Reliving my childhood summers in France - renovating a manoir, writing and wrangling two under 5s
I’m back! Happy New Year from Countryfille
So, I can only apologise for a break in services – it’s been almost a month since my last post! – forgive me? I was trucking on, full steam ahead, in the run-up to Christmas, all cards written, presents bought and food planned. I was about to start knocking out…
Object of desire: DELTA silk cushions from Banke Kuku
On a dreary Monday morning these stunning silk cushions burst into my inbox and I was immediately intrigued, and smitten. Designed by Central St. Martins alumni, textile designer Banke Kuku, the bold prints reference her African heritage (Banke moved to the UK from Nigeria, aged 8) but with a nod…
CF Eats: Getting our milk delivered
Via Pinterest I am rather disproportionally excited about the fact that, come Monday, we will be having a milkman calling each morning this winter. How old-school is that?! (yes, we do have our papers delivered at the weekends, too – it’s the small pleasures). Of course there will be the…
CF Loves: Scarlet & Argent by Hainsworth, blankets and throws
Hainsworth’s British heritage credentials blow me away. Yet until I was contacted by the PR about their relatively new retail brand, Scarlet & Argent, I’d ashamedly never heard of the 225 year old Yorkshire wool mill. One of the UK’s oldest companies, it has been run as a family concern…
CF Design: polar bear magazine rack, Ben de Lisi for Debhenhams
This little chap has come to live with us, to tidy up Country Bebe’s library of books that seems to find themselves everywhere – under the sofa, in his cot, in my wardrobe – isn’t he cute? He’s part of the ‘designers at Debenhams’ range, specifically from Ben de Lisi.…
Snapshot: The living room – UPDATED
I did a ‘snapshot’ post on the (slow) progress of our house renovations a few months ago, namely the amazing Charnwood woodburner and the living space. In the last few days we have started using the stove in the evenings and without a doubt, it is the best investment we…
Snapshot: The living room
I haven’t done a ‘snapshot’ post for a while (here’s the bedroom, dressing table and Country Bebe’s nursery) so I thought I’d update you on how the house renovations are getting on. The answer is slowly. Things have taken a bit of a back seat since last year but we…
Country Fille – the coffee snob
I’m not afraid to say: ‘My name is Country Fille and I’m a coffee snob’. Even as an impoverished student, the Blonde and I would quite happily pick the mould off our last piece of toast for breakfast but it would always come with a steaming cup of freshly ground…
Snapshot: the new Countryfille.com HQ
So far, in countryfille.com’s short life, I have posted from the sofa, bed, the car, on holiday and in the garden. Since leaving the office environment I have yearned for my own creative space to work, collect tear-sheets, press releases and squirrel myself away to build, nurture and develop my…
Snapshot: the bedside table
I thought it would be fun to do a series of snapshots to show you little corners of my new home as they appear from the rubble, plus all my favourite beauty must-haves and style finds, in context. Here’s my bedside table this morning. It’s the first proper one I’ve…
Object of Desire: Beware the moon
So, this company has been on my ‘interior design tear sheet pile of dreams’ for a while. Even since the immaculately tasteful Judith Wilson wrote about it for me at The Resident back in 2009. Beware the moon is a father/daughter wallpaper company that really tickles my fancy. I love…