Why My Friend’s Bathroom Renovation Got Me Rethinking Everything About Modern Design
I was round at my mate Sarah’s house last month, clutching a mug of tea and trying not to drip anything on her gorgeous new bathroom floor, when something clicked.…
How I Finally Tamed My Tiny Bathroom’s Storage Chaos (With a Toddler Around)
You know that moment when you’re seven months pregnant, desperately need to pee, and you open the bathroom cabinet only to have half your toiletries crash onto the floor? Yeah,…
How I Finally Made My Bathroom Feel Like Home (It Wasn’t the Big Stuff)
Standing in my flat’s bathroom about six months after we’d finished the major renovation work, I had this weird moment where I realised something was properly off. We’d done everything…
Why My Shiplap Bathroom Experiment Nearly Went Horribly Wrong (And How Yours Won’t)
Right, so three years ago I made what seemed like a brilliant decision at the time I was going to transform our depressing guest bathroom with some trendy shiplap. You…
Why Our Master Bathroom Layout Actually Fixed Our Relationship (Sort Of)
You know that awkward morning dance couples do in tiny bathrooms? Yeah, we were championship level at that. Every single weekday at half past seven, me trying to brush my…
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 I Finally Ditched Beige for Blue in My Bathroom (And You Should Too)
That pot of navy paint sat on my kitchen counter for about a week before I worked up the nerve to actually use it. I’d walk past it every morning…
Why I Nearly Gave Up on Wallpaper in Small Bathrooms (And How I Finally Got It Right)
You know that feeling when you walk into someone’s loo and immediately feel a bit claustrophobic? That’s exactly what happened when I visited my mate Emma’s new place last summer.…
Why I Stopped Following Every “Masculine Bathroom” Design Rule (And You Should Too)
Last month I found myself in yet another bathroom showroom, trying not to laugh at what they were calling “men’s design.” Charcoal grey everything, exposed brick walls, Edison bulbs that…
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…