Affordable Interiors, Styling & Inspiration
Pinterest Mood Board Inspiration With Stoves: How do you plan an interiors project within your home? Do you like to sketch ideas on paper? Love a good spreadsheet? Or is it all perfectly planned and stored up top!? A great way to start any interior project is with Pinterest mood boards. I was challenged by …
I thought as we’re just around the corner from Mothers Day I would take the opportunity to put together a little ‘5 Of The Best’ affordable gifts for the home. This of course is not exclusive to Mothers Day and hopefully will be helpful in giving a few ideas for all sorts of occasions, or …
I spend many an hour searching for bits and bobs for the house, mostly it’s late night internet scrolling but sometimes I even leave the house and venture into REAL shops! Sometimes they are things we need or are looking to change at home. Sometimes its just for the sheer enjoyment of it! Currently my …
It’s The Year To Make Your Home Your Own! New year, new ideas, new projects! I’m a sucker for a fresh start and this year I’m feeling really excited about where interiors could lead us in 2020. Let’s be honest, life is fast paced, we’re all busy all of the time it would seem. There …
One of the quickest and easiest ways I know of creating a homely, welcoming space that reflects your personality is through art, it’s an age old trick but one of the best I think! Whether you own your home, rent your home, wherever you may be, art can transform your walls instantly. And nowadays art …
Find out more about our new Clement Browne shutters in the living room.
If you follow this blog or follow me on Instagram then you will notice that I’ve never shown anything of my bathroom, not even the tiniest snippet! There is good reason for this – it is in no way shape or form suitable for public viewing! When we moved in nearly 3 years ago we were slightly …
How to make your own scaffold board shelving at home: One of the questions I’m asked most is where we found our kitchen shelving, the answer is, we made them! We sourced the components and put them together ourselves. As a result they are one of my favourite features in our home, they add a …
If you are after that barista style coffee in the comfort of your own home then look no further than Maverick Coffee Co.
How to achieve a beautifully laid back table setting with linen accessories, greenery and florals.
There’s nothing quite like the physical act of going and having a browse around the shops, in my opinion anyway! Whatever you are shopping for, seeing, touching and trying on the items is far more fun right?! So I can get quite excited when I find a little gem of a shop, and the small business …
I love a little craft project to keep the creative juices flowing but there seems to be less and less time for these kinds of things at the moment. The decorating seems to take president along with work, home life, you know the score! But there’s something quite therapeutic about sitting quietly and creating! So …
In the spotlight this week is small business Mukala Africa, run by a lovely lady called Chloe. Not only does Mukala sell the most beautiful African inspired home decor but their mission to help children in their local Cameroonian community through the sales of their goods I think is truly inspiring! Mukala sells the most beautiful handcrafted …
This is going to be my first in a series of Small Business Spotlights! I’ve met so many wonderful people with small businesses over the last few years and I feel that this is the perfect platform to give those amazing people a mention. We either know, or can well imagine, how hard it is …
I will admit that I’ve had a bit of a slow start to 2019, not because Christmas and New Year were exhausting and I needed to recoup, in fact Christmas and New Year were quite relaxing compared to normal which was lovely, but I did that thing that I know I should never do, I …
Ti’s the season to be jolly! Spending time with family and friends, decorating our homes, indulging in all the festive food and drink, now thats what it’s all about! Then there’s the present buying! I love buying people presents so Christmas is an absolute blast for me, there’s something very satisfying about getting a gift …
I absolutely love Christmas, in the words of Andy Williams ‘Its the most wonderful time of the year’! I just find it all really magical, especially with younger children. I love making sure there is a little bit of magic going on in all corners of our home! I admit I can be a little …
I’d been thinking for a while that I wanted to have a change-up in our bedroom, If you’ve seen my bedroom shots pop up on my Instagram feed you will know that the main attraction in the room was the dark blue wall, now don’t get me wrong I love my blue wall, it’s one …
If truth be told I’m not particularly organised in the home, friends and family may try to tell you different but don’t listen to them! Yes it’s true I run a fairly tight ship when it comes to keeping my home clean and tidy but peel away a layer or two (or open a cupboard …
If you follow me on Instagram you may have realised by now that we like to turn our hand to the odd bit of furniture making here, but I’d like to be clear though that when I say furniture making, I mean it in its most simplistic form. We are total amateurs and in no …
First lets address how I got here, I’m not talking about the theory of evolution and I don’t need any clarification on the birds and the bees! I mean literally, how did I get here, to this moment in my life where I am sitting here writing a post for my interiors blog, with a …
Welcome to my first blog post, ever! I hope you find it an interesting read. I wanted to kick off with something that represented what we are all about here at The Indigo House and I think this does the trick! We, and I’m talking the royal ‘we’ here, myself and my wonderful husband Mr …