So today's post is all about styling a DFS sofa two ways. I love a good styling challenge, but before I could do this I needed to find a sofa suitable for the awkward space it was going to live in. With very low windows, and a fairly short depth to play with, it also had to be suitable to watch TV on, as you can see below. There were a lots of different styles to choose from, but I'd already realised that a chaise style would definitely be the way to go. Even though our kitchen has ... read more
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Win a sofa.com sofa worth over £1,000
I have a very exciting announcement for you today, as I am collaborating with sofa.com this month, to give one of you lovely lot a chance to win a gorgeous sofa. I know, how cool is that! Now I was given the option to also choose which sofa I would giveaway. I wanted something that I knew you would adore and I would have in my own home too. If I'm honest I was a little spoilt for choice, sofa.com concentrates on selling two things, great sofas (chairs too) and beds, and is known for its ... read more
I Love Mondays : Fashion For Home
I Love Mondays Is Back! Following my fab trip to America this summer, I am very excited to be writing this new I Love Mondays post. I have been doing so much internet searching recently as we are changing our living room a little. New sofas at last hurrah! I'm nearly there with my little makeover, but wanted to share with you an online shop that I discovered whilst online shopping called Fashion for Home which I LOVE! Fashion For Home is an online shop that sells gorgeous pieces of ... read more
My Summer Style : Garden and Conservatory
Welcome to The Ana Mum Diary, friends old and new, especially if you have hopped over from Karen at Making Spaces. Grab a chair and a cuppa, let's get to know one another a little better. This post is part of a HUGE, week long online blogging event called the #UKHomeBlogHop. It's been expertly organised by the very funny and talented Kimberly at Swoon Worthy and the idea is that each day at 11am, around 5 interior and lifestyle bloggers publish a post to show off their home and garden summer ... read more
How to make your home picture perfect
Myself and three other bloggers started a new interiors Hashtag on instagram at the start of the year, we already have over 2,700 posts. Its #SUYHome, if you fancy a gander. On Instagram, the hashtag ‘interior design’ has over 40 million posts, its an amazing place for inspiration. The search returns anything from staged photography of plush cushions in the infamous millennial pink, homes that have gone to the 'dark side', contemporary décor and copper and gold EVERYTHING! A picture-perfect ... read more
No More White or Beige: Why Coloured Skirting Boards Are Taking Over
Why Coloured Skirting Boards Are Taking Over. “You can have any colour, as long as it’s black,” Henry Ford is often paraphrased as saying. When it comes to skirting boards, it’s traditionally been a similar story: regardless of your interior design style, the colour choice has generally been shades of white. But times are changing. It’s now possible to buy skirting boards in a range of colours, so there’s no need to think in terms of the same old white-and-beige palette. This means that ... read more