I sometimes feel like there is a widespread belief that it isn’t okay to want to be rich. It isn’t spiritual, it isn’t moral and it isn’t something we should strive for. We should be ashamed of wanting to earn lots of money, wanting a big house and luxury cars and designer clothes to wear. It’s materialistic and won’t bring us happiness. Therefore, we should pretend that we don’t want to have a nice lifestyle full of beach holidays, champagne and dinner…
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My favourite easy and affordable luxe rituals
Posted on 21st March 2017I am a great believer in adding touches of luxury to your lifestyle, to make for a life that feels joyous and blissful. There are so many easy and super affordable ways to bring luxury into your everyday life, luxe hacks if you will. Here are some of my favourite luxe rituals: Bring a fresh bouquet of flowers into your home I have always been someone who thinks carefully before making any purchases and I used to think that buying…
A quick and easy way to transform your wardrobe
Posted on 23rd February 2017Living in a small house with limited room for storage means that I’m always on the lookout for new ideas to make the most of the space we have. I’ve always struggled with the amount (or lack of it) of hanging space there is in our wardrobe. I wanted to share with you a quick and easy way to transform your wardrobe. When I did my big declutter using Marie Kondo’s book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying*, I ended up folding…
Luxe for less: new Matalan home accessories
Posted on 30th January 2017When my favourite scented candle ran out, I made a trip to Matalan to replace it. They didn’t have the coconut and vanilla candle anymore (sob) but I found another candle I really liked. I had a look around the whole homeware department while I was there and found that I was quite impressed with the Matalan home accessories at the moment. I picked the candle below to replace the coconut and vanilla one I loved. The Calm Fragranced Jar…
For me, having a home that I adore is so important. We spend a great deal of time here: it’s where we wake up and get ready for the day ahead, where we sleep for hours every night, where we eat meals and spend family time and, for some of us, it’s the base for our work. It’s where we should be excited to return to every day. Our home should be a sanctuary, a place to relax and enjoy. This…