Morning Beach Cottage gals, how you going? Well all good here, I have had a busy week and I thought Friday was going to be a bit less busy but it’s turned out differently.
However, I was determined to carry on with the de-cluttering and yesterday, if you Instagram with me, you’ll know that I started on the Sitting Room…this is the tiny room at the front of this old cottage where I collapse on my old white sofa at the end of the day, normally with a cookery book.
I thought there wasn’t much to de-clutter in here, to be honest it pretty much stays tidy enough in here…I like it that way…
And then I found 16 pillows / cushions in one small room.
I mean come on princess how many pillows does one woman need in one room? There’s accent cushions and there’s accent cushions.
Plus there are three vintage chairs in here…it’s too small for that…one is a cast-off from the bathroom…it ended up in here while the reno has been going on, one the French bistro chair that is fitting very nicely, thank-you-very-much by the sofa as ‘storage’ for my books and iPad, so that is staying, the other one is a rattan wicker one I whitewashed, that is going down in the garage for now until I find a new home for it…Summer House probably…(more on that soon)
I stripped all the covers off threw them in the machine and got them out in the lovely Aussie sun to give them some natural cleaning power…love that, they smell amazing now!
So.
After pillows I opened the cupboard by the white IKEA chair and found a stack load of books…you see along with vintage platters, jugs and white things I also like to collect me some vintage books…sometimes it’s the content I like, sometimes, and more likely, the shabbiness of the cover and the faded old patina.
I was ruthless with these….many of them are on the way to Vinnies right now…shame because some of them are nearly 100 yrs old…but they aren’t making this house feel bright and happy so out they went…
I found a lot of accessories, it seems I don’t do too many accessories in the wardrobe department…but in the rest of the cottage I make up for it…this is a small selection of things in cupboards and drawers that I like to foof with..
I stripped the sofa cover off and threw that in the wash too…this was long overdue…I love white fabric slipcovers…soaked it in Napisan in the laundry tub and then put it on a wash and shoved it out in the Aussie sun, too easy…
This room is going blue blue blue today…ummm yeah, shopping the house ladies, shopping the house
That’s it from me, I am hoping to get back here with the after..not sure if I will make that…I found a few pretty bits that haven’t seen the light of day for a while
Adios then Beach Cottage ladies, I’ll be seeing ya
Sarah
Want to catch up with what’s been going on all week at my old place?
Oh my lord, youre on fire with this de-cluttering Sarah!!!! Seems to be taking me a little longer but I WILL persist!! I must say you have very lovely taste in cushions…I’ve been in love with that turquoisey colored one with the crochet edge for awhile now!! Gorgeous! xx
Go girl you are nailing your de-clutter! I also love the smell of sun-dried washing its fab My cushion de-clutter came via one upset German Shepherd who has separation issues I wasn’t given a choice and he was ruthless!
You have some lovely cushions – love the blue ones!!
I love that when I have no-one to talk to I can come here & you can do all the talking for the rest of us! And I love that blogging links us like minded people through chat and words – even when we haven’t even meet!
I love your cushions! Absolutely gorgeous! I used (being the key word) to collect books too but had to do a massive cull when we bought our place… Donated most to the local library and the rest went to the salvos… I have to keep stopping myself from buying them… Hubby surprised me with a e-book reader (kobo) so now I have over a hundred books in there to keep me entertained. You know it’s not the same… I really miss that book smell… I wish they could bottle it and sell it as a home spray or scented candle! It would be all time favourite scent… I am looking foward to your summer house…Are you thinking of putting a pool next to it? It could be where oyu all chill out when every one is having a swim… Have you still got your old bath tub? I saw a picture the other day that might be handy for you considering you like bathing under the stars and all hee..hee..
Funny that.. I hate chlorine too and I thought that was it with the pool until I found out that my next door neighbour has a salt pool! Meaning salt water. It needs special treatment to stop salt corrosion (so a little more expensive to put in) but apparently it pays itself off soon because it such easy maintenance… So that’s made me more plyable to the idea of a pool (much to hubby’s delight)…
If you have an i pad (did oyu mention once you were blogging from the beach on your ipad)you will not need an e reader… I think they do something similar… Not too sure….
I love that you collapse on the sofa with a “cookery” book! I’m assuming that’s what I’d call a cookbook? Hubby makes fun of me b/c I read cookbooks like novels, and at the end of a long day there’s nothing more relaxing to me than savoring a beautiful cookbook and plotting all sorts of fun in the kitchen. Are you going to follow up all this decluttering by showing us the finished rooms? I just *knew* you were going to show us your closet, but maybe that’s too personal? Anyway, I hope we get to see your sitting room after it’s all washed, decluttered and foofed!
