You’ve almost certainly heard of Etsy, the handmade marketplace where talented artists, designers and crafters sell their wares. It’s an enormous site with more than 1.7 million active sellers around the world, as of 2016. That’s a lot of items to wade through. In fact, the site can actually feel quite overwhelming, especially if you’re…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design Moving home is an expensive business and the costs can quickly blow through your savings. This often means that any dream renovations have to wait until your wallet recovers. While you save up to update the avocado bathroom suite, you can still make your new house feel like home. Here…

Image source: Mini patterned plant pots by Homey oh My Fancy updating your space with something bespoke this summer? Try one of these five stylish DIY projects: Mini Patterned Plant Pots The house plant craze continues. If you love succulents and cacti, you’ll probably love this effortless DIY: painted plant pots. You can decorate your…

Back in May I wrote the unintentional first part of this blog series on faking it interior design. I say unintentional because I wasn’t originally going to expand on it. Then I was asked by the lovely people at The Bath Magazine to write a full feature on the topic and part II was born.…

We’re very lucky to have a huge array of interiors retailers here in Bath. From high street favourites House of Fraser, OKA and India Jane to charming independents like Verve Living, Found and Graham and Green. And that’s really only the start of it, because we’ve got many wonderful antique and vintage shops too. If you…

The dining table is a multi-tasking hero. It doesn’t just look good: it endures meal times with the kids, board game nights, homework tantrums, rowdy dinner parties, counselling sessions and more. You need a dining table that works for your family, in your space. Here are five of some of the most versatile tables available…

The utility room isn’t the most exciting room in the house. It’s usually a bit bare bones and lifeless. And I get it; why spend time and money making a purely functional space beautiful? Well, because if you’ve got a large family, you probably spend more time in there than you’d like. And a half-finished…

During a recent IKEA trip I spotted a beautifully arranged and perfectly lit bar cabinet. It was filled with colourful vintage glassware and quirky cocktail-making accessories and it made me want to host a Mad Men style soiree. In lieu of throwing a big party, I’m writing this blog post; a brief round-up of some…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design I don’t want to get too ahead of myself here, what with Britain’s propensity for unpredictable weather, but I think it’s safe to say summer is here. My mind always turns to outdoor spaces at this time of year (check out a couple of past blog posts on this theme…

A place for well-thumbed tomes, vinyl collections, art work, plants and objects of interest; is there a more versatile piece of furniture than the humble bookcase? It’s a staple in most homes, and has been since the Roman times when it was considered the height of fashion to have a personal library. In celebration of…