Do you ever look at photos of styled homes in magazines and wonder how they manage to make them look so interesting? There is often a je ne sais quoi that only interior designers seem to achieve.

“Budget” and “wedding” are two words you’d never normally expect to hear together. They are certainly not affordable affairs, and rightly so when they’re among the most important days of our lives! Thing is, you reach a certain point in life where it feels like you’re at a wedding every other month and buying a gift each time can add up.

I have a confession to make. I’m addicted to reed diffusers! Back in the day, I was a candle girl and would light a handful every evening, but now I much prefer having a few diffusers scattered around the house. While candles still have a place in my heart, diffusers are so much easier for home fragrance. You don’t have to light them, and they tend to pack a bigger punch on the scent front.

Today, I'm sharing this amazing DIY embroidered cushion, which was inspired by a rather more expensive version from The Conran Shop. I'm loving abstract and naive style art at the moment so I fell in love with this cushion, but knew we couldn't possibly spend £85 on it!

Over the years, I’ve amassed quite the collection of clothes in need of mending. In a box under our bed, there are broken zips, worn out elbows and holes galore. I’d always hoped that I would have time to mend the things that we loved, but finding the time has been so hard. Well, this year I decided I would commit to fixing some of those clothes, as part of our effort to buy less and live more sustainably.