by xpat | Sep 3, 2026 | Interiors
September is here, and it’s the start of autumn and candle season. It’s not that candles are only for autumn and winter, because there are outdoor garden candles; it’s just that there’s something about shorter daylight hours and the glimmer of candlelight....
by xpat | Jan 29, 2026 | Interiors
My dad always said, white will always be white. You know what, that’s so true. It’s quick and easy to refresh a white wall; no need to worry about discontinuities due to changes in trend. White can be cohesive, clinical or calming depending on how it’s...
by xpat | Dec 30, 2024 | Interiors
It’s the colour no one saw coming as the Pantone 2025; Mocha Mousse. Many of us were expecting a green due to the success of the movie Wicked even though 2024 social media was full of coffee content. Pinterest Predicted the cafecore trend! I enjoyed making iced coffee...
by xpat | Jan 10, 2024 | Lifestyle
It’s said in the third trimester of pregnancy mothers go into a nesting phase? Well, I think it missed me. I don’t recall going into a frenzy of cleaning. There was a blip when my son was a toddler. I was still working full time and we had moved to a bigger flat that...
by xpat | Jan 9, 2024 | Interiors
Sounds a bit like a private part but this year’s Pantone colour is ‘peach fuzz’! Now there was a peach Pantone a few years back, 2019 to be exact ‘Living Coral’ which was lovely and vibrant. Peach Fuzz is more of a pastel, warm cosy shade, in contrast to it’s...
