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Home & GardenOctober 28, 2016

Have we reached Peak Hygge?

By Jane

So it seems Hygge is the word of the winter, as numerous books, homeware ranges and lifestyle brands tap into the idea of getting cosy with friends at home. The London Evening Standard even suggested a few weeks ago that… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutOctober 24, 2016

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: Surviving Your Child’s 18th Birthday Party

By Amanda

For anyone who is thinking about planning a party for your offspring, our guest blogger Elena Bowes has a few words of advice… Be honest. Who actually looks forward to hosting their child’s 18th birthday party? We’ve all heard the… Read More

Home & GardenOctober 21, 2016

Fresh flowers delivered to your door from Bloomon

By Jane

One of my long time fantasies is to have a garden big enough to pick fresh flowers from. But my postage stamp of a back yard has only enough space for a few herbs and the odd succulent, meaning I… Read More

Home & Garden, Home & Garden, We Are ReadingOctober 17, 2016

Gathered by Mary Norden and Polly Wreford

By Jane

I met Mary Norden at a couple of years ago at a friends dinner party and could tell she was a kindred spirit. Mad about flowers, a dog lover, a textile collector, passionate about colour and pattern and inspired by… Read More

Home & GardenSeptember 9, 2016

Porch Envy: Why We All Need A Place To Rock

By Amanda

There are many things I’m missing about my holiday in North Carolina, but one in particular is the beautiful front porch we had on our very nice Air B&B house. Before visiting and semi-owning a porch (albeit for only a… Read More

Art & Culture, Home & Garden, Out & AboutSeptember 5, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

By Amanda

Part of my recent summer break was spent in New York, where I went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, tipped off about it by our regular guest blogger, travel writer Elena Bowes. It was a treat to visit, as she… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 12, 2016

Neptune Home Furnishings – Who Knew?

By Amanda

Last week I discovered a very good range of home ware I didn’t even know existed. Neptune has been going for 20 years and is like the love child of The White Company and Marks & Spencer. Although clever home… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 6, 2016

The Calming Values of Japanese Incense

By Amanda

Last week ended for me in the most calming way imaginable, at a traditional Japanese incense ceremony. After a week of hurling verbal abuse at the radio as yet another politician did something unbelievable, it couldn’t have come at a… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 5, 2016

We Have A Winner! The Secret Linen Store Competition

By Amanda

So, we have a winner for our recent Secret Linen Store competition, lucky old Eleanor O’ Neill and her idea of adding corner mittens to her duvet so her hands wouldn’t get cold when she whacked her alarm clock in… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 5, 2016

Brassica Restaurant and Mercantile

By Jane

Sometimes London can be very overwhelming and while most of us who live here, love the hectic, intense pace of life, there can be times when one longs to give it all up and move to the country. I regularly… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutJuly 1, 2016

Guest Blog: Elena Bowes visits John Derian

By Amanda

In this next post from our New York Like A Local series, Elena Bowes visits one of my all time favourite NYC stores, John Derian, tucked away down on East Second Street, an inspirational place for anyone who likes making… Read More

Home & GardenJune 30, 2016

Fabulous things made in Japan, from Niwaki

By Amanda

The Japanese make stuff really well, so when another of our roving reporters (thanks Tamara) tipped us off about a Japanese brand she’s seen at Grow London, I was keen to research it. The brand is Niwake, which means garden… Read More

Home & GardenJune 19, 2016

The Women Behind The Secret Linen Store and a Fabulous Give-Away

By Amanda

After the success of our recent Protected Species rain mac competition, we are pleased to bring you another fabulous chance to win something lovely. We’ve written about The Secret Linen Store previously and many of you have their beautiful and… Read More

Home & GardenMay 19, 2016

So you thought you knew how to make a cup of tea? The Rare Tea Lady puts us straight

By Amanda

The joy of writing this blog is the people we get to meet. From readers, to contributors, to the people we are lucky enough to interview, it continues to be a wonderful way of connecting with fascinating women. Last week… Read More

Home & GardenApril 29, 2016

Female Entrepreneurs You May Never Have Heard Of, and a DVD give-away

By Amanda

To celebrate the movie Joy coming out on DVD recently, the promoter sent through an interesting list of female entrepreneurs you almost definitely will never have heard of. I was fascinated, having just read the wonderful The Trouble With Women,… Read More

