As a first time mum, I was completely clueless about how quickly babies change and grow. Like, completely clueless. I thought, for instance, that once we set up Max's nursery, ...
Well, folks, it's taken four months, plus every last shred of sanity I possess, but, at long last, I'm happy to say that our stair remodel is finally DONE. Honestly, I ...
When Terry and I were putting Max's bedroom together before he was born, we had absolutely no idea what we were doing. Like, none whatsoever. Inevitably, then, we made a ...
A love-letter to the IKEA Skubb Box and Friends When I decided to get my husband on board with the de-cluttering of our house, I don't think I realised quite HOW ...
"Have you put boxes inside boxes in our kitchen?" Terry asked incredulously a couple of weeks ago, when he opened one of the cupboard doors to reveal this vision of ...
I suspect this is one of those thoughts I should probably just be keeping to myself, rather than sharing with the entire internet, but there's a part of me - ...
I feel like all of my posts lately feature photos of me lolling around either in bed or on the couch: whoops! The thing is, though, that is pretty much my ...
Soooo, picking a new bed: harder than you might think, huh? At least, it was for us, anyway, although, to be fair, we do have form with this. Our previous bed, ...
You know how they say pregnant women get a "nesting" instinct towards the end of their pregnancies? I've had mine since long before this pregnancy even started. Like, looooooong before. If you've been ...
Today I’m sharing photos of my underwear on the internet: because this is what it’s come to, people. Don’t worry, though: I’m not actually wearing the underwear in this post…
I've shown you photos of our remodelled kitchen and living room over the past couple of weeks, so today I figured I may as well show you the third part ...
I feel a bit like I have a whole new house*, rather than just a new kitchen and flooring. (*Well, downstairs, anyway. Let's not even THINK about what the rest of ...
Last week, on 'Amber Paints Things White and Then Talks About it in Excruciating Detail,' I ... painted things white. And then talked about it in excruciating detail. This post isn't ...
Happy Easter, everyone*! (*Or those who celebrate it/have some time off, anyway.) So, I wasn’t actually going to bother posting anything today, because it’s Easter Sunday, and I’m sure you…
Every so often, very kind people will comment on my social media to tell me how much they like my house. (SOME of the time, that is. I mean, MOST of the ...
So, hands up anyone who's even remotely surprised to find that my new dressing table / makeup storage solution came from IKEA? I'm going to go ahead and assume no one ...
