It has seemed like an awfully long wait since the inaugural issue of Heart Home magazine (seen here), but the wait has definitely been worth it. We have been treated to another absolute corker, filled with pages of interior inspiration and stunning imagery that you just want to dive into. I’m nothing if not predictable, so it will come of no surprise that my favourite pics include a dreamy pastel-coloured table setting, a buttoned sofa, festive food, and fresh and bright decor. Roll on March and the next issue!

{images via Heart Home magazine}

Sometimes you click on a website and immediately know that it couldn’t be more ‘you’ if it tried. This was the case with the Ebury Home & Garden online collection, which is the brainchild of Hannah Gooch. It was launched just last month after Hannah had spent years dreaming of running her own online interiors boutique. And it’s a beauty. The products are all inspired by countryside living (which probably explains why I was drawn to them, the Country Girl at heart that I am), and are what Hannah likes to call ‘rustic chic’. I like to call it ‘right up my street ’.

{all items available at Ebury Home & Garden}
As I’ve posted about before, I much prefer one-off pieces with vintage charm – which is what Ebury Home & Garden embodies – to generic mass-produced items. According to Hannah, “I’ve loved interior design for as long as I can remember. I’d always have a project on the go, whether it’s revitalising an old chest of drawers or renovating our own home. I’m much happier hunting round antiques fairs than shopping for fashion and have lost count of the number of design books and magazines I’ve collected over the years. So it made perfect sense to launch a business that I have a real passion for.”
I think I’ve found a kindred spirit.

{all items available at Ebury Home & Garden}
Beautiful, right? Oh, and that’s not all. Whilst you’re cruising her gorgeous store during your lunch break, check out her other website, The Ebury Collection, an online wedding planning website and blog (which incidentally is where we may have just found the perfect wedding venue – thanks for the tip-off, Hannah!). Enjoy folks, I’d love to hear what you think. Happy Wednesday.

It’s that time of year again that I dust off the Christmas decorations and grotto up our home. I’ve collected baubles and tree ornaments for a number of years, and I love that lots of them have a memory behind them, such as the trip we made to Berlin two years ago… which we’re repeating in less than two weeks! Beyond. Excited. I favour a colourful festive theme, rather than anything too matchy-matchy. Although saying that, I seem to have homed in on aqua again, in the second image down. Quelle surprise (see here):

{images via pinterest}
When I look at the last pic, I start humming Chris Rea… just me?!

Two of my favourite recent pins on Pinterest were the statements: “I escape to Pinterest to avoid all the drama and bad grammar on Facebook” and, “I’m outdoorsy in that I like getting drunk on patios”. Both true stories. Other images that I’ve pinned lately include the following interiors – between that pink ottoman (guess who’s now on the look-out for a buttoned ottoman. New obsession), the elegant bedside table and the faux fur pillows, my list of items I MUST have in our future home is growing…

{images via pinterest}

Morning everyone! Hope you all had a lovely weekend whatever you got up to. With only 27 days to go till Christmas, my festive rituals have started… this includes watching the movies that you can only really watch this time of year. These include Home Alone, Love Actually, Elf, Serendipity, and The Holiday. Even though the acting skills in The Holiday are kinda dire (I find watching it whilst nursing a mug of mulled wine usually helps), I’m still charmed by it. It’s the ‘gumption’ and the old guy climbing the stairs at the end, gets me every time. The other reason I watch it each year is for the amazing house interiors, which is no surprise since director Nancy Meyers is the brains behind it. Remember the covetable decor in It’s Complicated and Something’s Gotta Give? Yup, Meyers also responsible. First up is Diaz/Amanda’s LA mansion, with its vast rooms, laid-back Californian vibe and that kitchen:

Then who can forget the dreamy cottage in the snowy English countryside (because in films, England is always snowy at Christmas), belonging to Winslet’s character Iris. It’s the buttoned velvet ottoman, the exposed beams and open fires that do it for me. Just gorgeous:

{images via cote de texas}
Which interior reflects your style?