Home & GardenApril 12, 2016

An Excellent Kitchen Chair Cushion from Gudrun Sjödén

By Amanda

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but as I’ve got older, I have become less tolerant of an uncomfortable seat. As a teen I would only sit on the floor, or on the table, or anywhere I wasn’t supposed… Read More

Home & GardenApril 11, 2016

Botanical Inspiration in Edinburgh

By Jane

Last week I spent a very enjoyable few days in Edinburgh with friends. I have been going to Edinburgh since I was a small child as my family are from the surrounding area, but had never been the Botanical Gardens… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenMarch 31, 2016

Fashion & Food: Artisanal Craft

By Jane

Remember ages ago we told you about the cult ethnic dress trend made popular by Ukrainian designer Vita KinVita Kin. Previously only sold via her Instagram account, the range is now available on Matches – if you have £1000 to… Read More

Home & GardenMarch 18, 2016

A new Brand to love: NAPEANSEA

By Jane

I’m so lucky to be surrounded by people who inspire me with their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Tired of the relentlessness of the corporate world they are striking out on their own, keen to make their mark and create a… Read More

Home & GardenFebruary 26, 2016

Wafting, Filling and Spilling: Indoor Gardening with Nicola Sweeting

By Amanda

In the last of her excellent gardening posts, Nicola Sweeting tackles the type of botanics anyone can grow, indoor plants. And don’t forget, the Royal Academy has Painting The Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse for further inspiration, for those visiting… Read More

Home & GardenFebruary 19, 2016

Gardening in Small Spaces with Nicola Sweeting

By Amanda

In the third of garden designer Nicola Sweeting’s guest blogs, she’s looking at gardening in small spaces….For more inspiration check out Nicola’s Pinterest boards. When most of us think of gardens we think of lawns, shrubs and herbaceous borders, trees,… Read More

Home & GardenFebruary 12, 2016

Fashionable and Bold Colour for the Urban Garden

By Amanda

In the second of her guest posts for us, garden designer Nicola Sweeting concentrates on getting bold with colour in the urban garden. For more inspiration from Nicole, check out her inspiring Pinterest boards. I’m peering out through the winter… Read More

Home & GardenFebruary 5, 2016

Fashionable Flowerbeds: Spring fashion trends as Garden Inspiration

By Amanda

We have garden designer Nicola Sweeting blogging for the next few Fridays to bring botanic cheer to the grim month of February. She’ll be covering all sizes of gardens, from balconies and small plots to those with bigger beds. Yes,… Read More

Home & GardenFebruary 4, 2016

Maximalist Interiors from Surface View & Texprint

By Jane

I have been a long time supporter of Texprint, the charity set up in 1972 to support textile design graduates get a start in the industry. Highly regarded as a unique incubator of textile design talent and innovative design, every… Read More

Home & GardenJanuary 26, 2016

What to serve during Dry January

By Amanda

Dry January. Are we really such a bunch of lushes that we need to take a whole month off to prove we’re in control? Denial only makes me want something more, so I’m unlikely to adopt this idea as a… Read More

Home & GardenJanuary 25, 2016

Lunch with Deliciously Ella and Method

By Jane

I have to admit I have been more than a little bit skeptical about the whole #eatclean movement. Having initially raved about the Hemsley and Hemsley cookbook, I gave up on it after several attempts at recipes which required expensive… Read More

Home & GardenJanuary 18, 2016

January Style Crush: Ellen DeGeneres and her Home

By Amanda

While we’re all de cluttering our living spaces and tidying up our sock drawers Kondo-style, the collector in me still can’t help looking at a clear table surface without thinking ‘that space needs something on it’. However, the January ‘tidy-clutter’… Read More

Home & GardenJanuary 4, 2016

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

By Amanda

Happy New Year to all our readers and welcome back from the festive break, did you all have a good time? As part of my break I went to Copenhagen and although we don’t really do New Year’s Resolution’s here… Read More

Health & Happiness, Home & GardenDecember 22, 2015

Hygge Christmas! And a big thanks to all our guest bloggers

By Amanda

The last of our guest bloggers of 2015, Juliette Chisholm, offers some sound advice on how to adapt our favourite home trend of the year, hygge, to the Christmas season. We’ve had some really brilliant guest bloggers this year on… Read More

Home & GardenDecember 21, 2015

Music for the shortest day of day of the year

By Jane

Lets pretend it’s cold and snowy outside rather than warm and wet and get in the mood for the holidays with some winter tunes. If you still have shopping to do, or are preparing for a barrage of house guests… Read More