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Morning folks. In the words of Don McLean, a long

Morning folks.
In the words of Don McLean, a long long time ago..........I used to do a #favouriteroomfriday Not done it in yonks so here’s one of my faves fro you from @viviennecutler
Absolute ruddy storage goals.
It’s saved on my inspiration board for @thesmurfhouse so fingers crossed I can create something equally as amazing.
I get asked all the time, what’s your favourite room in your house? For me, it’s always the smallest rooms. They are the rooms that I have undoubtedly taken the most risks in.
Have a great Friday people, I’m going actual shopping, like in a shop that doesn’t sell groceries. I’m meeting @jl_victoriat at @johnlewisandpartners I had a session with her just before Xmas and it was amazing. Can’t try anything on today but she knows me, my body and what I like so I’m excited to see what she’s picked out for me. My last session is in my highlights and if you fancy seeing how this free service works. .
#cloakroom #coatrack #apartmenttherapy #interior4all #interiør #interiör #interiorinspo #interior444 #abmathome #bhghome #interieur #styleithappy #howwedwell

Oof! When you point and shoot with your iPhone and

Oof! When you point and shoot with your iPhone and you feel like actual David Bailey. I mean, the cushions are wonky and don’t zoom in on that roof light or you’ll see the paint marks that the slap dash decorator left there over 3 years ago (It took us 4 years to remove the @velux stickers from the windows in our last house so I reckon that paint’ll be around for a while).
Anyway, the light off of that disco ball 😍😍😍. Tenner says I’d never be able to catch that again!!
Hope you’ve all managed to enjoy the sunshine, I feel a bit like a bacon frazzle.
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#discoball #glitterball #mirrorball #postitfortheaesthetic #pocketfullofsunshine #simplebeyond #cornersofmyworld #howwedwell #nesttoimpress #abmlifeiscolorful #abmlifeisbeautiful #refelctions #light #lightup #lightupmylife #rooflight #bhghome

Had a bit of time to myself today, it’s was trul

Had a bit of time to myself today, it’s was truly wonderful.
There was a bit of silence. Who remembers what that sound like??? There was a box set, a Little Fires if anyone is interested. There was some dental stuff (I presume zero of you are interested) and there was lots of glorious insta scrolling. And look what I found!! A plant ladder twin!! This lovely image belongs to @jaxandgin and I’m totally here for it. Beautiful hound, delicious bathroom and cracking plant collection 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
In other news, found out today that we can now finally spend some time at @thesmurfhouse So blinking excited to get to Devon! Actual #happyplace
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#bath #urbanjunglebloggers #urbanjungle #plantsplantsplants #plantladder #plantlover #plantmom #plantsmakepeoplehappy #bhghome #abmathome #showemyourstyled #abmlifeiscolorful #abmlifeisbeautiful #ihavethisthingwithtiles #bathroomdecor

Went for a run. Cleared my head. Breathed hard. Fe

Went for a run. Cleared my head. Breathed hard. Felt thankful for a LOT.
Thanks for your lovely messages after my post yesterday. All is fundamentally good, sometimes things just catch up with you right? Chris went back to work this week and holy mackerel I miss him.
Working on my blog post about dipping my old toes into running. Mostly because nobody is more shocked than me that me legs powered me all these miles. If there’s anything you’d like me to cover then chuck me some questions below.
In the mean time, let’s hope that your sky is full of sunshine and your glass is full of something you love.
Ps listened to @munroebergdorf on the @jessieware podcast today. Totally recommend getting your ears around that episode 👌🏼👌🏼
Over and actual out.
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#running #couchto5k #onemanandhisdog #runningmotivation #runnersofinstagram #podcast #trees #roundhaypark #leeds #igersleeds #takeabreathe #breathe #sunlight #postitforaesthetic
#redsetter #settersofinstagram #redsettersofinstagram

