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My daughters and I are about to take a girlie trip to France in two days and we’ve heard there’s a good chance of some sun ! Tried my swimming costume on this morning and can’t decide whether it’s better to shock people with my winter body stuffed into my summer swimwear or deflect attention to it by not doing my womanly shave and go ‘hair bear bunch’ outta the sides. It’s apparent that I’ve embraced this Autumnal season a lot quicker than I first thought Imagine a banana & bran loaf stuffed into one portion of a cupcake tin .... sexy no ? . . . #myhousethismonth #pocketofmyhome #littleaccountlove #mycreativeinterior #myseasonalrevamp #myhometrend #mydecorvibe #mydiymydecor #homestylinginspo #myhyggehome #mystylishspace #colourmyhome #mydiyhome #lovetohome #spotthenewtrend #spotlightonmyhome #walltowallstyle #mygorgeousgaff #rusticmodern #fixerupperstyle #handmademodernhome #sodomino #mybohohome #interiormilk #myhometoinspire #instaliving #smallspaceliving #plantgang
Oooh Sunday night you’ve sneaked up on us ! I feel like I’ve only just stepped into the weekend and already it’s a ‘goner’ I’ve spent mine out and about accumulating stuff, then just as much time faffing with it, to get my boys room ready for when he returns from his trip away with the lads. I tell myself it’s because I want him to have a nice cosy room that he’s glad to come home to, but if I have to be honest, it’s simply not true. Him being away for 5 wks has given me ample opportunity to literally fumigate his room, and get it to a reasonable enough state that I could easily rent it out should he rub me up the wrong way when he returns, by actually touching anything in it ! How’s yours been? . . . . #myhousethismonth #howimonochrome #monochromehome #myflatlayslay #flatlayslay #flatlaytoday #showmeyourstyled #mydivinehome #myseasonalrevamp #roomforinspo #rockinteriors #myinteriorvibe #myinteriorstyletoday #dailydecordetail #ownyourdecor #decorstylevibes #stopandstaredecor #styleithappy #pocketofmyhome #mycuratedaesthetic #purposeinstyle #heyhomehey #littleaccountlove #spotthenewtrend #homestylinginspo #myhouseandhome #myhometrend
This morning there was some chat amongst us mums of older children, (notice how I didn’t use the term ‘older mums’ 😉), about how hard it is opposed to having little ones. When my children were young I thought life was pretty hard. I was tired all the time, covered in ice cream and sticky fingers, and never really had time to get dressed or make my hair look nice. The constant chitter chatter makes your brain hurt, you never have time for yourself, and then there are times that you have to ride around on a small tricycle that’s built for a two-year-old and you're actually 32. It's pretty much a bunch of nonsense for the longest time. You are physically exhausted, but you forge on because you do it for the love, and the desire to be the best mum you can be. Then they grow up and the real work starts. You still want to be the best mum you can be but they just want you to be their mate or shove off. You give your opinions on decisions they’ve made or about to make and they ignore it. They want to go off and do dangerous things like stay all night at nightclubs, and get trains home alone and you want to wrap them up in cotton wool. You send them off to Uni to extend their good education and have the best start in life and all they want to do is drink their faces off. You want them to have a good diet but they want to eat beans and sausage or pot noodle for 3 years. My son has gone travelling with his mates, and just last week and I discovered that one of them had actually been hospitalised 😳THE only reason I found out was because a precondition to this trip, was that I could put him on find a friend and I found them in the hospital 😳 #truestory *continued in comments * . . #myhousethismonth #myhouseandhome #spotthenewtrend #mybohohome #bedroomdecor #bedroomstyling #walltowallstyle #rockinteriors #myhyggehome #myhometrend #newinteriorsontheblock #stopandstaredecor #mycreativeinterior #mystylishspace #myinteriorstyletoday #howyouhome #howimonochrome #pocketofmyhome #suyhome #littleaccountlove #familyhome #homestylinginspo #livebeautifully #myneutralspace #mygorgeousgaff
I’ve had to have a break off insta because my hands are having some kind of melt down. I’ve been super busy round the house lately, which has resulted in an excessive amount of power tool usage 🛠💪🏻, (there’s no power tool emoji!?😳, so that doesn’t help, and there’s also a history of arthritis in my family so I have knuckles like a set of pickled ginger. As soon as I think about scrolling my wrists twitch and when I start to type I get pain down my thumb and neck ache... what’s that all about ? Anyhoo, here’s one of my projects I’ve built recently. My diy shiplap wall, which I’m mightily chuffed with. I’m yet to style it but even as it stands it gives the wall depth and I love it ! Let me know what you think... and whilst your at it, let me know if anyone is having insta finger trauma like myself 🙈😁 . . . . #mydiyhome #mydiydecor #myhousethismonth #myhometrend #myhousebeautiful #myhouseidea #newinteriorsontheblock #spotlightonmyhome #rockinteriors #interiormilk #interiordetails #mystylishspace #interiorboom #howimonochrome #howyouhome #myseasonalrevamp #mygorgeousgaff #spotthenewtrend #suyhome #myperiodhomestyle #walltowallstyle #mycuratedaesthetic #stopandstaredecor #plantgang #livingroominspo #livingroomstyling #styledup #swooneditions #lightandbright
