When Grey Lightens Your Life

Grey Interiors need not be drab. I love grey on grey. If you add a splash of color it looks all the more dramatic. Images via Pinterest, Campagne Decoration and Jan Luijk

Being Neutral In France

I came across this amazing wood and brick house at Campagne Decoration. What a superb home and to think they even get better weather than poor old me in Northumberland.

Soho House Berlin

I have stayed on Soho House New York and I loved the innovative decor. I need to be inspired when I stay in a Hotel otherwise I just get bored. There is more inspiration than you can shake a stick at in the new Soho House Hotel in Berlin. Beam me up Scotty

Living In a Castle

Now if I where fortunate enough to live in a castle it would be one like this. I love the mix of old with new and the parred down elegance. The light just floods in.
Found at the website of Katrine Martensen-Larsen a stylist and writer. It's called Turebyholm Castle but I have no idea where it is other than it may be in Denmark.

Meet My New Best Friend - The Samsung G Series 3 Door Fridge Freezer

I was recently asked by Samsung if I would review their new 3 door American fridge/freezer from their G Series. They asked that I live with it for a while and report back on it. Live with it? I would sleep with it now even though we have been together for only 2 months. As most of you may already know I live in a very remote place, beautiful but remote. A 20 mile round trip to the nearest shop.

This beauty has changed my life and saved me time and money. My petrol costs have reduced dramatically and my shopping bills have also reduced as I can now take advantage of those deals such as 3 for the price of 2, buy one get one free etc. etc. and I don't throw the huge amount away that I used to with my last fridge/freezer.

This baby is like having a huge built in pantry but the thing that amazes me more than anything else is how it just blends into the room. We have a huge open plan ground floor so the kitchen is constantly on show. This fridge/freezer is huge inside and has fold back and moveable shelves, more features for storage in the doors than you can shake a stick at. It has a huge deli drawer that has 3 different settings, it has 2 salad/vegetable drawers both with humidity controls and they actually work. I haven't had to throw a soft vegetable away since I got it.

Maybe it's because it is reflective that it fits in without shouting at you 'hey I'm a fridge freezer'! I love that the sides are finished in a textured finish. I love that

the freezer is a big drawer with 3 separate compartments and I can easily find things as I am looking down on it and not straight on, now that's clever. I love that it has a filtered water dispenser, ice maker (crushed or this really cool shape which could never be called a cube) and it takes a jug not just a glass. I love that

when I come in that stable door with my shopping I can put everything away neatly in next to no time.

I wanted to write a very honest review and to be very honest there is absolutely nothing negative I can say about my new best friend. It has been life changing owning this fridge/freezer and I just hope it is as happy living with me as I am living with it. Thank you Samsung you have made me very happy.

Just a Lovely Idea

Simple yet so effective. Hanging jugs full of flowers, love it. Found at VT Wonen

Leaving Well Alone

There are occasions when painting wood is just not an option. Images from Art Decoration

Wallflower Painting by Flora Roberts

The other day I received this beautiful card from Flora Roberts so I took a wander around her website and I am so pleased I did. Flora paints the most fabulous walls ever. What I love most about her work is that it is is no way distinctive, every wall and design is unique. If you want to see her work in the flesh then visit Chocolatier William Curley's flagship store in Pimlico, London and the Ellenborough Park Hotel in Cheltenham.

A Gotland Interior

I love this Swedish interior. This house is situated in Gotland, the place famous for it's sheep. I have 3 Gotland sheepskin rugs and wouldn't part with them for the world and don't you just love that bathroom sink? Found at Skonahem

Mimou - Brights

Something to cheer you up on a dreary, grey day. Lovely brights by Mimou in Sweden.