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This week I thought I would give you a little peek into my own home, so that you can get an idea of what kind of styles I'm into- and maybe just be a bit nosey! 

I currently rent a one bedroom flat with my fiancé which we have been living in for almost seven years now. The flat has definitely seem some changes over the years. We initially did everything on the cheap with all our furniture...Littlewoods and Argos became our best friends! I tried to keep the space quite neutral, which luckily has turned out for the best and I haven't got bored of the colour palette - yet! What's good about keeping everything neutral, is that if you use cushions to add a pop of colour, you can quite easily swap them for another colour if you fancy a change. 

We have slowly upgraded most of the furniture over the years and re-painted, and I am really happy with how my living room especially looks now. 

Here are a couple of photos of my favourite things in the flat. 


This bed frame I only bought a few days ago from IKEA and it was a total steal at £79.00. Our previous bed was completely not my taste anymore and unfortunately was on its last legs, so it was time for an upgrade. I knew that I wanted a traditional looking metal bed frame, but was on a tight budget so this fit the bill perfectly! It is so sturdy and I do think looks a lot more expensive than it was. I hope to do a review on this bed frame in a few months time, so make sure to check back. The bedroom walls were painted a few years ago and I can't remember what the shade was called, but as you can see, it is a purply-brown. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this colour. Sometimes I think it makes the room feel cosy, and other times I think it makes the room too dark. I am looking to change the colour of the walls at some point this year, and I am aiming to keep the bedroom looking light and airy, so I was probably going to use a very light grey. 



I bought this gorgeous side table last Summer from the Shpock app. It was the first time I had ever used Shpock and I came across this being sold for £25.00 and at that price I had to have it! I hadn't even planned where it would go in the flat, but I have made it really work in my living room. The table was painted by the seller in Farrow & Ball "Pointing" and made to look a bit distressed which I love. The actual table is a bit wobbly and the surface has a big split down the middle and a few marks, but I feel like that adds to the character of it, so I won't be sanding the top down. I think the scalloped edges under the table are so different to anything I have seen before, and was a real selling point for me. Underneath the table there is a shelf where I keep two seagrass baskets for storage (one pictured above). I wanted to add a bit of interest and texture into the room, and I am so happy with how it all turned out. The walls of my living room are the perfect neutral shade and painted in Dulux paint "Natural Hessian". 

In future posts I will add more photos of my flat, as I have a lot of other favourite things to write about! 

These photos were kindly taken by my friend at Matson Bailey. She also has a blog so be sure to check hers out! 




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