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Renovating the House - The Upstairs

6 years ago… The upstairs of the house has had MANY guises, when we first bought the house we moved into the bedsit up there which consisted of a s...

Renovating the House: Part Two

We've come to that stage in our lives - where the state of the upstairs can no longer be ignored. When we first bought the house all those years a...

DIY Wrapping with Festive Foliage

Oh how I ADORE wrapping. Especially when you know exactly how you're going to do it. This post is about adding natural touches to your wrapping i...

A Berry Teeling Christmas Cocktail

Whether you're celebrating with friends or family, this sweet and simple cocktail will get the holiday spirit in the air quicker than you...

It's Christmas Time!

We're embracing KITSCH with a capital K this season - with shiny watermelon ornaments, shimmering mermaid decorations and dinosaurs in snow glo...

New Jewels to Drool Over...

Have you been formally introduced to your new obsession? No?! Well welcome - this new jewellery collection is by Irish designer Eily O' Connell. ...

Hot 'Dam! A Quick Stop in Amsterdam.

A few months ago one of my closest mates was talking about a trip to Amsterdam that she had planned for her and her significant other. It went ...

Getting to know you - Rachel Corcoran

Rachel Corcoran is a freelance illustrator from Dublin, Ireland - I first spotted her beautiful work on Instagram and knew her original art would ...

A little trip up North...

This world of ours is a very hectic place, and as I get older it seems to get busier and busier. Which is why taking time out is so important, time...

Getting to know you - Jess Tobin

Jess Tobin is one of our newer artists - her art is femme focused, inspired by street art and Irish society and is totally brilliant. This week we ...

Our first Jewellery collection - Tory Long + April and the Bear

I've always wanted to design my own jewellery collection and when April and the Bear started all those years ago - it seemed serendipitous. 'I'l...

Statement Storage...

A little while ago whilst sipping coffee in our living room, the Bear and I decided that we needed more storage. Yup, storage. Sexy it ain't but fo...

A Modern Scandi Inspired Home in Cork

Last year, I had the pleasure of working with the Cork-based Catriona on the design of her home. Catriona was upgrading her country home with a lar...