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Friday links
3 lovely links for you today. Happy Friday! Read all about how to master the renaissance trend over on Decorator’s Notebook. This image by Claire Pettibone is just stunning. Cute bowl DIY from The Lovely Drawer Chicago home tour from The Everygirl Images via links in text
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A new series: Educate
A few weeks ago I talked about starting a new board on Pinterest called educate. I tend to post articles and blog posts where I’m learning something new to this board. After pinning a few new items today so that I can read them later, I thought that it might be a good idea to…
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Lightbulb moments
I’ve been noticing some great lighting whilst out and about in local restaurants and cafes recently – mostly featuring single lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling on a long flex wire. It’s a look I’m a fan of. How about you? Image via Nordic-tales
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DIY Birthday can
When I saw this birthday can DIY from Oh Happy Day, I knew I just had to give it a try for myself. It’s a simple yet very effective idea! All you need to do is grab a can of baked beans (or similar) and use a can opener to open the bottom of the…
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Sunday night feeling
Good evening friends, how are you? I hope that your weekend has been restful. Although it’s currently raining hard outside as I write, there has been some moments of brilliant sunshine this weekend and it finally feels as if spring is on its way. I have daffodils in the kitchen and am already planning a…
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Friday links
It’s quiet in our home at the moment as Mr P has jetted off to Canada and the States for work. Funnily enough, lots of my favourite blog reads are from Canadian or US authors so he is in good company. My top three links this week are: this gorgeous powder room makeover from Cupcakes…
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Bloomingville Spring/Summer 2014
I discovered an exciting new brand (new to me at least) at this year’s Home and Top Drawer exhibitions in the form of Bloomingville and am happy that I finally get to share it with you today. Founded in Denmark, Bloomingville’s interior accessories are a mix of Scandinavian inspired design and vintage style which makes…
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Sunday night feeling
Hello friends, how are you? I took an impromptu break from blogging this past week as I took a week’s annual leave. I wasn’t planning on the break but was very grateful for it! I’m back now however and have a few new posts lined up for you this week which I’m looking forward to…
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Friday links
Happy Valentine’s day! Here are some valentine inspired links for this week’s round up. This plush monkey DIY from A Beautiful Mess is perfect for children (or child like adults) and contains a pouch for tiny love notes. Forgotten to buy a card? Never fear, this free Valentine’s card printable from The Lovely Drawer should…
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Goal update part 2
Today I’m back with the second part of my goal update. You can see the first post here. As you may recall, I set myself 10 goals this year that I’d like to achieve and one of them is to read 12 books that have been on my Amazon wishlist for a while now. Here’s…
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