Why I Stopped Choosing Bathroom Floors Based on Instagram Photos (And What Actually Works)
Right, so at 6 AM this morning I’m padding barefoot to the bathroom and I’m struck by how warm my feet feel on the floor. Weird thing to notice, you…
Black and white bathroom ideas that actually work (learned the hard way)
Everyone kept telling me black and white bathrooms were “safe” and “timeless” when we were planning our renovation, but honestly? I thought they’d be dead boring. You know what changed…
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.…
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 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 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 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…
Why I Stopped Painting Small Bathrooms Dark Colors (And What Actually Works)
I was round at my mate Sarah’s house last month, and she directed me to use the downstairs loo. The moment I stepped inside, I felt like I’d been swallowed…
Why I Finally Embraced Dark Bathrooms (After One Spectacular Failure)
I’ll be honest – I used to think people who painted their bathrooms black were either incredibly brave or slightly unhinged. Then I walked into my friend Sarah’s ensuite last…