This is a very small collection of blankets and throws that I have. I’m getting them ready because I’ve resigned myself to the fact that the sun had gone and it’s finally time to ‘toast up’ I keep the glitter ball close by because it’s like a little sunshine sniffer. One ray and it goes bananas ✨ Is there only me late to the Autumn? 🍂 . . . . #myhousethismonth #myhouseandhome #mydiyhome #pocketofmyhome #interiordetails #homestylinginspo #howyouhome #howimonochrome #mybohohome #myhyggehome #flatlayslay #livingroomdecor #littleaccountlove #rockinteriors #instaliving #swooneditions #mybohoabode #scandiboho #mynordicroom #mycovetedhome #mystylishspace #myseasonalrevamp #myinteriorvibe #mygorgeousgaff #myhometrend #spotthenewtrend #mycreativeinterior #spotlightonmyhome
The theme is BACK TO on #myhousethismonth It’s so weird this year not out buying Uni stuff for my son. Every year, regardless that we’ve bought it all the year before, we’d have to buy it all again because he’d either move digs, or the stuff he did have would be goosed because boys live like 3 yr olds ... fact. I keep seeing it all in the shops along side the ‘back to school stuff’ and my heart pings a little. It’s strange that this should be the indicator that’s it’s all over. That’s it.. he’s my last so, no longer do I have to shop another darn pencil case and it’s range of matching colourful contents, ( obvs that was when they were much younger 😉), or another uniform with five shirts and unlimited trousers, because boys love to go through the knees, (again when he was much younger). Neither did I have to go look for space cats bedding or a 12 pack tin of beans ( that was actually just last year 😳😂) Now I just have to go look for his underwear that needs washing, my drinking glasses, my cutlery and the tomato sauce because it’s undoubtedly in his room somewhere 😉 . . . It’s childhood memories over on #thebeinginbusiness Not all of us have good enough memories of our own childhood but some of us are lucky enough that our own children have graced us with theirs. So my favourite was when I was a single mother and the four of us would drive the huge 9 hr trip to go see my mama. We would sing all the way and stop at The Little Chef as a treat, (that a huge deal in those days 😁🙌🏻) They were the happiest little travellers 😊 Once we drove through the night to get the early morning ferry and we ate hot pancakes all sleepy eyed fresh from the bakery whilst waiting to board. It was an utterly precious time 😍 . . . . #createyourownvision #spotthenewtrend #diyhomedecor #customsign #signmaker #myinteriorstyletoday #howyouhome #howimonochrome #interiordetails #interieurstyling #homeideas #homestylinginspo #pocketofmyhome #designsponge #mycreativeinterior #mystylishspace #myseasonalrevamp #dailydecordetail #myhyggehome #flatlayslay #plantgang #finditstyleit #swooneditions #myhometrend #livingroominspo #nesttoimpress
Have you ever had an episode that you’ve never been able to live down? We all have days in our lives that test us, and after a particularly pivotal time in our family life, I managed to deliver the most offensive feedback on a breakfast that was never to be forgotten. I’ve come over to my daughters for a cosy, girlie night in and she’s just reminded me that 2 yrs today, I told a waiter, that the breakfast I had just been served, was rank 😎. “Rank !?” he asked me incredulous... that’s right I said, “rank... I think you boiled my bacon” ... and so it was. My daughter was so embarrassed that she pretended to tie her shoe laces under the table for about half an hour. Funny thing was... she was wearing flip flops 😂 It’s ‘Where I grew up’ on #thebeinginbusiness I grew up in Lower Broughton in Manchester which is why I feel comfortable using the word ‘Rank’ 💪🏻😎 . . . . #howyouhome #homeideas #homestylist #howimonochrome #rockinteriors #mydiyhome #signmaker #wallartdecor #finditstyleit #homestylinginspo #rusticmodern #instaliving #interiormilk #interiordetails #ownyourdecor #pocketofmyhome #apartmenttherapy #sodomino #scandiboho #shelfstyling #dailydecordetail #livingroomdecor #flatlayslay #createyourownvision #bohodecor #myhometrend #myhyggehome #mycreativeinterior #mycuratedaesthetic