Loving these fresh,breezy,bright pictures today Sarah,
I have been clearing a lot of our stuff out ready for our move this Summer,it feels so good when you find gorgeous things you have forgotten about or stashed in a cupboard for best and even better when you make some cash by putting excess on Ebay.
Can you peg me out in the Aussie sunshine? half an hour would do
Have a great day x
I went about massive decluttering in january and now have a dining room that is choka block full of gear for ebay selling, and loads of gear to go into storage. I am being ruthless in all areas, but probably not ruthless enough.
I wish I hadn’t been taught to keep things for maybe one day. I am learning that I want a certain life and clogging up the house with things for ‘free’ time (books and sewing/crafting stuff) is not allowing us that easy care life. I need a small amount but not the quantity I have accumulated, besides clothes are a lot more affordable these days- or I am better at sourcing them. Peter Walsh also talks about keeping stuff for the life you want rather than the life you have. I am too busy for that stuff in my life right now! And have other interests (blogging and reading blogs!)
My decluttering is going at a much slower rate than yours – unfortunately.
I envy your achievements so far!!
Would you like to hop on a flight for a quick decluttering break in Ireland?
Pretty whtewashed sunbleached PLEEEASE?!
Love the French cushions! I have an e-reader, it will never replace a real life book – one of my fave pleasures – but they are great for travelling, or bathing in the garden! Jules x
ps: thanks for the winter fashion tips ! x
Yay! That Aussie sun did a spectacular job. We’re making our way through the house one ugly corner at a time. I’ve got the kitchen done and now need to REALLY tackle our bedroom closet. I’m afraid that is going to involve building though and I don’t think I want to deal with drywall at the mo. Maybe just a quick fix is in order :0)
Impressive how you have stayed after it. Bravo.
I have a few of the same IKEA pillow covers, and they come out when I go coastal in the summer. Glad to see you approve.
Question: Your IKEA chair. The armchair: how do you like it? How long have you had it? Does the whole family use it? Is it holding up well? I have been considering, but was not sure of the quality and I value your honesty.
Thx.
Boy oh boy you have been a busy little bee Sarah! I have got to get on the bandwagon and get going. I decide to pull out some blue the other day to decorate with as well. I’ll probably mix it up a bit with some yellows and pinks. Pink is my favorite color it makes me tingle! Spring is back in the air after our short lived snow over the weekend. I hope it’s not a tease, I am so…ready for warm weather. I have a hard time getting rid of books so that is usually my last thing on the list to rid of. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Saturday Club this week?
Go Sarah! Go !you are doing some amazing decluttering and the bonus for us…… we get to see ALL your beautiful stuff, god girl you sure do have lovely stuff…. I am so enjoying your blog!x
How awesome are you? Very. Loved the BC TV this week. So, what’s growing in your garden now? Is it all fizzling out or still going strong? -Jen ps – posted a couple more reasonable SC ideas on you FB…
These images are so beautiful and make me want to throw open the windows and start cleaning…
I’m going to start now before I think about it…Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Tania Maree xx
I’m only just coping with the Saturday relax advice, got another relaxing coffe date planned in about an hour. Maybe I’ll de clutter next week – I must say, you have very nice clutter. Not that having nice clutter makes de cluttering any easier – you just get a few more pelasant surprises.
After seeing this post I’ve decided I need more cushions in my life. We have a lovely white/pale cream couch, but it needs a pop of colour. I think some cushions are in order!
I haven’t started on my living room, but you did give me the push to finally go through my clothes and remove some much loved and never worn items (Vintage 100% Nylon kaftan anyone?) and you know what? After a brief grieving – I didn’t miss them. Decluttering my op-shoppy kitchen…now that will be the hard one!
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Helloooo lovely Beach Cottage ladies, some blog tips for real girls from this old cottage broadcasting from deep Down Under this morning. Now, I love blogging, I think that is pretty much obvious now for sure, for me it has opened up a world of opportunities that simply were not available in any shape [...]
G'day ladies, let's have a Too Easy Beach Cottage recipe yeah? The original place for Too Easy Recipes on the web ;-)
So, after my last salad went down a storm in my inbox, that's here if you missed it, I had to do this one seeing as I make it most weeks.
