Early Oak Furniture

There’s a property up the road that houses a really impressive collection of furnishings and furniture.  The owners are used to the best of everything and this is definitely reflected in their style of decor.  Top notch curtaining with pelmets and swags.  Small chandeliers in the main rooms.   Whereas I have the modern style of […]

I have been amazed how grubby I can manage to make my house if I’m lazy and don’t carry out my regular housework and cleaning routines.   I was always feel thrilled when visiting my grandmama’s immaculate bungalow.   Somehow, it mattered not what time of day or week we called, the red tiles on her doorstep […]

There are great restrictions on our movements as I speak – the global lockdown to rid us of a massive virus has caused such upheaval and disturbance to our daily lives, it’s hard to try and keep a sense of the normal about us.  However, we do have to keep our minds and bodies active […]

When choosing a decorating theme for our home, it’s used to be on an almost annual basis – I recall from  my later teen years, our father getting the paint charts and discussing colour choices with mother and despite the limited finishes available then, there was always an animated discourse on what would go with […]

When we hear and or use the phrase early oak, we’re referring to that wonderful material that comes from trees.  For many decorating and interior design themes, the beauty of oak cannot be bettered.  Take the sitting room for example, there’s the wooden hobby/craft table that sits near the window so you can quietly get […]