I'm Melanie and I live east of London, right by beautiful Epping Forest with my husband, dog and young son Jaxon. 

This blog started in March 2016 and has evolved quite a lot in that time. When I launched it we had just moved house, I was jobless after taking redundancy at 8 months pregnant and I needed to be clever when it came to furnishing it. The blog started simply as a documentation of designing my house with DIY and on a budget, but as life has moved on and my love of interiors and knowledge around furnishing my own home has grown, I now focus less on writing about budget interiors and more about what excites me in decor - that could be a £14.99 lamp I picked up in Homesense, or a £90 roll of wallpaper. 

What has not changed is my love of DIY and a 'give-it-a-go' attitude. I try not to hire tradespeople if I think I could do it myself (sharing these experiences along the way on this blog). My blog is less of a 'how to' and more of a 'I gave this a try - this is how it went.' DIY is the best way to save money when decorating your home, and I hope to inspire others to try it for themselves with simple tips, design ideas, and guides to the tools required.

This blog is also big on colour. I love colour in my interiors which mainly include blues, greens, pinks, burgundy tones and lilacs. I'm also not shy of a snazzy wallpaper and heavy patterns. You can check out all my before & after reveals to see how I have brought in statement colours to the magnolia walls we inherited.

I'll often collaborate with brands on the blog but the product has to be something I love, a clever concept, or a great way to transform your home. All reviews are honest. 

Thank you for reading! I really do appreciate it.

Love Melanie xx

AWARDS:

‘Best Business Woman In The Blogging Industry 2019’ - The Best Business Women Awards

‘Best Blog As Voted For By The Public ‘- The Northern Interior Design Blog Awards

‘Best Blog Award 2017’ - Awarded By London Design Week, Chelsea Harbour

‘Best DIY & Craft Blog 2016’ - Amara Interior Blog Awards

Please note that all opinions featured on the blog are my own. All DIY advice given is just my suggestion & personal experience. I am not qualified by trade in any form of home improvement and cannot be held accountable for any advice deemed as counterfactual. Find out more information via my privacy policy.

Affiliate links are often used within posts on this blog. This simply means if you buy a product after being directed to it from this website, I’ll get a tiny commission of the sale. Find out more information via my privacy policy.

All photos on the blog unless credited underneath have been taken by me. Please email me if you would like to use them via the contact page.