A very old post of mine about our hallway storage solutions is still one of my most popular (go figure!). Of course our hallway doesn’t actually looks like that anymore (it was four years ago after all), but the coat…
Catch up: March Heather’s Space video round-up
Is it April already? How on earth did that happen? March was definitely one of those blink-and-you-miss-it months, although we seem to have achieved a fair amount around the house. Here’s what I’ve been sharing over on my Heather’s Space…
Decluttering – treasured keepsakes
It’s my birthday today, which gives me full dispensation to be as sentimental as I want (it’s my birthday and I’ll cry if I want to!). Today is also the last day of this month’s 30 Day Minimalism Game that…
Join us at Just So 2016
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll know what a superfan I am of the marvellous, fantabulous, enchanting, fantastical Just So Festival. This year will be our fourth time at the festival, and the whole family’s excitement is…
Create Make Share #5: BLOOM
Images (clockwise from top left): Emily Quinton, Gooseberry Fool, FrenchMango_Creations, Fireflies and Mudpies It’s been another inspiring month for the Create Make Share linky, hosted by myself together with Anthea from Zing Zing Tree and Emma from Kids Craft Room….
DIY kids art table on wheels
The twins (age six) like to draw all the time. They’ve moved away from colouring books, and instead produce endless drawings, collages and illustrated ‘books’. Although they each have a desk in their room, they actually enjoy drawing and creating…
Styling the Seasons: March
March has been about a renewal of our decluttering efforts, and about finishing off all those snagging tasks to make the house finally feel more finished and a whole lot calmer. As I’ve cleared out the clutter, I’ve been able…
7 things to display on open shelving
According to the experts at B&Q‘s ‘Let’s Create With Colour’ event that I attended last week, the trend for open shelving looks set to continue (which I see as a very a good thing, seeing as we’ve built a whole…
The Everyday Spruce: 5 ways to make the most of my evenings
You may remember the collaborative project with Sarah-Lou that we named The Everyday Spruce. We posted regularly for the first half of last year, and then the busy summer months hit us. We never managed to find our groove again…
Change is good: a new living room display
If you’ve been reading Growing Spaces for a while, you’ll know that nothing in our house stays the same for long. I’m constantly changing, tweaking, rearranging. It’s not a seasonal thing particularly, it’s something that I do all the time….
For the love of mother’s ruin
Says it all really. She loves it. I love it. And that’s why this mother’s day card from Soda Prints caught my eye. A shared devotion to mother’s ruin. Happy mother’s day, Mum.
Catch up: February Heather’s Space video round-up
Ok, so I met up with a few of my favourite people yesterday (Sarah-Lou, Katy, Jeska, Mel and Emma I’m looking at you), and I got a slap on the wrist for not doing a bit more shouting about my…