Health and Fitness 5 Reasons Why I Love Camping Posted on April 28, 2017August 13, 2021 By Becky As a child, camping, well proper camping was never really on our family’s radar. Whilst we spent one summer holiday in a French camping site tent complete with all mod-cons, and the occasional tent set up in the garden for me to play in during the day, we were never… Read more
Gardening Getting our DIY on with SGS Engineering Posted on August 29, 2016August 22, 2025 By Becky With our house move starting to actually progress a little faster now (praise the lord!), our thoughts are turning to the work that will need/we will want doing once we move into our new home. We’re fortunate that as far as houses go, our new one is actually in… Read more
Interiors Advice Bedroom ideas – making the most of your snoozing space Posted on January 14, 2016January 18, 2023 By Becky Habitación by Dream Arquitectura & Diseño If you read my blog last week, you might know that I’m currently making a few decisions with regards to our fairly new loft bedroom, in terms of decoration and which style to go for. I love a blank canvas, but currently this space… Read more
Health and Fitness Tips for staying healthy over the winter period Posted on January 11, 2016June 15, 2025 By Becky Like many folk, January is the time of year that we start to focus on our goals for the year, as well as the health of ourselves and our families. After a month of stuffing myself with booze and largely beige food (damn you, cheese and cracker addiction), I am… Read more
Interiors Advice How to remove water marks after leaks with Dyno Posted on December 23, 2015August 13, 2021 By Becky Pre-decorating our downstairs cloakroom (and thank goodness it was pre!), we had what can only be described as plumbing disaster, and one that could have been a LOT worse. One morning, Adam and I had just come downstairs with the children after yet another early wake up call (6am on… Read more
Interiors Advice Getting party-ready this Christmas with Furniture Village Posted on December 7, 2015August 13, 2021 By Becky Now we’re onto the second week of December, I’m really starting to feel in the festive mood and getting in full swing for the party season! As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before (sorry if I’m becoming a broken record now, but I can’t help how good it feels!) is the… Read more
Interiors Advice Getting Ready for dining this Christmas with Quercus Living Posted on November 3, 2015August 13, 2021 By Becky As someone who has just spent a lot of time thinking about how to dress my Christmas dining table this year (I’ve recently finished filming for Kirstie Allsop’s Handmade Christmas, to be shown on Channel 4 this December), I believe what’s often forgotten is the ACTUAL dining table underneath. If it… Read more
Interiors Advice Interiors Insider: Introducing, SofaSofa Posted on August 20, 2015August 13, 2021 By Becky As an interiors nut, I am always on the hunt for items, or companies that have that something special to offer, or who have a great background story. It really adds to the whole buying ‘experience’, and when a visitor is eyeing up an item in your home, it’s lovely… Read more
Interiors Advice Jazzing up your flooring this spring with Carpetright Posted on April 24, 2015August 13, 2021 By Becky Well, we’ve had a bit of a shocker on the loft conversion-front. The builders who we’d had booked in for September to carry it out, phoned up last week and asked if we’d like to bring it forward at all. Sure, we thought, thinking they meant to start in maybe… Read more