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UK home and garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for busy family life, written by Catherine Hughes

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Review & giveaway: Narla outdoor artwork

January 15, 2021 by Catherine 27 Comments

Collaborative post Wall art is a key element in our homes, but have you ever considered using it in your outdoor space? Outdoor art is a great way to perk up a plain wall or fence. You can use it to create a focal point, make a statement, or distract from a less-than-lovely feature elsewhere in your garden. And like interior wall art, it's also a clever tool for reinforcing the style you've chosen for your outdoor space. We've just ...

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How to embrace the wall tapestry trend

November 9, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post When it comes to wall art, have you ever considered using a wall tapestry instead of a traditional print? If the answer is ‘no’, here’s why wall tapestries might be a great option for your home. What is a wall tapestry? When we talk about wall tapestries, you’d be forgiven for thinking of heavy, woven textiles decorating crumbling medieval homes.  But wall tapestries have come a long way. These days they’re a ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Home, home accessories, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Wall art, Wall tapestry

How to choose the perfect wall art for your home

September 29, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post If you’re looking to add finishing touches to your home decor, wall art is a great place to start.  You can use it to complement a room’s style and colour scheme, make a statement, create a more welcoming atmosphere, and stamp your personality on your interior space.  Wall art is also easy and quick to install or change, so it’s perfect for making a big difference without blowing the budget or embarking on a major ...

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Gallery walls made easy with Desenio

September 8, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Desenio With the kids back at school, and the urge to spend more time indoors, autumn is often when we turn our attention to interiors projects. I've certainly got a big to-do list for tidying up our home after months of intensive use from the whole family! One project that has been on my list for a while now is a gallery wall for our lounge. And I've finally tackled this with wall art from ...

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Easy interior design tips to give your home that personal touch

February 26, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post A house is not a home until you've put your own personal stamp on every room. Everything you choose for your house or apartment, be that colour schemes, furniture or finishing touches, should somehow reflect you and your personality. That’s easier said than done when it comes to items like furniture or decorations, which by nature tend to be standardised and hardly personal. There are ways, though, to give your ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: design tips, DIY, Houseplants, Interior Design, Interiors, photo prints, Top Tips, Wall art

6 easy ways to revamp your living room

October 25, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post With autumn in full swing and the clocks going back, chances are you’re spending more time indoors.  Combine this with the fact that Christmas isn’t far off, and it’s no wonder we often feel the need to smarten up our homes at this time of year. We’re almost at the end of a big living room revamp, which has involved re-plastering, coving repair, a new fire, redecorating and a new carpet.  It’s been a pretty ...

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Filed Under: Living Room Tagged With: decorating, Flooring, Furniture, Houseplants, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Living Room, Lounge, Painting, Wall art

Product showcase: personalised photo prints from My-Picture.co.uk plus discount code

September 30, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Welcome to a new product showcase on the blog, focusing on some lovely personalised photo print products from My-Picture.co.uk. I love the finishing touches stage of any interiors project, when I can use things like soft furnishings, accessories and wall art to give a room character and pull the whole design scheme together.  It’s always nice to add in some personal touches that reflect your own family life too, and ...

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Fun ways to capture children’s artwork

August 12, 2019 by Catherine 2 Comments

Collaborative post Do you have kids who love to draw, paint and craft?  If the answer is yes, chances are you’ll be struggling to keep up with storing and displaying their creations - there’s only so much room on the fridge, after all! Putting your children's artwork on display is a lovely way to celebrate their skills and give a real family feel to your home.  But it’s easy to run out of space and inspiration, so here are some ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Children, craft, Kids, Top Tips, Wall art

Modern Scandinavian living: my top Wayfair picks

March 15, 2017 by Catherine 13 Comments

Looking for open plan living inspiration? Check out my top picks from Wayfair for creating the relaxed modern scandinavian look in your home.

Welcome to the second post in my collaboration with Wayfair.  I’m thrilled to be working with them this year as part of their Home Experts programme, and will be sharing lots of interiors inspiration over the next 12 months. I’ve already had lots of fun with my first challenge, looking at how to revamp your space with the pantone colour of the year, ‘Greenery’.  It’s such a vibrant, energising colour, and given my love affair with plants and all ...

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Revamp your space with Greenery: pantone colour of the year 2017

February 3, 2017 by Catherine 11 Comments

Revamp your living space using Greenery, the Pantone colour of the year for 2017. Check out my top picks for bringing this versatile colour into your home.

What’s your favourite colour? That’s a question I get asked a lot at the moment; Lily is very into colouring right now, and seeks my opinion on pretty much a daily basis.  My answer is always green, followed by her current favourite in second place to keep her happy! I’ve always loved the colour green.  I suppose when I think about it, that’s probably a big part of why I love gardening and plants so much; it gives me a chance to submerge myself ...

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I’m Catherine, mum, wife, writer and fan of wellies. We love exploring, creating and growing things and my blog shares ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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