22 Places to Shop for Designer Furniture and Decor

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Hello, today’s post has been a long time coming. Since I started blogging about Home Decor, I have been obsessed with finding the right furniture that didn’t rely on yet another IKEA trip and have gathered a growing list of design furniture shops. Today, I am sharing it with you! Aren’t you lucky! 🙂 This…

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Inspired by Design Magazines – 4 Easy To Reproduce Moodboards with Engineered Wood Flooring (ad)

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Today’s blog post is to share ideas to inspire you using Engineered Wood flooring at home through real homes found in my favourite Design Magazines. You can find my previous blog post about engineered flooring here, where I go more in detail and include maintenance tips too: https://mymindfulhome.co.uk/discover-3-calm-and-soothing-moodboards-feat-engineered-wood-flooring-from-flooring365-co-uk/ Why Choose Engineered Wood Flooring? Engineered Wood…

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Why I decided to work at an Interior Design Studio VS Studying for a Degree

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Hello, today’s blog post is about Why I decided to work at an interior design studio as opposed to study an interior design diploma. How did I get here in the first place? Let’s not beat around the bush. This is a very contemporary issue. I realised I was very unhappy in my work situation…

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Create Your Own Monochrome ABSTRACT ART Painting – DIY Tutorial

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Have you ever seen a monochrome abstract painting at an art gallery and thought, you could have done it yourself? The idea of doing your own art is a smart one as it will be a cost-effective and personable way of decorating your home. Even if you don’t see yourself as a creative person, anyone…

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Painting my wall with Graphene Paint – A Review of Graphenstone Ecological paints

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Today’s blog post is a review of Graphenstone ecological paint. I recently got the opportunity to review GrafClean Premium, an Ecological paint with graphene from Graphenstone. Disclaimer: This a collaboration post with Graphenstone but editorial and content is all mine. Even if I cannot develop on scientific aspects of Graphene paint, I will focus on…

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6 Simple Ways to Add Value To Your Home

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How we value a place is a great deal based on how it makes us feel. Being interior obsessed, and a first-time homeowner, now almost three years down the road from purchasing our fixer-upper period property means I can confidently say these are game-changer ways to improve the value of any home. Homeowners and renters…

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Working From Home Tips: 2020 – Printable Monthly Minimalist Calendar

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The Minimalist Monthly Calendar is back. 2020 Free MonthlyCalendar is ready, scroll down to get it! Get organised for the new year now. Following the success of my previous blog post: DIY Printable Minimalist CalendarI decided to create it again for 2020! Minimalist Calendars are quick to read at a glance and don’t provide distraction…

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From Medium Grey to Bright and Crisp White: A Living Room Farrow & Ball Paint Transformation

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Today’s blog post is about my recent Living Room Transformation with just Farrow and Ball White Paint! I have been wanting to repaint the living room for ages and I always knew it was going to be a Farrow and Ball white paint! White is modern, timeless and looks stunning in period properties as well.…

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My tips to Restore a Period Front Door for First-timers

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“We should have done this the first week we moved in!”. This is what my SO and I said with a single voice when we were halfway restoring our existing period front door. Today I want to share my tips around giving a new lease of life to an existing period door. It’s been so…

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HOW-TO CREATE an Eco-friendly DIY Fireplace Garland

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This year I decided to do perhaps the most eco-friendly garland possible by using cut-outs from my garden plants and trees. For this look all-natural, you will need. Items to use: Olive tree branches Rosemary branches Any other evergreen bushes branches you may have like Cypress, Hemlok, Blue Holly, Inkberry Holly, Eucalyptus is great too.…

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