Cozy Weekend

It's almost 2 years since...

and to celebrate our second wedding anniversary I'm hoping to find a cozy cottage or hotel to snuggle up in for the whole of the bank holiday weekend. The Crown in Woodbridge, Suffolk describes its rooms as having a 'relaxing riverside colour scheme of whites, soft greys, light blues and pale greens'. It looks dreamy... 

Photos: The Crown

Progress!

Good bye old light...

Hello new Norm 69 lamp shade!

Goodbye old blocked up fireplace (see above)...

Hello opened up fireplace...

and finally HELLO the finished log stack.

This week our bedroom window also needed a final coat of paint because...

Hello wooden shutters, you have finally arrived! I am in LOVE. 

We used the New England Shutter Company who were fantastic. I can't stop smiling! After 6 months of no curtains, blinds or shutters we finally have something up at our windows! Woohoo!

The finished room, minus a new bed...one day soon I hope.

And the spare room also has shutters...PROGRESS!

Poor Wilf has an ear infection so is wearing a cone to stop him itching. He keeps wandering off for a snooze and look where I found him...he obviously approves of the shutters and some privacy from the neighbours at last!

PROGRESS - WOOHOO!

Cozy little cottage and a budget buster!

How time flies! This time last year we put our London flat on the market and started looking for a house. We had three search areas...London, Bath and Harrogate. Harrogate won.

Below is a little cottage on Short Road in Chiswick W4 that we had a look around. It's back up for sale at £649,000. It wasn't for us (too much road noise)...but I really loved the Cole and Son Flamingo Wallpaper used in the master bedroom. It's very quaint.

Below is a budget buster in Shepherds Bush W12...I love the style and space! The price tag is way out of our league though - £2,250,000 (we all have to dream). I love the cute little office space and the huge open plan kitchen with the cozy snug area. Bliss!

HAPPY WEEKEND!

Bedroom Update

Happy New Year!

It's been a little while since I blogged but I'm back! I thought I'd show you how our house is coming along.

 OUR MASTER BEDROOM - we have finally finished the decorating and I now just need to choose a new bed!

OUR GUEST BEDROOM - another room in need of a new bed, lamp, light, a few cushions...the list is endless! I am really happy with the colour and wallpaper though! We have also ordered some shutters from The New England Shutter Company which arrive next week. I can't wait! I really should have ironed the duvet cover before getting happy snappy! Sorry!

Hallway Ideas

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Cottage time

I have just fallen in LOVE with this cute English country cottage...beautiful!

Images: Wealden Times

Once upon a time...

We spent an amazing Christmas in LA. For 3 glorious weeks we relaxed in an amazing craftsman cottage between Venice Beach and Abbot Kinney Blvd...great location!

It was such a cute little house with an amazing under cover seating area - perfect for watching the world go by!

We ventured out and found a Christmas tree to add a little festive touch to the house! I made some paper chains too.

I loved the dining table made from a Cedar Slab. 

The pizza from Abbott's Pizza Company is highly recommended. They do a yummy salad pizza!

While we were in LA we also drove out into Malibu to El Matador Beach,

where 6 months earlier this had happened...

I love California. I love LA. I love Venice Beach and I loved our stay in the little craftsman cottage.

Oh, and I love watching my husband be hunky and strong on the play area in Santa Monica...

HAPPY TIMES!

Images by me and from the craftsman house website