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Are you like me? Always forging ahead looking to the future? Well I’ve made a promise to myself that I will look back over what I’ve achieved in the last week as a way of reminding myself that I am always travelling and usually moving forward. Part of this review is to take the time…

‘Perfect Imperfect – the beauty of accident, age & patina’ by  Karen McCartney is the latest addition to my much loved book stash.  The book is also the work of Sharyn Cairns and Glen Proebstel. I first saw the book at the home of @joannamaclennanphotography and needed it in my life.  This book has a…

Most people are familiar with the William Morris quote ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.’ This is a very good mantra to adopt in the kitchen – we spend a lot of time in the kitchen (well I don’t as it’s my husband’s…

My three seasonal Hacks I don’t know about you but I found January grim. The lack of light, the short days, combined with the relentless rain and when you live in the countryside the huge amounts of mud that you cannot escape and which has even become an unwelcome design feature in my home, it’s…

Last Saturday was a little bit different than normal at Harp Cottage.  Instead of guests staying for the weekend relaxing and enjoying the decor and scenery, we ran a workshop on ‘How to get the Harp Cottage look’ so everyone can create their own personal curated considered space.  It was a real treat for me…