Gone are the days I could just spend a couple of hours at the weekend holed up with the latest issues of my favourite interiors mags, tearing out shots I love and sticking them in my scrap books to stockpile…
{Vignettes} chalkboard
vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc
{Vignettes} Photo wall
vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc
{Vignettes} Vases
vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc
{I love} Penguin classics
I have had a love affair with the Penguin classic tri-band design for years – so much so that we chose them as the theme for the twins’ nursery design. These are pictures of the nursery in our old house,…
{I love} The writing’s on the wall
I’m a huge fan of the American Typewriter font, so when these amazing neon tubular lights by Seletti dropped into my inbox today I was immediately smitten. Taking American Typewriter as the inspiration, the designers developed their own font for…
{Vignettes} Kitchen wall
vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc Welcome to Vignettes, a new series on Growing Spaces. It will focus on the smaller details from around our home – still lives, glimpses of rooms, display ideas – the…
Head space
Never underestimate the healing power of a good dose of decluttering. Last week I tackled my craft cupboard and our kitchen dresser which has been bugging me for months. We even sorted the nightmare Drawer of Mordor in the dresser….
{Review} Vertbaudet coat stand
Back in August (!) I blogged about customising the interior of the twins’ wardrobe to do away with the hanging rail and make way for more shelves. What I wanted to create was a separate area for hanging the few…
{Granny blanket} Week 1 progress
At the end of my first week of hooking, I’ve done a grand total of nine squares. I’m so pleased with them, and in the last couple of days have really noticed my stitches getting much neater. After a couple…
{How to} Make a pom pom garland
My yarn-buying mishap has left me with a redundant stock of acrylic yarn in colours that were chosen to match the living room rug. As I have an eternal love of bobble trim, I’ve been wanting to make my own…
{Granny blanket} The first square x 2
For those of you well-practiced in the art of crochet, I apologise for blogging about something that would be blindingly obvious to you. My first crochet mistake was a big one. As I set out last week to excitedly purchase…