Why I Finally Stopped Ignoring the Gross Wall Behind My Bathroom Sink
The water damage behind our bathroom sink had reached the point where Phil started calling it “the UK” because honestly, it did look like a map of Britain if you…
Why My Rustic Bathroom Actually Works (After Getting It Completely Wrong First)
Right, I need to tell you about the bathroom that nearly broke my marriage and my spirit, but somehow ended up being the room in our house that I’m most…
How I Actually Planned My Bathroom Renovation (Without Going Completely Mental)
The smell hit me first when I walked into our flat’s bathroom properly for the first time – not the quick glance during the viewing where you’re trying to be…
My Three-Year Journey Creating a Bathroom That Actually Makes Me Feel Calm (Instead of Like I’m in a Tesco Toilet)
The first time I walked into Sarah’s bathroom – she’s another teacher at our school – I genuinely thought she’d hired some expensive designer. My shoulders literally dropped, you know…
Why Three-Bedroom Small House Plans Actually Work Better for Families (I Wish I’d Known This Sooner)
Right, so this might sound mental, but I’ve become completely obsessed with three-bedroom house plans. Not in a weird way – well, maybe slightly weird – but in a “I’ve…
Why I Finally Ditched the White Walls in My Tiny Bathroom (And You Should Too)
Right, so picture this: me, stood in my matchbox-sized downstairs toilet last month, holding what can only be described as the most aggressively geometric wallpaper known to mankind, wondering if…
Why Jack and Jill Bathrooms Turn Into War Zones (And How I Fixed Three of Them)
The sound of proper sibling warfare coming through a bathroom door at half past seven in the morning – that’s when you know you’ve made some questionable life choices. Happened…
Making Our Tiny Box Room Actually Worth Staying In (Without Spending a Fortune)
Danny’s mum rang at half past ten last Thursday night, absolutely beside herself. “Sarah love, I’ve just told my sister she can stay for the weekend and then remembered your…
Making Peace with Phone Booth Bathrooms: What I’ve Learned About Tiny Powder Rooms
You know what’s properly humbling? Standing in what’s technically classified as a “powder room” but feels more like someone installed a toilet in a broom cupboard and called it a…
The tiny bathroom that nearly broke me (and how I actually fixed it)
Right, so I need to tell you about the most depressing room in my flat when I first bought it. The bathroom was… well, calling it a bathroom is generous.…