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Not A Frumpy Mum May 18, 2017

The Forever Home – The Kitchen Extension Ideas

Since receiving our planning approval for our new extension a couple of weeks ago my husband and I have been spending a lot of time on Pinterest looking for ideas for our new space. We are both huge fans of the open living/kitchen/dining space and this is a look we are wanting to create. With two little boys who will undoubtably be spending a lot of time in the garden as they grow older we really want to make this back room the heart of our home. We live in a cottage which was originally built in the 1850’s. Twenty…

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Not A Frumpy Mum April 18, 2017

The Forever Home – Next Steps

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a home post, and there is actually a really good reason. Behind the scenes there have been some very exciting plans taking place which, if everything goes smoothly, will mean some very big changes to our forever home. I have mentioned before that we fell in love with the house almost immediately. It was one of those feelings that is quite hard to describe but the house just felt like home. It was far from perfect but we loved it’s quirky features and traditional cottage style. As the house had been empty for…

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Not A Frumpy Mum August 19, 2016

The Forever Home – Future Plans For Our Bedroom

I have a love/hate relationship with our bedroom. I love the space in the room, the brick wall, the balcony with views over the garden. I love it’s high ceiling and that it has a lovely little ensuite. But I really hate the decor! This is completely our own fault as when we first moved in we decorated to match the existing furniture we had from our previous home. Buying and renovating our forever home (whilst getting married a couple of months later) wiped out all of our savings and there wasn’t any spare money to buy new bedroom furniture…

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Not A Frumpy Mum March 2, 2016

Styling Ideas For A Woodland Themed Nursery

A few weeks ago I was still trying to decide what theme we wanted to go for with the nursery. I was spending hours browsing Pinterest looking for inspiration and found some beautiful ideas. I managed to narrow it down to my five favourite wallpapers for the nursery, and eventually it came down to a choice of two. Whilst one was undeniably stunning my husband and I both agreed it was a little bit too pricey and so we have decided to go for a woodland theme, aiming for a similar look to this nursery I found on Pinterest. I…

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Not A Frumpy Mum February 2, 2016

The Forever Home Tour – The Bathroom

When we first visited our house we were adamant that we would need to decorate every single room, and the bathroom was no different. The colour scheme was not exactly to our liking. We did agree that one item did need to stay, and that was the bath. It was beautiful (bright yellow paint aside). It’s probably a good thing that we decided it was a keeper as due to it being cast iron I’m not sure it would have been the easiest item to remove. Apart from the bath, we weren’t too sure what look we wanted. Our previous…

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