There is a problem with this salad and kiddos though...it looks, well, it looks, kinda yucky...but once they try it, they'll ask if and when they are next having it....at least that's what happens in this ratty old cottage...but I must interject here that my kiddos are 'good eaters'? ...they didn't get a choice in that ;-)
Now, stop, don't start running and hitting that next on your blog reading list, pulses are your best friend in the Too Easy Dump & Go kitchen for the busy mum, or busy anyone for that matter...that reminds me I must blog the garlic canneloni Go To for when you forgot to do dinner, feel like a bath but have three ravenous young Beach Cottage Kiddos on your hands...another day.
I am almost embarrassed to tell you how easy this is, we have it so much that I always have a couple, make that six, cans of lentils around and a jar of goat's cheese in the fridge...the great thing about this is that it's all too easy to get ready in just a few minutes, but it looks, tastes and seems like you did oh so very much more than that.
You can obviously too change it up a bit depending on what you have to hand in your kitchen, and I must say that is how I settled on this version...because one day when I made it I didn't have enough Parsley in the garden and so I chucked in some basil too, and liked the Summer feel it added.
I think of this as being a rather posh salad, not sure why, because it couldn't really be further from the truth...the great thing is that it works so well for an average run of the mill day, (when I did this for this blog post, it was a hot Sydney Sunday and I did it just simply to go with Rosemary & Garlic stuffed pork, you can see that pork here),
...but just as easily it works on a regular old Wednesday night when you have lost all enthusiasm for rustling up yet another meal, or indeed on Saturday night, when your friends are on their way over for dinner and you my friend, are in your new vintage inspired clawfoot bathtub (that's me in a few weeks time, k?) without any clothes on, a tipple and no idea what to cook for dinner...
I have a complicated and ever-changing relationship with goat's cheese...it never fails me in its performance and it never fails to impress me (you can find out a bit more on what I like in food here if you like) and I kinda collect it...because it's very easy to collect and has a fairly long fridge-life, I love trying out different ones and there's not many things I love more than goat's cheese on sourdough...but I think the best thing about it is not thinking about it exclusively in the toast/salad department...I've stuffed it in chicken and all sorts of things as a last minute and it's been fab.
But let's get down to the nitty gritty of this super salad that makes you look like an angel who has been on her knees all day scrubbing the front step when really you are in the digital world and spent most of ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, howdy, howdy howdy today for a Beach Cottage Too Easy recipe.
If you like cake, cream, sugar and chocolate, make this.
This is, rather than a recipe, a putting it together...as you know I am no dessert maker, but, I do make quite a few sweet things, because, somehow I have ended up with kiddos, who in their roles as offspring, believe that part of the deal, is that not only do I feed them a home-cooked meal with a few homegrown ingredients in there, yes, they also believe that dessert and not the kind that comes out of a packet is included too in this All-Inclusive Deal they call Parenthood.
So, this, for sure, is no culinary masterpiece, but if you are looking for something that is so very easy, dump-able, uses everyday ingredients and at the same time makes you look like you spent hours pulling things together plus tastes good....well, then this is for you.
Best though, you don't make this for yourself, if you have spent the most part of your week sitting on your derriere reading blogs...this my friend ain't low in the calories department...if, however, you are treating yourself to a delight in a mason jar, this is so for you.
I first had a version of this when at dinner back in Old Blighty with a girl, I once, in another life, caught the train up from our village to London with...she was a funny thing really...I am not quite sure how we got on...she was kinda prissy and a bit bothered by too much...I would run to the train flustered, having got up late, and she would have a spreadsheet on the train times, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, a few years later when we both had bambinos, I bumped into her again and we met up for playdates and dinner sometimes....this particular night, after a lovely meal she served up little bowls of creamy, cakey fruity stuff topped off with chocolate flake...it was delicious!
She didn't serve hers in little jars like this, hers were in a champagne glass and not quite so layered as these ones, plus she used tinned fruit not fresh or frozen.
Years later when said offspring kept requesting dessert, one day I wangled together somehow these from what was around in the fridge and they've been with us ever since.
Most likely, if you ever come here for dinner, and shock horror, you dont' bring the dessert with you, this, if you are lucky, will be what you will get.
Throw it all together, sprinkle a lil bit of chocolate on the top and the blog reading past-time you so rudely left in order to make this, is my friend, your oyster.