Bottom parked here tonight. It’s been a tough ol

Bottom parked here tonight.
It’s been a tough old week, I’m not going to lie. I’ve felt the strain, I’ve felt the nerves, I’ve felt the pressure, I’ve felt the fear BUT............the breaths have been deep and the hugs have been tight. Maaaaaaaaaan, I miss hugs, my poor kids are raw I’ve squished them so hard.
Have a great night folks. I’ve a @mirabeauwine gin and tonic in hand so am already feeling better.
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Sofa from previous @sofadotcom collaboration
#fridayvibes #fridayfeeling
#apartmenttherapy #footstool #abmathome #abmlifeissweet #urbanjunglebloggers #urbanjungle #plants #plantstand #plantsplantsplants #plantshelfie #blueandgreen #greenandblue #velvet #livingroom #showemyourstyled #styleithappy #berber #sofa #sofastyling #sodomino #interieuraddict #interior_and_living #interiorismo #postitfortheaesthetic

AD Feeling frazzled? Having a lockdowner of a day?

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Feeling frazzled?
Having a lockdowner of a day?
Well, I hear you, that's pretty much standard in this gaff. So with the sole purpose of spreading joy and not germs, I've been working with @method_uk on a little something that'll hopefully put a bit fat smile on your faces. .
Let's face it, for most of us, cleaning isn't high on the list of favourite jobs. For me it's way down low but here's a few tips to make it as fun as possible.
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1) Turn on the tunes. Come on, we all know cleaning is more fun when you're shaking your thang.
2) Choose your flavour. If it smells good, cleaning will bring you joy. For me, Im a Ginger twist kinda gal.
3) A little bit everyday. If your cleaning products are at hand, grab and squeeze on a daily basis. Obviously it helps that method bottles look stylish on display too.
4) Get the kids involved. OK, a little harder with my 10 year olds but give my 4 year old kid a Cloth and a bowl of bubbles and she's good to go.
5) Reward yourself. We all need a little treat right? Mines a glass of Rose and a bubble bath in case you're asking. But you might have already guessed.
#spreadjoynotgerms
#methodaddict

I’ve spent more time in this bed recently than m

I’ve spent more time in this bed recently than my own. Dots has decided that her dad is her ideal sleeping partner. I think they’re in cahoots to get me out. Yes this bedroom looks lovely but..............
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1) the curtains are from our old house meaning they’re 6 inches both too short and too narrow. Cue laser beams of sunlight into eyeballs at 5am.
2) I’m definitely too wide for a single bed.
3) she’s TY bear obsessed, cute until you wake up in the night with 7 huge pairs of eyes staring straight at you!
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Oh well, matchsticks for eyeballs at the ready.
In other news, we are thinking of moving our downstairs playroom up into this room. They just aren’t using it and we could do with a redistribution of space in our gaff. .
#abmathome #bhghome #apartmenttherapy #wallpaper #wallpaperwednesday #kidsroom #kidsbedroom #abmlifeiscolorful #abmlifeisbeautiful #postitfortheaesthetic #girlsbedroom #interiør #interieurinspiratie #styleithappy #colourfuldecor #sodomino #showemyourstyled #numero74

