Domestic Fantasist.

Anyone who knows me personally knows that i'm obsessed with homeware, houses, interior design and just generally anything domestic. This obsession seems to be growing constantly, to the extent where last night I stopped outside two houses on the way to my boyfriend's and took photographs of their Façades. 

I just think there is something really exciting about the way a house is decorated; how the outside is presented, from the colour of the front door to the way the garden is designed and whether there are flowers and herbs in little pots around the front door (a personal favourite of mine, especially in Edwardian terraces where there isn't necessarily a front garden but the front of the house is adorned with lots of pots, varying in size, filled with lots of lovely little plants and flowers). I also love hanging baskets, especially the one above which is overflowing with beautiful red and white pansies.

I've got a real thing for front doors too...they HAVE to be real wood, no double glazing for me no sir-ee. I will accept double glazing in the form of two panes of glass to a window with a wooden frame but I really want to avoid (when I finally move out) anything other than that. I don't care if it means living in an ice bucket in the winter! On the colour, I like most colour front doors (you can't paint double glazing either and it doesnt come in a very big range of shades!!), but the ones i'm really drawn to are pastel in shade, like this pale mint green one above. I also love pink, lilac, duck egg blue, fresh pale green, etc, you get the picture. Stained glass is also a BIG bonus. 

I also find you don't really get houses like this anywhere other than small middle class villages in semi rural areas of England. Cheshire is heaven for a middle class domestic fantasist like myself. People aspire to live in houses like this, that's why they're so expensive. A 3 bed terraced house in Stockton Heath, where I live, is usually on the market between £180,000-£210,000. I know it's extortionate but I'll be honest I really don't care. You're paying for the beauty of a classic home, not some hideous, symmetrical, pale-bricked townhouse or semi that's been thrown up in about 4 months!

Re-blogged from James and Claire Move to Himley

I just think it's a really wonderful thing when people take real pride in their home. It's something that's dying out...not necessarily being houseproud but just making that effort to cultivate a sense of identity through decoration and interior/exterior design.

And as for interior domestic fantasising...

Re-blogged from Interior Book

I love the rustic style of this kitchen, and wouldn't say no to spending a lot of time in it. I prefer, however, the eclectic look, like this. That kitchen is reallly not big enough for my culinary habits; the one above it probably a better size. It's pretty much perfect, I would just probably keep the surfaces as they are but instead of grey walls go for powder blue or butter shades, at the moment its far too dark. Maybe I would paint the floorboards or maybe just stick to the walls and the radiator etc....

re-blogged from Be The Current

LOVE tiles in a kitchen/bathroom area. The more the better.

Re-blogged as before

I'm constantly torn between loving organised mess and minimalist chic. Both living spaces here I adore, I love grey- it's one of my favourite colours, especially to wear, and pink obviously. there is just the right colour balance in both these images, to stop either space becoming overly girly or overly grey and masculine. I'm not sure yet, however, if i'm a real fan of exposed walls/concrete etc, as seen in image 2. It's all very inner-city minimalism, which I think we have established I am not. Living in the city has never appealed to me, and will probably continue not to, so image 1 is probably more of an attainable aesthetic. I love the Mediterranean influences in the mirror and rug.

Like I say, my personal style is eclectic. It's a mixture of everything. I love these snaps I took of a friend's room- the iconic framed posters on the wall (block painted blue), against the clashing prints of her silver-papered feature wall and her Laura Ashley Blinds. I like organised clutter (my boyfriend hates it, oops). Ultimately I just love drawing inspiration from other people's style, that's what makes my own so unique.