How Our Double Sink Bathroom Stopped the Daily Morning Wars
The sound of Phil’s electric toothbrush going off at twenty to seven every morning while I’m trying to put mascara on without poking my eye out – that’s what finally…
Three Years of Blue Bathroom Walls and Why I’m Still Not Bored
I’m standing in my bathroom at half past six in the morning, electric toothbrush buzzing away, looking at these blue walls that I painted three years ago when I was…
Why My Bathroom Towels Always Smelled Musty Until I Fixed My Hanging Situation
That horrible damp towel smell hit me like a wall when I walked into my bathroom last Tuesday morning. You know the one I mean – that musty, slightly sour…
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 Finally Solved My Tiny Bedroom’s Seating Crisis
Right, so picture this – you’re balanced on the edge of your bed trying to put socks on while simultaneously preventing your morning coffee from launching itself onto the floor.…
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…
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 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,…