I wrote about my love of pure linen bedlinen last summer; this year I wanted to share my left of field find... French Connection's Home range. Who knew?! Am I last to the party? I didn't even know it was a thing... and what a thing it is...
CF Decor
Interiors lustings and the latest pics from our house renovation projects both in the UK and rural France.
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Sunday small brand love: Wovenology
My name is Lydia. I have a thing for baskets. I mean, it could be worse couldn't it?! As addictions go it's pretty tame, but still - my cravings for new woven vessels are STRONG and hard to sate.
Sunday small brand love: Gill Prendergast faux taxidermy
So, I want to start a new Sunday series of 'small brand shout outs' - independent businesses that I have discovered and genuinely love. No ulterior motive, or sponsored posts - just sharing the brilliance.
Object of Desire: Linen bedlinen
I feel like I've missed out on decades of amazing sleep... not due to the obvious reason that I am mother to two young boys (although they don't help) - but because I have only just discovered the JOY of 100% linen bedlinen.
Fusion Paint review: the house that mineral paint built
So, there is a running joke since we started renovating our 11-bedder manoir in the Charente, France. Even our local antiques dealer is in on it. Basically if it's not nailed down, I'll paint it. Namely with Fusion mineral paint.
If Harry Potter made loos…
This would be it… Do you like what I did there?! I’m basically an architect. A bit of parcel tape and ta dah! One understairs loo, fit for this muggle family (I think our builder thinks I’m nuts). Aaaaannyway, this is what I’m envisaging… Now all we have to agree*…
How to lay the perfect fire in a woodburner – with Charnwood
We installed Charnwood’s C4 woodburner almost a year ago now and it is the single most brilliant thing we’ve done since moving to the country. While planning our escape, holed up in our tiny London flat, we were fuelled by the romantic dream of cliff-top walks, rosy cheeks and coming…