Regret rarely comes from being bold. It comes from rushing. From skipping the sample board. From choosing something because it looked good in isolation, not because it made sense in the room.

This week is for anyone bored of beige decisions disguised as “timeless taste”. We’re talking Grandma Chic done right, why playing it safe rarely pays off, and the tiny detail that makes a room look far more considered than it has any right to be.

Making choices you can actually live with, leaving well enough alone when it deserves it, and noticing how much of our taste is shaped without us consciously deciding any of it. The kind of things you only realise once you’re already living with them!

Touching on boundaries, energy, and why certain design choices quietly work better than others. Plus the usual side notes that made me smile along the way.

From questioning double kitchen islands, to time travelling through the 70s, 80s and 90s, and a reminder that slow decorating usually wins in the long run.

A practical heads up on bathroom mistakes that look harmless on paper but become deeply annoying once you actually live with them, and a look at African design beyond the clichés, and why its influence on contemporary interiors runs much deeper than safari chic.

On the blog this week, I looked at why your home still needs green long after the Christmas tree has gone, and what your coffee order might quietly reveal about your interior style.

On the blog this week I looked at what actually stays in my home year after year, why broken floor plans are quietly winning back our hearts, and what really happens when clients want to co-design every last detail.