When I saw the beautiful pastel hues of the newly renovated Tropical Hotel St Barth by Oscar Lucien Ono of Maison Numéro 20, I was stopped in my tracks. If I had a holiday home in a sunny country, Oscar would be the one I would hire to recreate this […]
Bathroom
L’OCCITANE Christmas gift ideas for 2021.
If you are on the lookout for Christmas gift ideas or even festive decorations, then let me tell you about L’OCCITANE ‘s Christmas collection this year. They have so many bath and body care treats to choose from, and each come beautifully packaged too.As you can see, I have a […]
Eco friendly cleaning products by Homethings.
I’m always on the lookout for eco friendly cleaning products for the home, and it helps if it cleans sparklingly well, smells good and has a beautifully designed bottle too. This morning, I had the opportunity to try out Homethings, which was also featured on the popular TV show Dragon’s […]
Shampoo bars, do they work? A review of Hairy Jayne’s vegan hair care products.
Shampoo bars? My interest was piqued when Hairy Jayne, a brand selling natural vegan conditioner and shampoo bars asked me to try out their products. I loved the sound of a hair product that is cruelty free and to top that, also plastic, soap, palm oil and sulphate free.I must […]
Staying at home wellbeing kit
Here’s my staying at home wellbeing kit, even though at present I can’t stay at home, as I’m a doctor needed to help treat patients. I’m not sure what it is with loo roll and us Brits at this time of crisis. I decided not to buy at the supermarkets, […]
My pastel colour bathroom with a mix of period and modern.
I’m so happy to finally reveal my pastel colour bathroom, a mix of period and modern, created in part collaboration with Ripples bathroom. It’s been a labour of love. It’s been a journey and I’ve learned a lot about doing up a bathroom, from grout colours, to paint matching, tile […]
Selecting through quartz surfaces for my bathroom makeover.
I had been researching quartz surfaces for my bathroom makeover, to go on top of my vanity unit. My search brought me to Caesarstone, a company founded in 1987 and a pioneer in the natural quartz surfaces market. I decided to pay a visit to their showroom in London to […]
My new colourful bathroom tiles from Ca’ Pietra.
Check out these gorgeous Eye Duck Egg Encaustic bathroom tiles from Ca’ Pietra that I’ve picked. I realise that it’s been a while since I updated you on my bathroom refurbishment. There was a definite lull for various reasons which I shall explain at a later date. There are still […]
Bathroom remodel diary -pipes and plasterboard.
I’m a bit behind with telling you about my bathroom remodel progress. This post will give you a glimpse at the layout of my new bathroom. The image above is of course my old bathroom.Then it was all gone!This bathroom remodel is starting to look a little better now right? Samuel, […]
5 things I learned so far whilst renovating my bathroom.
5 things I learned so far whilst renovating my bathroom. Here’s my old bathroom again. Work is still progressing, and I’ll show you its current state at the end of this post. I thought it may be fun to just document the 5 things I’ve learned so far whilst renovating […]
Bathroom renovation project in a London Victorian house.
Bathroom renovation project in a London Victorian house. Do you have a room or rooms in your house that you would not reveal on social media? I’m guessing YES right? Well, I certainly have many rooms in my home that I don’t reveal for various reasons. First up are my […]
Latest trends in bathrooms and kitchens at PORCELANOSA
This post is all about the latest trends in bathrooms and kitchens, from my recent tour of PORCELANOSA in Valencia, Spain. I’ve been thinking of re-doing my bathroom and kitchen lately, and so this showroom tour, a source of inspiration, was especially relevant to me. We started the tour with some artistic fun, by tracing over the pencil […]