Beach Cottage Too Easy Layered Raspberry, Cream & Sponge Dessert
1 small maderia or butter cake or a pack of cupcakes (or of course make your own)
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbsp fruit
1 x chocolate Flake or chocolate bar for grating
1. beat the cream cheese until it is soft
2. whip the cream until soft peaks form
3. combine & add the sugar through
4. cut your cake into portions
& layer into the bottom of your jar
5. add a tablespoon of fruit
6. layer on top the cream combo
7. repeat
8. grate chocolate or Flake on top
*Beach Cottage Recipe Notes : this is just a guide really, you can use any cream that you have on hand...I have made this with clotted cream (don't even go there unless you want to seriously get these babies on your thighs), with double cream and I have even, in desperate times squirted in that, ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, well I thought it was time for some blogging tips here today, alongside a few nice flowers and shells ;-)
I was recently part of a blogger discussion group over at Kidspot and a couple of hours later had a few questions from girls who couldn't make it to the live chat, one was on my Facebook page and one via email, the Facebook one I will deal with in another Real Girl Blogging Tips post...the email one asked me what essentials do I think every blog needs?
Well I have been around here for a while now doing the blogging thing, so I should know this, yeah and I mused this on my walk by the sea this morning I thought well what do you only need?
...I think it is really very easy when blogging, whether or not you are blogging up there in the lofty heights of the Super Bloggers or you are just dipping your toe in the water, to get side-tracked by 101 million different things that are 'essential' to your blog and if you are someone like me who actually gets a thrill from reading blogging tips then you are in an even worse place because you will find yourself literally buzzing with these essential things to add/do/implement on your blog.
However, walking along, gulping down that brisk sea air today (no sunshine & clouds) I thought you actually don't need any of that professional blogging stuff to be successful...but there are a few things that are pretty much crucial ...and once I started to think about it I got it down to about 5 - these are the only things that you need to concentrate on...once you have read through take a look at some of the big girl's blogs...you'll see that actually they don't have bundles of stuff on their blogs...but they do have all of these...
So here are my top things that your blog must have
1. About Page
There are all sorts of About Pages out there, and if you search on it there are many different tips and ideas for what to have on yours
Whatever blogging platform you use, adding an About Me Page is easy, quick and simple and will do everything to grow your blog.
I like a long-ish About Page, I am inherently nosy and I like to know a bit more about the person but at the least you should have on it your name and where you are located. I also think a photo is good too...over the last year or so I think this has become more important in blogging - if you are hesitant about that as I was, you can try using sunglasses or a behind shot until you get comfortable.
There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a new blog and going to find out more to only be faced with a piddly little one liner About Me Page...well there is something worse, not having one at all!
2. Contact Page
The chances are someone, somewhere will want to contact you and you will be surprised what lands in your inbox once you put yourself out there on the world wide web with a blog.
Many bloggers also use this page to include details for PR's/brands that may want to contact them and some bloggers put their stats on there too.
A short, to the point and simple Contact Page works really well...whenever I have wanted to contact another blogger I am often very busy and have limited time so I don't want to hang around sifting through information looking for an email address, so concise and clear ...
G'day lovely Beach Cottage lovelies.
So, yeah, so on a roll people, so on a roll.
I feel kinda home accessory wired right now.
I am always telling people, if anyone ever listens, that blogging is all about passion, not that sort of passion, but about passion that makes one tick.
Things like this make me tick tick boom.
I love finding things that suit my budget and let me treat my home but look amazing too.
So without further adieu I introduce you, ladies of the beach, to the blue vintage glasses that I have been stroking for about a week or two now...
These glasses are from a little boutique I sometimes happen upon, this boutique sells also pet accessories, carpet cleaner, bras and compost...it's quite unique though.
And, thanks to my friend Marnie (she blogs over here, go take a look at her praying position, interesting), who just so happens to be one day having me over for a lil' Greek dinner, has let me in on the fact that we call Kmart....The KMart...with an accent ....as in 'I love The KMart'...just like her MIL does. Oh yeah. Love that.
So I have had my eye on reproduction vintage glass blue wine glasses and being trying to find real true vintage blue glasses for like ever.
Oh yes I have spied them in Frenchy boutiques, I have lusted after them in stores that I shouldn't even enter and I have put them back pretty quickly in those shops with the hand-written price tags. C'mon, you know the ones.
And, though all of the above have tempted me, muchly, really, even with my wardrobe stashing skills I just thought that, actually, I'd rather be saving that casherooni for our next trip overseas..
Hello The KMart.
Tick Tick Boom
Vintage style blue wine glasses.
