We’ve had a stunning vintage Bernard Rooke floor lamp for years, for which we’ve been waiting for an original lampshade to come up for sale. It’s been about a decade and, so far, we’ve had no joy. It currently lives in our bedroom, looking very forlorn and bare – we’re going to have to bite […]
credit Ombré literally means ‘shade’ in French. It’s the graduation of light to dark (and sometimes, back again) of colour. Think sunrise and sunset and the colours of the rainbow. It’s a very ‘on trend’ fashion in hair, nail art, cake decorating… and décor. If you fancy using the effect in your home, the most […]
We’ve been working down to our allotment a couple of times in the past few weeks, mainly raking up mounds and mounds of leaves that fell last autumn. In the summer, much of the plot is in dappled shade thanks to lots of big, tall beech trees. Because of this, a lot of what […]
