INSPIRATION | CHRISTMAS DECOR

It's probably just as well that I don't have a space of my own to decorate for Christmas.

It would be so BORING yet so simple and sophisticated like the pictures below.

I long for a beautiful grown up tree, decorated in white and gold, decadent and charming in its own right.

However... where is the fun in that?

We like to call our house at Christmas "the grotto". We do go a little bit crazy but it's worth it!

It's all about garishly flashing coloured lights.

Shabby mismatched decorations that are older than you are.

Handmade Christmas items from nursery and school years.

Complete with a wobbly off-centre star on top of the tree.

...I wouldn't want it any other way!

DIY | PEG IT

This month has gone very quickly.

Lots of work and not enough play has unfortunately sent this little one into a rather crazy spiral.

Friday nights in are now a "regular" for me...but to be honest I need them!

 During my spare time I have been trying to beat the final year uni blues by doing a spot of therapeutic diy.

It also adds as a nice distraction to covering up all the damp patches on my wall... just one little insight into how terrible a condition my apartment and room are in!

I have been taking advantage of my free printer paper (thanks Kodak!), a lovely little free programme called Poladroid (you can download it here), garden trellis's from the 99p store, balls of string and wooden pegs. I am currently the owner of two bags of wooden pegs...both different sizes!

Yes. You see what I now mean by crazy?