Do not come to my old place and think you might pick up one of these and smile with pleasure at their handblown quality, their weight, and be secretly jealous that my wine glasses cost more than your car...friend, that would not happen...these do not feel like that...indeed these in a funny way reminded me of my baby girl, she was a tiny little thing, with stick legs, the tinsssssssiest ankles and wrists you ever did see, she slept sideways in her cot wedged in between rolled up blankets and would only settle attached to Mr Beach Cottage or I or a (dirty) pj top of mine scrunched up under her nose...the first few times I picked her up to cuddle, being used to Honeymoon Baby who weighed in at 9lbs at birth and has never really stopped growing, I nearly threw her little bird-cum-rat down covered body over my shoulder.
These glasses are like that...be careful or you might lose your wine down the front of your shirt.
But oh baby, we are not talking picking up here, we are not talking quality, we are not talking house accessory snobbery.
Beach Cottage ladies, we are talking aesthetics.
And this is what I need in my cottage.
Blue vintage style glass, paired with coastal / nautical / beach stuff on my deck.
It's The KMart.
Tune in tomorrow, tomorrow, I have more budget foofing for your home, or maybe it will be the dress that wraps me up in supermarket-chic and makes me feel like me again.
Good Day to you my friends, wanna come hang out on my deck, talk house accessories, The KMart and drink some wine from blue glasses?
Sarah
Oh my lord, youre on fire with this de-cluttering Sarah!!!! Seems to be taking me a little longer but I WILL persist!! I must say you have very lovely taste in cushions…I’ve been in love with that turquoisey colored one with the crochet edge for awhile now!! Gorgeous! xx
I am on fire! actually you know what it’s pretty interesting what you can get done when you put your mind to it…instead of ignoring it lol x
Go girl you are nailing your de-clutter! I also love the smell of sun-dried washing its fab
My cushion de-clutter came via one upset German Shepherd who has separation issues I wasn’t given a choice and he was ruthless!
hmmm, novel way to de clutter your cushions roflmao x
You have some lovely cushions – love the blue ones!!
I love that when I have no-one to talk to I can come here & you can do all the talking for the rest of us! And I love that blogging links us like minded people through chat and words – even when we haven’t even meet!
Happy clearing!
yes me too Katherine!
The Beach Cottage is a happy little part of my nutty life. Thanks Sarah : )
I love your cushions! Absolutely gorgeous! I used (being the key word) to collect books too but had to do a massive cull when we bought our place… Donated most to the local library and the rest went to the salvos… I have to keep stopping myself from buying them… Hubby surprised me with a e-book reader (kobo) so now I have over a hundred books in there to keep me entertained. You know it’s not the same… I really miss that book smell… I wish they could bottle it and sell it as a home spray or scented candle! It would be all time favourite scent… I am looking foward to your summer house…Are you thinking of putting a pool next to it? It could be where oyu all chill out when every one is having a swim…
Have you still got your old bath tub? I saw a picture the other day that might be handy for you considering you like bathing under the stars and all 
hee..hee..
no the old bath tub went
but I do have plans for more baths under the stars!~
hmm I need to get an e-reader but not the same I don’t think
no we are not putting a pool in, we don’t really like the whole chlorine thing and prefer the ocean… x
Funny that.. I hate chlorine too and I thought that was it with the pool until I found out that my next door neighbour has a salt pool! Meaning salt water. It needs special treatment to stop salt corrosion (so a little more expensive to put in) but apparently it pays itself off soon because it such easy maintenance… So that’s made me more plyable to the idea of a pool (much to hubby’s delight)…
If you have an i pad (did oyu mention once you were blogging from the beach on your ipad)you will not need an e reader… I think they do something similar… Not too sure….
I love that you collapse on the sofa with a “cookery” book! I’m assuming that’s what I’d call a cookbook? Hubby makes fun of me b/c I read cookbooks like novels, and at the end of a long day there’s nothing more relaxing to me than savoring a beautiful cookbook and plotting all sorts of fun in the kitchen. Are you going to follow up all this decluttering by showing us the finished rooms? I just *knew* you were going to show us your closet, but maybe that’s too personal? Anyway, I hope we get to see your sitting room after it’s all washed, decluttered and foofed!
for sure, I am foofing like crazy lol x
I can smell the freshly washed linen smell from here. ….. love that smell.
me too!
Loving these fresh,breezy,bright pictures today Sarah,
I have been clearing a lot of our stuff out ready for our move this Summer,it feels so good when you find gorgeous things you have forgotten about or stashed in a cupboard for best and even better when you make some cash by putting excess on Ebay.
