Now I know loads of you are thinking – what the hell is she talking about here, but trust me, I was in the same place, until I bought a Victorian property that needed a lot of work and decided to do as much of it as possible ourselves. So – first things first, what room in the house am…
Author: Annika Overton-Hope
How to Master Instagram – The Victorian Adventure Way
The Victorian Adventure has been live on Instagram for just over a year now, and in that time I have learnt a thing or two about that wonderful platform we call home. So lets dive right in and see just some of the things I picked up along the way; It’s a Lot Harder Than It Looks I thought I…
Wallpaper Dreaming – A Round Up of the Best Black and White Wallpapers
I’ll admit it, I may have a small love affair with black and white wallpapers at the moment. I’m not sure when it started, but it’s going strong and I think its the way I want to go for the downstairs loo. We have a nice blank space and I think an impact wallpaper floor to ceiling with our high…
Coffee Table Books – The Best of Black, White & Blush
So you’re looking for coffee table books, and like,me, these aren’t for everyday reading – they are to match the decor, obviously. Except Amazon won’t let you sort the books by colour (why the hell not, you are missing a trick here Amazon!), and half of the books don’t show the spine colour, which is obviously the most important when…
Drab to Fab – How to Work with What You’ve Got – Internal Glass Doors
I shared a picture of our custom designed glass panel doors the other week on Instagram and you guys went wild for them! I promised you a blog post on them – and I am a woman of my word. When we moved in, both the living room and 2nd reception room (the one we call the blue room now…
Getting to Know You – A Little Bit About Me
Hey there, I figured since we were spending some time together, you should probably get to know a little more about me – you lucky people! The Team We are made up of me (Annika) – experimental blogger, photographer, chief Instagram faffer, paint colour picker, swooner of far to expensive items on the internet. Rach – realist, planner, researcher extraordinaire, amazing…
Small Bathroom Master Plans – A Monochromatic Dream
So we are having a switch up. I know, I know, I said we were doing the Master Bedroom next, I even mood boarded it here and bought the tester paints – all just to tease you! The thing is with life, it throws you curve balls, that’s what it likes to do. So instead of dropping all these metaphorical…
Plans for the Master Bedroom – Blue & Grey All The Way
Keeping to schedule and my 2018 Goals (if you haven’t read them, you can here), the Master Bedroom is next on the list to renovate, and to be honest I AM SO FRICKING EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I’m not so excited about having to live in the room with brown carpets and floral striped wallpaper whilst we do it, or the…
Bringing the Fireplace Back to Life
I love me a good fireplace, I mean who doesn’t love a rip roaring fire, loads of candles twinkling, melting marshmallows, and cooking your own toast (not together obviously, but life is about balance), all whilst cuddled up with your someone special. The fireplace in our living room is a whopper with a grey marble hearth, and the house came…
Bookshelves from Heaven – Why Every House Deserves a Library
My name is Annika and I have a small obsession with books. Wow, feels good to get that off my chest! Alright, I told a lie, it’s not a small obsession, it’s quite large, as is my book collection. Which is why when we were designing our second reception room; which we refer to as the Blue Room, because, well,…