My styling assistant while in lockdown has of course been Maude. Hopeless at actually helping, but especially when things are not going quite to plan, she looks intelligent, and at...
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They say that when you fall off a horse or a bike or a bandwagon (what even is a bandwagon?) that the best thing to do is get straight back on. Before...
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Live what you love – this is something that I cannot stress enough. The fact that you must trust your instincts, and you must always, always, always decorate for yourself...
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Happy New Year! I’m writing today from my little office at the beach house. Of course it’s not really an office. It’s actually just our outdoor table here at the...
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I thought that you might like a few very quick and simple ideas for lovely festive tables. Ideas that are visually gorgeous, easy, and most importantly, stress free. Well really,...
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Last weekend I was doing a little baking. Of course, out loud I will pretend that it was for the benefit of the school lunch boxes. But actually, it was...
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Great style isn’t about how slavishly you follow a trend or how quick you are to embrace the latest, greatest thing; in fact it’s anything but slavishly following a trend...
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Finding a special treasure for my home in a store or studio or market or junk shop or auction is pure joy. Especially if that ‘objet trouve’ is unexpected, and...
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Faffing, foraging and frippery. Try rolling that sentence off the tongue several times! I’ve decided that these are three of my favourite words, despite the fact that they all have connotations...
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Flowers on the low down – those little flower arrangements that you see literally, when you look down, as opposed to the low down on flowers, which this is not....
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If you have known me for a while now, then you will know that I am an interior stylist who believes there is beauty in imperfection. Who thinks that something...
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Leaving the bach after summer holidays is always hard and sad and a little depressing. The pack up is horrible. Aside from the actual packing and cleaning, there is also...
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If you follow me on Instagram then you may know that my family and I have recently been travelling in India. And, as I’m sure you also know, at any...
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It isn’t always easy trying to balance one’s perfectly imperfect living style with one’s innate Virgo tendencies for order and routine. I do like a little tidy in my life...
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Do you remember my little blog post a couple of months ago about authenticity over perfectionism? I’m thinking that perhaps now I’m still a little too perfectionist-leaning to be qualified...
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I don’t know about you, but cooler days, and long, dark nights bring out my best hibernating instincts. I like nothing more than cosying up with layers of warmth, some...
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I seem to have developed something of a reputation amongst my instagram friends. A little botanical snip here, and a wee cutting there while out walking, and quicker than I...
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When I pressed the delete button on my old blog I didn’t think it would be missed. But as is often the way with something old, familiar and comfortable that...
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My husband thought it absolutely hilarious when I told him that I’d signed up for an online course in time management, but that I hadn’t actually had the time to...
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I’ve set myself a couple of personal challenges these holidays. I’m not really one for new years resolutions, but I do like to spend a little time in January evaluating the...
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It's a universal truth that all who know Rachel Castle, describe her as pure sunshine. And if you follow her instagram or facebook feeds, then you'll also know how damn...
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