What is Mocha Mousse?
What is mocha mousse?  Who is Pantone and why should we trust them? Every year, Pantone, the colour people, predict a colour of the year. Pantone is an international company who specialize in creating colour standards for brands and designers. Their name is derived from two words, “pan” meaning “all” and “tone” referring to the whole spectrum of colours, thus, they...Read More
How to Celebrate being Solo
How to celebrate being solo Being self-partnered can be a wonderful thing Seasons of change Life is full of seasons. Some are times of growth, and some are meant for rest. However, all your seasons are valuable, necessary and worth celebrating. So, you find yourself living alone? Disclaimer: There are many reasons why people live alone, all of them are personal and...Read More
Find Yourself by Finding Your Aesthetic
Find yourself by finding your aesthetic Get to know yourself Finding your aesthetic is a way to find your voice. Does the thought of speaking up fill you with dread? Does the idea of introducing yourself to strangers leave you cold? Do you hate those “Say your name and tell us about yourself” icebreakers? We get you! We don’t like it either. Let your home do...Read More
Why Windows Matter
Why windows matter Have you ever played Sims? If not, here is a quick overview of how the game works. You create a humanoid character, dress them, pick a name and even personality traits. The you move them into an existing (though terribly small and horribly brown) home. If you have access to the cheat code and you can get unlimited funds and you can embark on...Read More
Kitchen vs Bathroom Renovation?
Homemakers debate Kitchen vs Bathroom Renovation? Making the difficult choice Spa bathroom or designer kitchen…This is an almost impossible question! In the ideal world budget is never an issue when it comes to homemaking. There are no annoying first day of the month debit orders that eat away at your renovating funds. In the real world, that is not the...Read More
To Renovate Or Not
To Reno, or Not To Reno? questions.) Is it really worth it? Questioning your living situation? The new year can bring many challenges, but one of the biggest is the question of whether your home and living space is up to scratch. The renovation bug is dangerous one to catch. It can lead you down the slippery slope of over-capitalization and cause a lot of disruption...Read More
Bring the Holidays Home
Extend those glorious holiday vibes Bring the holidays home… The holiday shouldn’t end just because you’re home. Don’t throw the happy holiday vibes out with the wet beach towels and sun hats. We can all agree that it has been about 1000 years since the 1st of January. By now you are probably swamped with new projects and other unavoidable things like school...Read More
Lunch Like an Italian
Lunch like an Italian Take a leaf (and a lemon) out of the Café Culture cookbook “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” Ernest Hemmingway; A Movable Feast Story time: Through fate, chance and the fortuitous marriage of my 70-year-old...Read More
No Fuss Hosting
No fuss hosting Celebrate the last golden days of summer Get out of the late summer funk. It’s that strange time of year. We are back at school and work, the December holiday tan lines are quickly fading and the year is speeding up like nobody’s business. Weekends are full of school sport days, birthdays or home reno-to do lists…it’s a bit distressing how quickly...Read More