Upcycling Pallets I love the current trend in upcycling materials  to create beautiful pieces of furniture and having browsed through gorgeous ideas in magazines and online, was inspired to try my hand at creating a coffee table for a friend’s sun room. I was delighted that my burst of creativity resulted in this coffee table […]

Wild Flower Walks Its that time of the year again. The wild flowers are blooming and countryside is bursting into colour, it is a treat to drink in the beauty of the landscape. Walking and now, interspersing the walks with intervals of running to increase  cardio-vascular rates is my exercise of choice. If  swimming without […]

 The G Hotel  in Galway played host to a fabulous Bloggers Event on Sunday. Writing, in general is a solitary pursuit and it is so welcome to be part of a sociable gathering of like-minded people who either for fun or professionally, spend time blogging or creating content of some sort. It is always a […]

Heavenly Haven in Constantia I love beautiful spaces and have been  delighted with the response to my  post on coastal style on Kwa-Zulu Natal’s North Coast a little over a week ago.  Part of the fun of any time spent back  in South Africa is enjoying the eclectic decor and original ideas in so many […]

During a recent visit to my home town Durban in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa I was totally inspired by the gorgeous coastal style in the home of a family member. The owners are a sociable, welcoming couple whose hospitality is legendary.  Their parties are always hugely successful with the emphasis firmly on the outdoors, with […]

Maria McNeela, Foodie-Queen and Rustic Grub The fabulous Maria McNeela is making her mark on the foodie scene in the West. Chairperson of Slowfood Galway and owner of Rustic Grub in Clarinbridge, Maria hails from Mayo where she and her five siblings grew up. Her parents were successful vegetable farmers who had stalls at four […]

                    Annie Sloan Paris Grey paint proved to be the inspiration I needed to paint the kitchen units and instantly transform them to a kitchen that looked edgier than the original wood finish with which we started. J and I decided that the first phase of […]

What a delight it was to come across the fabulous Gallery Cafe in Gort. I had heard about it three years ago, when a friend who knows my taste for gorgeous food served in  a charming ambience, told me to call in. After a walk in Coole Park, J and I had a memorable meal […]

Style that unquestionable sense that remains memorable whether it is a room, a way of decorating, a look, a sense of flair. It’s all about how you experience the world and what you in some particular way stays with you Clearly it’s the individual touches that make a house a home or create a welcoming […]