Have you read Helen Russell’s The Year of Living Danishly? Here’s what I thought: Here’s the first of my one book a month posts, about The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell… One of the things I decided to do this year was read more books, and I’ve started with The Year of Living…
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A colourful kids room, and a mini room tour
Read moreToday, we’re showing you a colourful kids room… I love a colourful kids room, as children’s rooms can be as colourful and fun as you like, can’t they? And let’s face it, you can stick all the toys in there away from the rest of the house and not worry about them. How we changed…
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Are expensive advent calendars worth the money?
Read moreAre expensive advent calendars worth the money? This year we took the plunge and bought the Playmobil advent calendar (for the children) and the M&S beauty one (for me, but the children opened it, of course). These types of advent calendars are ever-so-slightly more pricey than a simple paper or chocolate countdown, so I wanted…
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An ode to wooden toys (and the GLTC Star Beans Coffee Shop)
Read moreWe’ve been testing out the GLTC Star Beans Coffee Shop. Here’s what we thought… Today I’m going to talk about wooden toys, because we’ve been testing out the GLTC Star Beans Coffee Shop, but first, I want to know – have you ever been haunted by a toy? Asking for, well, someone who has *raises…
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New children’s books
Read moreHere are some new children’s books we’ve been reading…Do you ever find yourself reading the same children’s books over and over again, on repeat? (This is the story of how ‘Miffy Goes to Stay’ took an extended holiday in the cupboard when one of my children was very little. Let’s hope she never reads *this*…)…
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Kid’s room DIY: fireplace to bookshelf makeover with Great Little Trading Company
Read moreWe’ve recently turned a fireplace into a bookcase, with help from GLTC Townhouse bookshelves. Here’s how… As anyone who has ever moved into an old house will know, it’s likely to have lots of weird things in it, especially if the previous owners were a little odd, which they usually are, aren’t they? Everyone who’s…
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Kid’s room DIY: easy washi tape cloud shelves
Read moreHello! It’s September! After a summer-long hiatus we’re back, and I wanted to share some of the interiors and mini children’s room DIY projects I’ve been working on recently (I say projects, as it sounds a lot grander than basically messing around with *stuff*). So to start off, with here are our washi tape rain…
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