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Young Britons have a bigger sense of wanderlust than the previous generation it has been claimed, with the average person today having lived in five properties by the time they reach the of 35.
One in ten people have lived in a whopping ten houses by the time they hit their mid 30s, according to data[...] View full article

As a slight aside, the GCSE results recently came out with one in four getting an A or A*.
Either this generation of kids is being fed a healthy diet of blueberries, bananas and cod liver oil, or we’re experiencing an age of unprecedented neurological activity in the brain, or maybe the exams are easier!
Whatever the[...] View full article

To highlight how tough, crazy and maddening this year was with getting a place on a university course, here’s a very short story for you.
A bright young girl by the name of Prina Shah received an astonishing four A*s for her A-levels. That’s the kind of result that would have the quietest, most reserved person[...] View full article

Objects of desire can inspire!
So good it rhymes. Let’s call that an ism, one for your memory.
When it comes to decorating your home, habit dictates that we think about the bigger picture right from the go.
“Let’s get a new bath!”
“I want fitted wardrobes!”
“A big deluxe kitchen would make me so happy!”
Easy tiger, we get it. We[...] View full article

Inspiration is a tough cookie.
Some days we’re full of ideas and other days we’re as empty as our hungry piggy banks.
For interiors, inspiration is often focused on trends that we read about, what the key designers are pushing as this season’s look, and the general mood of the moment.
But inspiration can be found in so many[...] View full article

Muted colours are said to be all the rage this season, which if true and adhered to, will invariably mean a sort of Stepford Wives vibe. Everyone will, save for a few distinct adornments, be packing the same look.
And like those rare occasions you see someone wearing the same dress or t-shirt that you so[...] View full article

Always bet on black.
That’s what they tell you.
From the colour of your car to the little black dress to technological devices like a BlackBerry or iPad, black is cool, classic and essential.
Everything goes with black.
The interior designer Carole King said she once read that every room in your house should have some element of black.
We’re[...] View full article

Carpets eh, hardly the conversational topic to woo even the most boring of folk, but carpets matter as much as, I don’t know, cheese matters to a mouse.
You get the point: it matters.
I like carpets, always have, especially new carpets all bouncy and soft and the smell, like new trainers, as aromatic as a summer[...] View full article

The walls are bare, the shelves empty and the cupboards have been swept of clutter. When you reduce the entire contents of your life into stacks of boxes, you are left with an emotional paradox: liberated but somewhat disconsolate.
One door closes and another opens.
Big changes are afoot. For the first time in my life I[...] View full article

As a writer I have always held romantic notions of renting a chic little Parisian flat somewhere close to a café; living a nonchalant existence, time to write a novel, sip cups of tea…absolute contentment.
 But as a typical Brit I’m also kind of fixated on the idea of owning my own pad on this very[...] View full article