“It’s not going to fit. It won’t go up those stairs.” The delivery man places the brand new pink velvet chair that was perfect for the loft room, but turns out to be somewhat larger than it appeared in store, down underneath the loft stairs and examines the underside, where four slim gold legs poke…
Tag: interior and home
Why Am I So Rubbish At Stuff?
I recently read a cheerful article in the Guardian which said that there was no such thing as a gifted child. That’s a good thing, by the way. It’s a good thing because it means that anyone can be gifted. Our brains are plastic. It just takes practice. Ten thousand hours of it, to be…
What I Have Learned About Home Improvements #1, Wood Oil is Terrifying
When it comes to home improvements, DIY, homemaking, decorating, even gardening, I am the first to admit that I am a novice. I have zero experience in the field, but I am learning. Very gradually, I am learning. I have now been in my new house for seven months. I set myself a target of…
How To Make Christmas Decorations Out Of Pine Cones
“I will never write a How To post,” I say smugly, “at least not on something I’m not an expert on.” Only experts, in my view, should be the ones writing How To posts. Specialists in their field, people who’ve spent a lifetime in their area of expertise and several years of serious postgraduate study engaged…
Decorating Piglet’s Room With Arty Apple
You might have heard that I recently moved house. I think everyone has heard about the Terribly Long House Move; the move that has taken half a year or more with all the hanging about waiting for this chain and that chain, and oh-my-God-isn’t-buying-a-house-the-longest-thing-ever. People I have never spoken to at work keep making enquiries…
Homeowning Dream Turns Into Crack in Ceiling Horror
My mother is livid. “YOU DON’T NEED A KING SIZE BED,” she thunders. “NO ONE NEEDS A KING SIZED BED!” I calmly point out, quite tactfully I think, that king sized beds might have been considered wildly hedonistic luxuries back in the 1970s, the sort of thing that Rod Stewart might have had in his gold penthouse,…
#Single Mum Reviews: Mathmos Lava Lamp
Many months ago, I embarked on the tedious process of buying a house. My stipulations were basic: The property needed to be in or around the Bristol area, and it needed to have more than one bedroom. The purpose of the latter was clear; Piglet and I had been roomies since his birth. There was…