About 7 months ago, I moved in with my boyfriend and his family. We are very lucky in that we have our own ‘mini house’ as his parents have given us the annex which over the summer was completely re-done with bathroom, bedroom, lounge and small walk-in wardrobe.
I haven’t spoken much about moving and bits as during these crazy times it has been a huge change and I wanted to get settled before sharing more. However, I plan to write about this process in more detail soon.
For now, I wanted to show you some of my favourite home bits we have gathered over the past few months.
1. Vase
2. Wax Burner
I have always loved candles and how the scent can fill a room, so when I opened a wax burner for Christmas, I was very excited to try it. Wow, they are amazing! They last for ages and the smell really does take over the whole room. You can buy so many different scents in all sorts of adorable shapes and I love that there are so many small businesses you can support that make wax melts too so definitely going to try some of them. I love them so much I actually have one in the lounge and another in the bedroom!
3. Reed Defuser
Sticking with theme of making your home smell nice, I thought I would share this. Going from a bathroom I shared with my sister to going to a bathroom I share with a boy comes with… different smells we shall say haha! I have always used the classic bathroom sprays or fabreeze however I find when mixing with other smells they just doesn’t work and often smells worse! My boyfriend’s sister (who works with pure perfume - @diamondfragranceswithem) told me about a reed defuser she has in her bathroom and said it is just like a candle but you don’t have to worry about having a flame on in a room that isn’t constantly being watched. So, I decided to give it a go and bought one from her. I went for the scent Channel CoCo and it is a true game changer! The smell instantly filled the air with minutes of me setting it up and it takes over any other smells which is great. I think it is also a nice decorative piece in your bathroom that looks really pretty with the reeds poking out.
3. Bathroom Shelves
Our toilet is quite thin so I did a lot of research on bathroom storage for things like cleaning products, skin care, monthly products etc. I saw this idea on pintrest and thought it looked so cute as a feature wall. We got these shelves from IKEA and I got the little baskets from home bargins which are perfect for neatly storing all the little bits and bobs and keeping it tidy.
3. Lounge area
Okay, I know this isn’t one item but I love several things in this area so thought I would share one picture and chat you through my favourite items:
- Rug - Before having this, the room looks so plain and didn’t feel homey. So, I knew I needed something to bring warmth and colour to the room. I saw this one in home bargins for about £40 and knew it was the one. There were actually two options, pink or yellow but
- Cushions – I have always said cushions are a great way to add subtle colour to a space. When we were looking at colour scheme I wanted to add a brighter colour as majority of our furniture is grey or black. So, after finding the rug above, I knew yellow would be the pop of colour. It took a while to find the right shade of yellow as I didn’t want it super bright and I didn’t want a dark mustard. Eventually, I found these cushions in tesco and at £4 I couldn’t resist!
As with any new place, we are constantly adding bits or changing bits but I am so happy with the final look and will be sure to update you if I find any other great home bits!
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