I’ve always taken a bit of an interest in interiors- my Mum has been through many a phase over the course of my life, from the sparkly and stencilled radiators to the sudden obsession with painting all of our furniture yellow. I’ve never really had a chance to experiment myself, confined to only a bedroom for so many years left little scope so now I have a whole flat at my disposal it’s been good fun thinking up ways to maximise the space and add a personal touch.
The main thing I’ve learnt in the last couple of months is that nothing need be complicated- the simplest of touches can have the greatest of effects and it doesn’t have to cost the earth either. I was recently contacted by house network and sent a few goodies to help me on my mission and as such I thought I’d do a post on some of my favourite pieces in the flat so far.
I have a weak spot for quirky coffee table books, I think they make a great conversational piece when you have people round as well as learning a chance to learn something new! I do tend to switch up what I have on display at any given time and vary how high I stack them depending on my current mood.
Call me a cliche but I do love a bit of chalk paint on old pieces of furniture. Every piece of furniture we own has been bought second hand and mostly painted up by ourselves. It’s a great way to while away a rainy afternoon and although we have what can only be described as a colour explosion of pieces dotted around the overall effect is warm and completely unique.
Candles are such an easy way to update a room and we’ve gone mad dotting them around on our fireplace. There’s no theme going on, just a real hodge-podge of scents and statement pieces that I’ve fallen in love with, however with Tobias now living with us we’re yet to light any!
Random pieces of artwork and wall hangings as well as plenty of green plants make up our ornamental pieces for the flat. Again it’s a super cheap and easy way to jazz things up and easily changed if you get bored. We have a real mix-match going on (sense the theme here) with most of wall hangings chosen by me whilst Ben is in charge of the plants.
As our flat is quite small vintage style storage boxes have been a life saver, we use a small sized one to host Tobias’ selection of toys so they don’t become trip hazards and the larger one is home to bits and pieces that don’t yet have a permanent place to reside…we’re pretty much there on the organisational front now but there’s always the odd little something, right?
I’d love to hear some of your top tips for styling the home and adding a personal touch…leave them in the comments below!
You have some sweet styling touches there. We bought some cute beach hut hooks which we added to the wall to hang our dressing gowns on so I like sweet touches like that. I bought a set of Scrabble fridge magnets and also a hanging metal heart so sometimes we add messages to that!x
I love that you’ve taken pieces of furniture and give them a new lease of life by painting them – they look lovely! I’m a bit of a house-plant addict too, I love them. They look great, help to clean the air in rooms and bring a bit of nature indoors. – Tasha
Love your storage ideas! I like to have quite plain and neutral decoration and then add a mish mash of different coloured furniture and cushions etc. I love quirky furniture. Unfortunately our house is pretty much full to bursting point so I don’t get much chance to add anything new. Glad you are all settled in and organised. Always great when you can feel really at home.
Well the flat is looking lovely!!