Living in an old house comes with its own set of challenges. That said I wouldn’t change it for the world. I absolutely love our 1920s detached period home and all the character that comes with it. The maintenance is another story, though! There always seems to be something that needs cleaning, repairing or painting. I’ve also learnt that the…
Summer holidays in Finland have always meant shopping at some of my favourite Finnish design shops and bringing a few new pieces home with me. On a previous trip, I collaborated with the NH Collection Grand Hansa Hotel in Helsinki, which was such an incredible way to experience historic Finnish design up close. But while bringing new pieces home is…
If you live in the UK and have a brown lawn after a dry summer, this topic is very much for you right now. We’ve had the hottest summer I can remember, and unfortunately, that has also meant very little rain. When I returned from Finland, our garden was looking worse than I could have imagined. The grass was brown,…
I’m tough to please when it comes to hotels, but sometimes a stay just ticks every box and that’s exactly what happened with NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa. Opened in 2024, it’s one of the city’s newest five star hotels, set within two beautifully restored heritage buildings. From the moment I arrived, I knew I was in for a treat,…
I love having a large garden, but it’s definitely a labour of love. We were lucky enough to inherit two separate plots when we bought the house (you can read more about them in my previous post here). It’s taken us years to get to a point where the garden feels somewhat manageable and there are definitely a few things…
