Double vanity drama – how we finally sorted our bathroom morning chaos
I never thought I’d find joy in a double-vanity. It’s funny – I always assumed it would be the most straightforward part of renovating our en-suite. “Just get two sinks,”…
Why My Grey and White Bathroom Actually Works (After Getting It Horribly Wrong First Time)
Right. So I’m having my morning coffee, and looking at the bathroom through the open door, and it still makes me smile. Not because it’s anything fancy it’s literally just…
The Small Bathroom Storage Tricks That Actually Work (From Someone Who’s Been There)
Right, imagine this. I’m standing in our tiny bathroom in Bulwell at 7.30 in the morning, and I’ve just seen my entire skincare routine go flying off the windowsill like…
Why I’ll never regret choosing black and white for my bathroom (and you won’t either)
I recently had that feeling walking into a home where you think to yourself “this is it.” That exact feeling occurred approximately 3 weeks prior to the present while exploring…
How I Finally Stopped My Bedroom Looking Like a Furniture Showroom
You know the feeling you have sometimes, when you walk into a room and you think something is just… wrong? It’s not the kind of wrong you notice immediately, but…
How I Finally Stopped Losing Everything in My Bathroom Cabinets
When we first moved into our home I would literally play archaeological dig every morning, to find my tooth brush, simply due to the way our bathroom cabinet was laid…
How I Made My Matchbox Bedroom Look Decent Without Going Broke
I’m talking about the rooms that, when you walk through the door, you instantly feel like you’re going to suffocate. Rooms where the estate agents say it’s “cozy,” but really…
Twelve Ways I’ve Learned to Make Tiny Loos Actually Interesting (Without Spending a Fortune)
Right, I need to tell you about the moment I realised I’d been completely wrong about powder rooms. Was at my mate Emma’s house last month for her birthday do,…
How I Learned to Design Boys’ Bathrooms That Actually Last (After Some Epic Fails)
Standing in my mate’s hallway last Tuesday, I could hear the chaos coming from upstairs – running water, something that sounded like a small explosion, and then her ten-year-old shouting…
Why Green Bathroom Tiles Changed Everything for My Dated Ensuite
I was balanced on a wonky stepladder, scraping off what looked like twenty years’ worth of grout stains, when my neighbour Claire knocked on the door. She’d popped round to…