Can you peg me out in the Aussie sunshine? half an hour would do
Have a great day x
I went about massive decluttering in january and now have a dining room that is choka block full of gear for ebay selling, and loads of gear to go into storage. I am being ruthless in all areas, but probably not ruthless enough.
I wish I hadn’t been taught to keep things for maybe one day. I am learning that I want a certain life and clogging up the house with things for ‘free’ time (books and sewing/crafting stuff) is not allowing us that easy care life. I need a small amount but not the quantity I have accumulated, besides clothes are a lot more affordable these days- or I am better at sourcing them. Peter Walsh also talks about keeping stuff for the life you want rather than the life you have. I am too busy for that stuff in my life right now! And have other interests (blogging and reading blogs!)
My decluttering is going at a much slower rate than yours – unfortunately.
I envy your achievements so far!!
Would you like to hop on a flight for a quick decluttering break in Ireland?
Pretty whtewashed sunbleached PLEEEASE?!
Love the French cushions! I have an e-reader, it will never replace a real life book – one of my fave pleasures – but they are great for travelling, or bathing in the garden! Jules x
ps: thanks for the winter fashion tips ! x
Yay! That Aussie sun did a spectacular job. We’re making our way through the house one ugly corner at a time. I’ve got the kitchen done and now need to REALLY tackle our bedroom closet. I’m afraid that is going to involve building though and I don’t think I want to deal with drywall at the mo. Maybe just a quick fix is in order :0)
Impressive how you have stayed after it. Bravo.
I have a few of the same IKEA pillow covers, and they come out when I go coastal in the summer. Glad to see you approve.
Question: Your IKEA chair. The armchair: how do you like it? How long have you had it? Does the whole family use it? Is it holding up well? I have been considering, but was not sure of the quality and I value your honesty.
Thx.
I love the pillows!
I am also a huge fan of drying sheets, towels, clothes, well really just everything in the sun! Unfortunately our summer is not as long as yours.
Boy oh boy you have been a busy little bee Sarah! I have got to get on the bandwagon and get going. I decide to pull out some blue the other day to decorate with as well. I’ll probably mix it up a bit with some yellows and pinks. Pink is my favorite color it makes me tingle! Spring is back in the air after our short lived snow over the weekend. I hope it’s not a tease, I am so…ready for warm weather. I have a hard time getting rid of books so that is usually my last thing on the list to rid of. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Saturday Club this week?
Go Sarah! Go !you are doing some amazing decluttering and the bonus for us…… we get to see ALL your beautiful stuff, god girl you sure do have lovely stuff…. I am so enjoying your blog!x
How awesome are you? Very. Loved the BC TV this week.
So, what’s growing in your garden now? Is it all fizzling out or still going strong? -Jen ps – posted a couple more reasonable SC ideas on you FB…
These images are so beautiful and make me want to throw open the windows and start cleaning…
I’m going to start now before I think about it…Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Tania Maree xx
I’m only just coping with the Saturday relax advice, got another relaxing coffe date planned in about an hour. Maybe I’ll de clutter next week – I must say, you have very nice clutter. Not that having nice clutter makes de cluttering any easier – you just get a few more pelasant surprises.
You make de-cluttering look so pretty!
So many great colors and fun things in your cottage… even the toss-aways are sort of awesome 
As I’ve said before I just LOVE sticky beaking in houses. And I LOVE people watching. Both very relaxing
You seem very taken with hanging out the cushion covers in our lovely sun. Is that next to impossible with the climate in UK??
alison
Alison … Sun in the uk? What sun? Ha … This is tumble dryer country! Jules x
yeah funny I hardly ever use my tumble here xo
There must be something in the air because I’ve been yearning to declutter, too! I’m starting in the kitchen but it’s taking me soooo long.
hmmm yes baby steps Liz!
After seeing this post I’ve decided I need more cushions in my life. We have a lovely white/pale cream couch, but it needs a pop of colour. I think some cushions are in order!
x Jasmine
oh yes, white with a pop of colour, divine!
AGAIN you have given me the inspiration to start decluttering other areas of my living space. Thank you always Sarah!
I haven’t started on my living room, but you did give me the push to finally go through my clothes and remove some much loved and never worn items (Vintage 100% Nylon kaftan anyone?) and you know what? After a brief grieving – I didn’t miss them. Decluttering my op-shoppy kitchen…now that will be the hard one!
oh Alyson, I didn’t even put kitchen on the list because of the same reason, but now I am into it, it will be getting a taste of de-cluttering too! x