by
Aimee
on
Feb 14, 2013 • What better chance to forage through some junk than on a weekend away? While in Exeter last month, husband and I got down and dusty at Steptoes Market. Tucked away at the back, next to a cherub-themed water fountain and a collection of Beano comics, was a filthy street sign, for the grand price of...
by
Aimee
on
Feb 5, 2013 • Well, I know I left this vote up forever, but at least every viewer and his dog has had a chance to vote. The winner is… White, bright and beautiful. And since the writing has been on the wall for about a month, we’ve already started to get the paint on the wall, too....
by
Aimee
on
Jan 29, 2013 • Comments Closed So Christmas was an age ago, but it’s fair to say we’ve only just started to recover. Between weddings, bouts of pneumonia and a new job for husband, things have been busy here at No 9, however we are finally getting back on top of life. (Well, apart from still having to take the Christmas...
by
Aimee
on
Dec 14, 2012 • Comments Closed During a recent hungover traipse through Soho, I came across God’s Junkyard, a pop-up shop open until the end of January. It’s jam-packed with vintage neon signs and remnants of London’s seedy past, with Girls Girls Girls signs sitting alongside giant hearts and balmy banners. Sadly, my budget didn’t stretch to the hundreds needed...
by
Aimee
on
Dec 2, 2012 • The transformation of our lounge into a private members club has begun. Our first project? To revamp the cast iron fireplace we bought months ago, which has been leaning up against various walls of No 9 ever since. After a bit of debate, we went for all charcoal, to set off the blue tiles that...
by
Aimee
on
Nov 27, 2012 • Comments Closed I hadn’t visited Liberty in ages when I logged on to Liberty.co.uk – and absence must make the heart grow even fonder, cause I could have happily snapped up every second thing on its website, which was chock full of pretty things. As well as the usual range of floral fabrics and lust-worthy stationery, I...
by
Aimee
on
Nov 17, 2012 • It was a right renoVoting battle, but our Private Members scheme has edged out our Scandi style mood board at the last minute. It was so close that I’m giving Scandi style another chance to prove itself in our master bedroom vote – check back tomorrow to see what other room themes it’s up against!...
by
Aimee
on
Nov 12, 2012 • Comments Closed Well, here it is – our first attempt at an eco retreat. While it’s still a bit of a work-in-progress, husband and I have done all we can until spring rolls around. And we’re pretty happy – but then anything is an improvement on looking out on to a skip. I think the...
by
Aimee
on
Nov 8, 2012 • Comments Closed It might be a bit optimistic, but we’ve decided to rely on solar power to light up our eco garden. And as husband now has a job, it falls to me to install the little blighters. Luckily, it was a pretty simple process that even I couldn’t muck up. 1) First, I measured our stretch...
by
Aimee
on
Nov 4, 2012 • This is meant to be a post about the progress we’ve made on our eco garden, but really it should be a post about the howling, constant, unforgiving rain we’ve had all week. If you’re reading this from somewhere that isn’t England, congratulate yourself for having the sense to move there. If you’re stuck...
by
Aimee
on
Oct 28, 2012 • Comments Closed The worst thing about Ikea has to be the hour you spend hour struggling to fit your eight flatpack pieces of furniture into your hatchback. But this lamp will sit on your lap, so it’s a perfect treat to sneak onto your trolley without fear of recrimination in the carpark. It comes in blue, green,...
by
Aimee
on
Oct 26, 2012 • After weeding through a record number of votes (sorry), we can finally start plotting how to turn our grubby little garden into an urban retreat. It seems Eco- inspired is the way to go, so send us any green ideas from your fertile minds to help us along. And check back this weekend for your chance...
