Why Most “Masculine” Bathrooms Look Like Industrial Nightmares (And What Actually Works)
Last month I popped round to my mate Marcus’s place for a beer and had to use his loo. Honestly? Walking into that bathroom was like entering some sort of…
Why My Kids’ Bathroom Renovation Nearly Broke Me (But Was Worth Every Soggy Towel)
You know that moment when you’re standing outside the bathroom door and it sounds like someone’s conducting a water orchestra in there? That’s my life. My eight-year-old claims he’s “just…
Why My Grey Bathroom Vanity Actually Fixed Everything (Even Though It Looked Like Dishwater at First)
That paint sample looked absolutely dreadful when I held it up to the bathroom window. I mean, properly awful – like someone had mixed concrete dust with disappointment and called…
Why I Chose a Black Vanity and How It Completely Changed My Bathroom
The moment I stepped into Sarah’s bathroom last spring, something clicked. Not in an obvious, dramatic way – more like this quiet recognition that everything just worked. The black vanity…
Why One-Bedroom Houses Are Actually Perfect for Empty Nesters (And Everyone Else Getting It Wrong)
Last week, my mum’s friend Priya finally moved out of the massive four-bedroom house she’d been living in alone for three years since her kids moved out. I helped her…
Why Most Farmhouse Bathrooms Look Fake (And How I Finally Got Mine Right)
Right, so I need to confess something that’s probably going to annoy some people – most “farmhouse” bathrooms I see these days make me want to scream. There, I said…
How I Made My Boring Rental Bathroom Feel Like a Seaside Escape (Without Going Full Nautical Nightmare)
You know that moment when you walk into a space and immediately want to leave? That was me, standing in the bathroom of my Chorlton flat for the first time.…