I shared this image over on my renovation account

I shared this image over on my renovation account @thesmurfhouse last week. Whilst we wait for planning permission (the worst bit of any build) I’ve been distracting myself by filling my Pinterest boards with everything that tickles my fancy. This bathroom from @mandarinstoneofficial is up there. The colours, the green ceiling, the way those tiles are laid. Everything.
For those that might not know, we begged borrowed (didn’t steal) and invested in a holiday cottage business earlier in the year and completed a few weeks before lockdown. Bit awks as it’s been empty ever since and no sign of when we’ll be allowed to rent it out again or even go ourselves.
For those that saw the house tour, it’s confusing to say the least but plans are afoot to unleash her hidden potential and I’d forgotten quite how exciting it was to plan a renovation. After all, that’s what got me started here on Insta!
A big priority will be making the ground floor and garden accessible. There will be an accessible suite downstairs and I’ve already been talking to a kitchen company about how we can plan the kitchen. The bathroom in the downstairs suite will be the biggest in the house so thinking this 👆🏼👆🏼 might work well?
I’m very lucky to have been offered advice from Vicki @wheelchichome Jo @wheelieliving and Sophie @fashionbellee all accounts that are well worth a follow. So I have no excuse not to nail the accessible design.
More details over on @thesmurfhouse along with house tour and floor plans. Can’t wait to share more about its transformation with you, sometimes I forget this account started with a simple renovation.
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#bathroom #accessibility #tiles #tilelover #green #abmathome #bhghome #bathroomrenovation #holidaycottage #southdevon #showerroom #interiör #plants #urbanjunglebloggers #urbanjungle #plantstyling #ihavethisthingwithplants #ihavethisthingwithtiles #abmlifeisbeautiful #pursuepretty #postitfortheaesthetic

Two things right there 👆🏼👆🏼 that have

Two things right there 👆🏼👆🏼 that have saved my actual bacon since lockdown.
1) My trainers
2) My dog
If you’d have told me three months ago that not only would I be able to run nearly 10k by June but I’d actually enjoy doing it. Well, I would have politely told you to ‘jog on’. Yet here I am having clocked up hundreds of ks and feeling fan ruddy tastic. You see, I never ever believed I could run. As a size 16 (okay 17) woman in her 40s I’d kinda given up on myself and hadn’t been prioritising exercise. I thought running was for actual elite athletes. But when lockdown happened, something inside said Run Doris, run (no offence to any Dorises out there I just don’t know any below the age of 80 and that’s kind of how old my body felt). .
Let me make this clear, at no point has this been about body weight, it’s been about the mental weight that it seems to lift from my very heavy shoulders and trust me it works. You see, it turns out that a global pandemic, losing your entire income overnight, homeschooling 4 kids and not being able to see your family and friends takes its toll on the old mental health. I seriously wonder what the heck I would have done without it.
You lot, as ever have been incredible. Messaging me words of support, tagging me in on your runs. It’s been grade A awesome.
So thank you to everyone who has take time to virtually push me along on this journey, this Doris is taking inspo from Dory and will just keep running.
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Always loads of questions about running, if it’ll help anyone, let me know and I’ll write a blog post.
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#couchto5k #running #doortraits #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #frontdoor #redsetter #doorsofinstagram #doorsoftheworld #edwardianhouse #runningshoes #periodproperty #mentalhealth #jogging #postitfortheaesthetic #reddoor #redsettersofinstagram #frontdoordecor #frontdoorsofinstagram #pursuepretty #abmlifeissweet #abmlifeisbeautiful #abmlifeiscolorful

Hands up if your sofa has suffered durning lockdow

Hands up if your sofa has suffered durning lockdown? I once had soft clean squishy couches I now have crispy, battered and smeared ones.
They’ve been bounced on, eaten on, cried on, sneezed on, napped on and dribbled on (dog not me). My beloved velvet beauties do not look like this now 😂😂. Anyone else’s sofas suffered during lockdown??
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#apartmenttherapy #styleithappy #plantsplantsplants #urbanjunglebloggers #abmathome #bhghome #interiör #postitfortheaesthetic #pursuepretty #houseplants #plantshelfie #pinkandgreen #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plants #plantsofinstagram #showemyourstyled #exposedbrick #plantstyling #interieurinspiratie

