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    Ahem! Did I mention that little old me…little old my house…was featured in the extremely very prestigious I am dining out on this for years yet Period Living Magazine? This is the money shot of the kitchen which (hopefully) beautifully illustrates my topic for this week “Painted Furniture makes an English Country Cottage” I painted the sink unit in Annie Sloan’s Old White and the doors in Farrow and Ball’s…

    July 11, 2020
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The happiest of beach shoots without setting foot on the beach and being illegal! We were due to shoot on a beach in Norfolk but discovered the afternoon before that we needed a permit. The extraordinary owner of Meadow House saved the damsels in wafty dresses “No problem, use our house, what time would you like to get there?”. After swooning with relief and gratitude we arrived to swoon once more at the most beautiful house and extraordinary sea view. Sophie @stoneandsagecurated and I ran around like interior appassionatas at design week stroking Ben Pentreath wallpaper and sighing at the roll top bath and antique furniture. This is a home away from home with everything you could ever need and a Jane Austen heroine swoon worthy sea view. This was more than we dreamed of for this shoot in such a magical garden and romantic home. Please have a look at Simon’s page. Both @norfolkbeachhouse and @littlenorfolkbeachhouse are a design haven of joy and he truly is the kindest man in the world. Thank you for saving our magazine shoot bacon!!! Happy what a view Wednesday xxx Ps for those who asked yesterday- the picnic blanket and cushions of catch me I swoon are from the glorious @cocoandwolf - pr xxxx #roomwithaview #norfolkhomes #interiordesignlovers #locationlocationlocation #countrygarden


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Now that’s what I call a gallery wall!!! Yes, I am now officially an art galleryist person. With the start of @the_rhs Chelsea flower show this week @emmaperringpaintings is celebrating all things floral and summery (ok wisteria probably falls into spring but it’s so Chelsea darling) and has created the Chelsea flowers collection. A collection of 7 small flower paintings all live on her page now. The two little sweeties on the right are part of this new oeuvre - yes, I have all the terminology now I am an art curator. I shall probably write a guidebook “Here you see a gorgeous painting of flowers…they are beautiful” “Here is a smaller painting of glorious flowers for summer”….hmmm that might take a bit more work… Happy Chelsea Flower show mania Monday x ad #chelseaflowershow #rhschelsea #oilsketch #wisteria #curated


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Just a tiny ankle reveal of wisteria. Simply grateful for sunshine whilst I plan a super exciting Preloved Magazine shoot on Tuesday. Yes! I am leaving the safety of my Suffolk cottage and braving the wilds of Norfolk, no doubt I will be run over by paddle boards and eaten by seagulls. These are the dangers that one must encounter in order to be brave and create floral magic on a beach. Thankfully my loins are girded and I have my trusty wicker baskets to protect me. What can possibly go wrong? Happy cottage safe Saturday xxx Ps I have actually written my first blog post in seven thousand years about styling an alfresco evening allowing for rain and cold and probably snow given May’s April weather tendencies. Up on my website now (linkinbio) x #countryhomestyle #englishstyle #homeandgardenig #englishhome #mycottage


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{ad} Thank you once again @sarahravensgarden for saving my floral bacon… Just as her glorious tulips wave a final precious petalled farewell, I begin to question my gardening integrity that has been severely compromised with the awful weather. “I should have sown the sweetpea seeds weeks ago. I love sweet peas, they smell incredible and are the flower that keeps on giving for all the summer months..what was I thinking…why did I not get outside and sow to my scented hearts content..???”…..Because it was FREEZING! And GREY! And REVOLTING! Thankfully the summer saving Sarah Raven has provided me with genius little seedlings that come in their own sweetest of nests. Pop ‘em in the ground, wind them round a strong support and wave smugly to neighbours shouting “I sowed then when it was really cold and grey because I am an excellent and commited gardener”. Use “COUNTRY10” to show off your green fingers @sarahravensgarden . Happy thrilling seedlings Thursday x #sarahravensgarden #sweetpea #plantingseason #springplanting #springgardening


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Hallo cow parsley my old friend. I’ve come to secateur you once again. Because your flowers softly creeping Left the seeds whilst I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the smell of cow parsley. Happy twitchy nose Tuesday x #cowparsley #wickerbasket #springforaging #countrykitchen #decoratewithflowers


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The most beautiful box arrived filled with @jolovesofficial scents of bliss. The new scents are out of this world delicious. Pomelo is my new favourite- it has even usurped my wedding fragrance (yes I had a wedding fragrance - that was my something borrowed - scented in the street outside the church as the Northumbrian villagers looked on agog at a bride walking into her wedding fragrance before walking up the aisle). “Inspired by white sandy beaches, fresh linen sheets & sparkling iced water, this mouth-watering Grapefruit-infused Citrus is sharp, refreshing & instantly energising.” It is!!! It’s utterly delicious & I feel so elegant when I wear it (unlike my bridal day where my father & I grabbed handfuls of wedding gown & legged it up the village high street as I was rather late for the service). I shall alternate between creating my own fragrance with the white rose & lemon leaves paintbrush!!! Yes!! You can mix & match for a personalised scent!!!, inhaling the gloriously opulent Ebony & Cassis candle & simply wafting in elegant joy in Pomelo. Thank you @jolovesofficial you truly are the fragrance Queen. Happy scents of serenity Sunday x Pr gift x#joloves #perfumelovers #homescents #momentsofchic #cottageflowers


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{ad} The gorgeous @pinklemonsboutique recently had their account hacked and lost the opportunity to show their stunning spring summer designs. Thankfully through the power of sheer unadulterated nagging (Leah’s words not mine) she has just recovered her account. I have tried to show as many as possible - thank goodness for a very long washing line!!! Please head over and have a gander at Leah’s beautiful page, she worked so hard to create such a gorgeous account, it is heart breaking to have it stolen away- I kept a weather eye on Ocado Stuart yesterday, he seemed a little too excited by all the jewel like colours and floaty wafty joys. He tried to keep me talking about the Apple blossom “remember when I was still collecting apples in November from your tree?” “Back off Stuart! You can have as many apples as you want but don’t try your blossom distraction techniques with me, these are not your colours anyway. You drive the onion van!!!!”. EC10 for 10% off all full price items xxx Happy floaty frockful Friday x #dressoftheday #sustainablefashion #washingline #floatydress #summerstyle



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