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Setting up a holiday let

When it comes to setting up a holiday let, the house can very much be a blank canvas. Decorating your holiday cottage well and making the most of the space on offer can often be your key to success. Making just a few changes to your interior décor can make all the difference when it comes to maximising bookings. Here are my top tips on how you can spruce up your cottage and make it more enjoyable for your guests.

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Casa Vista beach inspired bedroom design

Choosing colour schemes for a holiday let

Whether you have an up and running asset or you are starting from scratch, here’s my advice on choosing the right colour scheme for decorating your holiday home.

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Elliott White interiors photographer Cornwall

Interview with interiors photographer Elliott White

Elliott White is a talented interiors photographer. His style is effortlessly beautiful and clean. Working with natural light, Elliott captures the design and colour of an interior space. He offers a very personal service, working with you to create new and inspirational imagery. I asked Elliott if he would be happy to be interviewed for my blog, as working in the interiors industry, designers are always looking for trustworthy photographers, who understand their style. Here is what he had to say… 

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Sea Mist Kitchen

How to style a room

As an interiors stylist, I often get asked how I prep interior spaces before a photo shoot. Whether shooting for a magazine or simply adding images to my portfolio, interior design, space and lighting need to be considered. Here is my advice on how to style your interiors for a photo shoot.

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Susie Watson Designs Foxglove Fabric

How to decorate your home with flowers

From pretty classics to more contemporary designs, I have picked out key floral patterns perfect for effortlessly replicating English inspired country house interiors. Read this blog to learn how to decorate your home with flowers and find the best interior websites to shop the country inspired look.

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Interview with Cornwall’s floral designer Jen Simpson

Twigs and Greens is a specialist florist designing floral arrangements for weddings in west Cornwall and beyond. Owner Jen Simpson has been working in the floral industry for nearly a decade, with a wide range of experience covering weddings and events in Cornwall and the Midlands. Her style and ethos is natural, rustic and beautiful, while being elegantly subtle. I was honoured when Jen agreed to meet with me and talk through her floral designs and approach. She is someone who really cares about her flowers and how they work together. 

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Natural interior design with leaf print artwork gallery on wall

Natural interior design

Summer is on its way! After one of the warmest bank holiday weekends here in Cornwall, I can’t wait to work in my garden and gather fresh herb plants and flowers to decorate the home. When bringing nature elements indoors we feel happier, healthier, calmer and at the same time more energetic and optimistic. Here are my top five tips for bringing the outdoors in.

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Interview with fused glass artist Dreya Bennett

With a glass studio in Newquay, Cornwall, Dreya Bennett specialises in fused glass wall art. Working in interior design, I love to collaborate with local businesses to offer clients something unique and bespoke for their home decor. Dreya’s fused glass artwork uses colour and shape to create designs which are irresistibly tactile to the eye. I caught up with Dreya to talk about her love for glass and the sea.

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Interior designed living space at Seamist Watergate Bay by Tracey Mannell

Coastal living spaces to recreate care-free beach days

Create the perfect coastal scheme for your home decor. Discover how to use nautical stripes and beautiful blue hues in your interiors that will take you back to sunny days by the sea.

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Orla Keily Sculpted Stem Towels from John Lewis

Freshen-up your home for spring

Spring cleaning your interiors.
With warmer days and lighter evenings on the horizon, its hard not to get excited about Spring! Here are a few tips on how to effortlessly uplift your interiors.

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