As far as Saturdays go mine started well I drove out early this morning to pick up a sledge hammer and an 8ml drill bit for a project I’m working on. ( it’s a bit like picking up a nice pair of shoes and a handbag for a banging night out for some of you ... but there are others out there that will totally get my jam - the buzz is the same 😉 ) The sun was making a rare appearance and then two tunes by The Sugarbabes and All Saints came on that I hadn’t heard since my girls were young, so I was singing my face off and life was pretty sweet lost in my memories ( lone car journeys are brilliant for this aren’t they ? Singing and thinking 🎤🤔 ) Anyhoo...afterwards there was a convo about how some people wake in the morning with swollen faces which had me yelling “ that’s me!” My face fills up with some weird fluid in the night that I can’t quite understand and doesn’t disperse until I’m two coffees in ( sometimes even longer ) I regularly think how do folk in Big Brother & Love Island wake so fresh faced !? ( apart from the fact the are about one hundred years younger than me ) So which one are you ? Sleepy eyed beauty in the morning or has your face gained 3 good inches ? Do tell 🙏🏻 There’s a new hashie in town #thebeinginbusiness and the first theme is Who am I ? So this is kinda me ... I’m Vanessa. Thinker, car journey singer, Signmaker and DIY bird, who loves a good laugh. If you do the swipey thing I’ve popped on the themes so you can join in👍🏻 Nice to meet you x . . . . #howyouhome #howimonochrome #interiordetails #createyourownvision #livingroomdecor #livingroominspo #mydiyhome #myhouseandhome #myhyggehome #scandinavianstyle #mynordicroom #diyhomedecor #shelfstyling #shelfdecor #wallartdecor #rusticmodern #plantgang #myhometrend #littleaccountlove #homeandlifestyle #homestylinginspo #finditstyleit #myinteriorstyletoday #mydiyhome #mycreativeinterior #rockinteriors
If you’re wondering how many items can be made from one old, chunky pine wardrobe from the reclamation yard ... it’s 3 exactly ! This little love seat has been made from the left over back boards of the wardrobe and a wooden duck board that I had thrown out in the garden. It’s not just a pretty face either... you can store stuff in it so #winwin You can see bit more of it and the other two items I made from it over on my stories, or on my IGTV Think I’ve got one heck of a well earned sit down this evening ! Happy Friday night all... anyone doing anything super nice that I can be super jealous of ? . . . . #howimonochrome #diydecor #diyhomedecor #diystories #mydiymydecor #mydiyhome #homeideas #mycreativeinterior #rusticmodern #handmademodernhome #myhouseandhome #ilovemyinterior #showmeyourstyled #interiordetails #interieurstyling #favouritesquarefriday #fafffriday #kitchendecor #kitchenideas #heyhomehey #mycuratedaesthetic #myhyggehome #myinteriorstyletoday #myinteriorvibe #lovetohome #createyourownvision #mydecorvibe #myseasonalrevamp
It’s MIRROR over on #myhousethismonth and boy do I have a doozy for you. I’ve had this forever and it spans the whole length of the wall which meant it was an absolutely beast to put up. Due to this; no matter what else I change in here.... this stays. I just haven’t got the heart to move it or get rid 🙈 On the flip side, there’s nothing quite like a big mirror and it’s reflection to make a small room feel less inadequate. In other news ... the sun made a small appearance today which had me racing outside to sit in it. I got about 30 blissful minutes and it was all over. I’m seriously missing the sun ☀️ . . . . #mydiymydecor #interiorsnapshot #plantgang #mycuratedaesthetic #mystylishspace #myseasonalrevamp #mystylishspace #rockinteriors #myinteriorvibe #interiormilk #instahomedecor #instaliving #littleaccountlove #walltowallstyle #myhyggehome #livingroomdecor #dailydecordetail #howimonochrome #pocketofmyhome #suyhome #nesttoimpress #mycreativeinterior #handmademodernhome #fixerupperinspired #foreverfaffing #whiteinterior #scandihome
It’s ‘PLANT IT’ over on #myhousethismonth and due to the fact that I’ve got a fair few I decided to have a bash at getting a good many of them all on one shot. Now the thing is I was mid paint when I decided to have a break and get it done, so if you look to the left you can see a bit of #instareality where I’m not done. Any wider on my shot and you would have got more than you bargained for because the place was a decorating tip We’re halfway there folk... hasn’t it been fabulously quick ?🙌🏻 . . . . #howimonochrome #mystylishspace #rockinteriors #myinteriorstyletoday #myinteriorvibe #mygorgeousgaff #interiormilk #interiordetails #mydiydecor #ownyourdecor #stopandstaredecor #dailydecordetail #myhyggehome #suyhome #walltowallstyle #allmyplantsononething #mycreativeinterior #plantgang #mycuratedaesthetic #livingroomdecor #fixerupperstyle #apartmenttherapy #whitedecor #scandistyle #interieur #livebeautifully
Well that’s Bank Hol in a wrap. We mostly hung around the house, up to our ears in DIY. At the husbands request, ( he said he was tired and bored of it 😳), he asked could we go out. Of course I taught him a big fat lesson and wangled some new home purchases, (which included these new coffee, tea and sugar jars), then made him look at wood. 🤣 I’m not worried that he won’t fall for it again because I got plenty more to do about the house and if he wants to avoid it then purchases he must make ! I’m all heart 😉😁 Go on.... tell me how fabulous yours has been . . . . #howimonochrome #myhousethismonth #mykitchen #kitchenstyling #myhyggehome #howyouhome #littleaccountlove #pocketofmyhome #homestylist #homeandlifestyle #plantgang #mycreativeinterior #flatlayslay #rusticmodern #monochromehome #myflatlayslay #flatlayslay #flatlaytribe #finditstyleit #mystylishspace #instaliving #instahomedecor #interiormilk #interiordetails #rustichome #seekthesimplicity #spotthenewtrend #diydecor #mydiymydecor