To Paint UPVC Doors Easily – Frenchic Paint We have two sets of double patio doors made from UPVC in our garden room one of which you gain access to our…

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Romantic Whimsical Nature Inspired Bedroom Makeover – Up-Cycled Fitted Wardrobes

July 15, 2020

As promised, today’s post is how we went about upcycling our dated mahogany fitted wardrobes using leftover Crane Bird wallpaper from Woodchip & Magnolia and Nancy’s Blushes Farrow & Ball paint. Romantic Whimsical Nature Inspired Bedroom Makeover – Up-Cycled Fitted Wardrobes If you stopped by last week for the reveal of our Romantic Whimsical Nature Inspired Bedroom Makeover, you’ll have seen the horror of our inherited fitted wardrobes in our master bedroom. With lockdown restrictions and on a restricted budget,…

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Romantic Whimsical Nature Inspired Bedroom Makeover – Part 2 The Reveal

July 10, 2020

AD | Crane Bird Rose Pink/Cream Wallpaper gifted from Woodchip and Magnolia for our bedroom makeover. Welcome back to Part 2 of our Romantic Whimsical Nature Inspired bedroom makeover. If you stopped by last week, you would have seen the horror that was the bedroom we’d inherited from the previous owners of our Thatched cottage. You can read it here if you missed it. Romantic Whimsical Nature Inspired Bedroom Makeover – Part 2 The Reveal I’m super thrilled with how…