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How to: Transform your IKEA Blind

We recently opened our first flagship store and we covered one wall in fabulous MIND THE GAP Jardin Tropical leaf wallpaper and had a little left ...

At April and the Bear, we strive to put a focus on Irish artists and have a particular fondness for those that use humour to express themselves an...

We've opened our first P E R M A N E N T store - wohoo! It took months of planning and a week and a half of intense work to put together but we...

The Bear and I have always been on the same page when it comes to interiors. Which is fortunate all things considered. When we first start...

As you may have discerned from our not so subtle hints over the last few weeks - WE ARE OPENING A STORE! A permanent one! In Dublin! We're su...

Hygge (rhymes with ‘cougar’) sure as hell has its priorities right, loosely defined as a concept, feeling and action that promotes wellbeing and c...

We're just back from a quick trip to London where we found OODLES of cool new brands and products that we're not going to tell you about JUST yet ...

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...

We're sharing our secret to stress-free festive entertaining again! As we all know, CHEESE is the best. In all it's guises - soft, hard, whatever...

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

Yup, the rumours are true - we've got another Pop Up Shop up our sleeve! Y a y. On the Thursday the 1st of December we'll be opening our fes...

As the leaves continue to fall and the days get shorter still - I think it's safe to say that the Festive Season is nearly upon us! With this...

One of my favourite activities is building mood boards. When I worked in fashion - each season started with boards of ideas, textures and inspira...