- December 28, 2011
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I am absolutely delighted to confirm that wallpaper has made a huge comeback in recent years! I love wallpaper so much that I have included it in every room of my house (apart from the kitchen and bathroom). Wallpaper began its resurgence with the implementation of the 'feature wall', where one wall of a room features a striking wallpaper and the other walls of that room remain more neutral.
I used a striking, black, textured wallpaper from Graham & Brown as a feature wall in my 'Black & White' themed Home Office. |
- December 21, 2011
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Check out this scrumptious Chocolate Pavlova and delicious Plum and Banana Crumble, two fantastic winter dessert ideas, featured below ...
- December 14, 2011
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Two desserts I absolutely adore are pavlovas and anything chocolatey and this recipe combines the two (plus it even includes some fruit, so I can pretend it's good for me too!)
The Finished Product |
The chocolate pavlova base is a Nigella Lawson recipe that she recommends as a summer dessert but I think that the chocolate cream I've combined with it adds a richness that will see it through the winter months also.
Recipe:
- December 14, 2011
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This crumble is absolutely delicious and so simple to make. The bananas effuse an incredible toffee-like flavour and the tartness of the plums perfectly counter-balance the sweetness of the crumble mixture - all in all this is a delightful dessert!
If I'm serving crumble to guests at a dinner party I like to make individual portions in ramekins. The ramekins bestow the crumble with an elegance that just can't be achieved when the crumble is served at the table and often ends up being dolloped onto guests dessert plates!
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- December 14, 2011
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Does the thought of deciding what to cook for dinner tonight fill you with dread? Are you struggling to make up packed lunches for your family without sending them off with the same sandwiches everyday? If so, then using a Weekly Meal Planner could be just what you're crying out for! Now, I know that the thought of weekly meal planning is not going to inspire a sense of delight in many of you, but please still read on because you can actually gain fantastic benefits from including this simple tool in your weekly schedule.
Weekly Meal Planner
- December 07, 2011
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Whether dining out or hosting, we all want to avoid the 'Pretty Woman Situation' (you know, when Julia Roberts can't work out which fork to use when!) at the dinner table.
So, here is my simple guide to laying
your table correctly for a four course meal consisting of Starter, Soup, Main
Course & Dessert.
- November 30, 2011
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Gone are the days when each room in our home can be used for a single purpose only. In fact nowadays, unless we are fortunate to own houses large enough to include rooms for every purpose (like the gym studio I wish we could have, or the walk-in-wardrobe I covet, or to be honest, right now I'd settle for a separate playroom for our new arrival!) we instead have to create multi-purpose spaces. And this is where a Screen or Room Divider can come in very handy. For example, we use ours to hide our exercise bike in our lounge. However, a beautiful screen can be expensive to purchase so read on for a very easy way to make your own, just like this one ...
- November 23, 2011
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... the faux variety of course!
Stunning Cocktail & Bar Accessories by Kim Seybert |
It seems that the world of interior design is still obsessed with using exotic animal skins and prints, real and fake alike, and I am definitely part of this fan club! I can't pinpoint exactly why I so adore this trend ... perhaps it's because animal skins stir up buried memories of when we were cave men and women, or maybe it's because the patterns found in nature far surpass anything we can create ourselves, or perhaps I'm simply drawn to the exotic and forbidden! Whatever the reason, this fascination with animal skin continues and this trend is definitely set to stay for at least another season.
- November 16, 2011
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- November 09, 2011
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One of life's little frustrations has to be the moment you arrive home from the supermarket only to realise that you've forgotten to purchase something you really need. And almost as irritating is that phone call you receive from your other half asking you to pick up 'just one more item' just as you're arriving at the check-out, or even worse as you're already loading up the car!
- November 02, 2011
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