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My Favourite Interior Design Styles 2019

August 4, 2019September 21, 2019Leave a comment

We've just had an offer accepted on a house (!!!!) and ours has sold (!!!!!!!) so I'm getting ahead of myself and thinking about decor. I've researched interior design styles and thought I'd write a post about my favourite ones. There are many styles to choose from: Minimalist, Maximalist, Vintage or Shabby Chic, Traditional/ Farmhouse, … Continue reading My Favourite Interior Design Styles 2019

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The move has happened. We are in the new house and we can’t believe it’s ours! A whole house! I last lived in a house in 2002 - a little tiny cottage I bought for what now seems like a tiny amount of money. Since then I’ve been in flats so I’m adjusting to having stairs inside my home. We want to do a lot of work and we can’t properly unpack until we’ve done each stage so if I’m wearing something a bit odd just look the other way. My grid might change a bit from now on. There will still be sewing but probably less than before, not least because I broke my overlocker in the move 🤦🏼‍♀️. Meanwhile here’s the first before and after: tidying up the front yard. Much more to come!

I’m not very good at knowing when I’m over-stretching myself or stopping if I do realise but I’m bloody knackered right now. We finally moved house two weeks ago and I haven’t stopped since.Today I had to accept that some things have to give. Last year I made a load of these earphone holders and some marbled baubles for the Christmas fair at work. Today I pulled out of this year’s fair and gave up my ticket for the New Craft House’s Christmas party. I just can’t do it all and after I’ve had a rest I want to be painting in our new house. Plus work is really busy right now and the Christmas party season is approaching. Do you find it hard to stop? How do you know when enough is enough? And if anyone has any good sleeping tips for busy minds that are more innovative than ‘leave your phone in another room, have a warm bath and a cup of sleepy tea’ then I’m all ears.

It’s been a strange year. Lots of highs and lots of lows. I’m so lucky to have been able to finally buy a house but while the frustrating process of actually buying it was going on I felt helpless and out of control so I decided to do something that was my control and visit @superlashboutique for these fabulous face flutterers, or eyelash extensions. I almost went and got a tattoo but satisfied myself with a temporary one instead!

Today’s #bpsewvember prompt is View which reminded me of another other challenge I’m currently working on - @ayearwithmycamera by @emmadaviesphoto. One of the pre-challenge prompts is snail’s eve view so I snapped this log in Brockwell Park a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely nothing to do with sewing - sorry - but there are no photoshoots happening in my house of boxes right now! The photo course starts tomorrow but I don’t know which box my camera is in, agghh!

We’ve worked so hard the past four days. Packing, cleaning, rigging solicitors, more packing and cleaning. Thank God for the movers (Pacific Removals if you’re in South London) who were so fast, friendly and patient when we had to wait four hours between properties. We got in to our new home at 3.30pm and unfortunately the last bit of daylight showed us how dirty the place had been left. When I think of how hard we worked to leave our old place in a nice condition... We knew this was going to be a project but last night it was a bit overwhelming and I only managed a total of four hours sleep. This evening I feel much more positive. This house is going to be amazing and I’m not afraid of a bit of hard work. We met the neighbours earlier and they’re really nice (and they have a kitten) and I got home from work to find Matthew had been working really hard all day and sorted out the living room! Photos or a stories tour at the weekend - when I’m next here in daylight.

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