There’s no place like home, there’s no place l

There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.
Can we all just take a second to appreciate this stunning watercolour from the insanely talented @miyajima.illustrations She only went and painted our house and it’s just glorious. Granted it was a while ago when my bush was out of control (nothing new there) and it’s an autumnal view of the old Virginia Creeper but it’s STUNNING! She also does family portraits which are cute as, go check her out (not an ad, discovering this was just a luvverly surprise).
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Tonight, I shall mostly be trying to fall back in love with Instagram, I feel it may take some time. Wish me luck.
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#watercolour #abmlifeisbeautiful #periodoroperty #home #homesweethome #painting #watercolorpainting #watercolor #virginiacreeper #periodhome #artsandcraftsarchitecture #artsandcraftsstyle #postitfortheaesthetic #pursuepretty #portrait #homeportrait #doortraits #doorsofinstagram

There hasn’t been a cell in my body that has bee

There hasn’t been a cell in my body that has been up for creating any new content recently. But my cactus is flowering so I’m taking joy in the little things and dusting off the camera lens, I even ruddy polished that bog lid!
I hope you are all well safe and supported on this grey Blursday. And by supported, I don’t mean via a good pair of hold it all pants or a wonderbra, I mean surrounded by your people. Those that’ll make you laugh and smile and that know how to make you feel good no matter what.
Have a cracking cracking evening folks, I shall mostly be trying to be more like my cactus #bemorecactus
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#apartmenttherapy #cactus #cactusflower #urbanjungle #urbanjunglebloggers #plants #plantsplantsplants #greenfingers #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantlove #plantsofinstagram #plantmom #iloveplants #houseofplantlovers #interiormilk #abmlifeisbeautiful #abmathome #styleithappy #bhghome #bathroom #bathroomdesign #interiör #interiorinspo #plantladder #plantstyling

It’s been a week of discoveries. Emotional ones,

It’s been a week of discoveries.
Emotional ones, uncomfortable ones, tough ones and joyous ones. Discovering new people and their accounts is definitely the latter. This is the home of Isa @life_of_isatu and I’m delighted to have found her. She has designed the garden of actual dreams, would you look at at that 👆🏼👆🏼. There are more pictures over on her grid and you’ll see how it works as a seamless extension to her home meaning it’s used as much as the house is. I’m absolutely taking inspiration for @thesmurfhouse
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Many of us have discovered some amazing new accounts belonging to black creatives. Please make sure that you like, share, comment and communicate with these accounts. Not doing so could affect their engagement rate. Follower number is all well and good but it’s the ER that will bring in the work.
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Have a lovely day folks, I’ve got a birthday cake to bake (husband. Very glad he reminded me 😬😬😬) a run to squeeze in and a pantry to clear out. Rock and actual roll!
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#garden #outdoorliving #apartmenttherapy #gardenroom #postitfortheaesthetic #outdoors #garden #gardening #gardenlife #gardendesign #gardens #gazebo #gardenlove #gardenrenovation

Evening friends. I’ve just read something that I

Evening friends.
I’ve just read something that I wanted to share with you. It’s a brilliant piece written by @thesullivanslondon on @mother_pukka s blog. It’s called ‘The Silence Was Deafening’ and it hit hard. It made me feel uncomfortable but I’ve realised that good things come from that so please have a read. I’ll share it on stories but I’ve also put the link in my bio. Won’t be sending anyone to my blog for the foreseeable but will be sharing links in bio to pieces that I’ve found helpful.
@vixmeldrew also posted great advice for fellow white influencers too today, please check that out.
Love, respect and kindness 💕
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Muted and listening. blacklivesmatter #blackouttue

Muted and listening.
blacklivesmatter #blackouttuesday #amplifymelanatedvoiceschalleng

Of all of the quotes and all of the artwork I’ve

Of all of the quotes and all of the artwork I’ve seen over the weekend, this one has stuck with me. Being silent is not ok, worrying about saying the wrong thing is not an option.
The events of the past week have been despicable and have made us all sit up and listen but it shouldn’t take them happening for us to do that. The noise that we hear right now should be as constantly present as a heart beat.
I have more work to do, we all have more work to do but even if I get it wrong along the way, I’m turning up.
#blacklivesmatter
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Artwork @stuffgracemade

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