A whole new level of messy...
Hi everyone! Hope this blog finds you all well, and starting to feel a little merry with Christmas just around the corner (we have never needed it more). If I...
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Hi everyone! Welcome to Island Home Interiors UK
I’m so glad that we can finally share our website with you all. Island Home has been a labour of love for me for almost a year now. It’s creation...
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Visiting Oz, Tik Tok, our new Spring Summer range and a good old catchup!
Hi Everyone!Long time no speak… apologies for not blogging in what has literally been ages. No excuses, just the usual busy ,busy and all that - plus a little procrastination...
Let the mess begin...
Hi everyone, Hope this blog finds you all not too down in the dumps following lockdown 2.0 commencing Thursday. At the moment I am trying to look on the bright...
Me and my shadow... how our lovely pets keep us sane through hard times.
Hi everyone, Hoping your week isn’t going too badly, and you’ve had a chance to get out there and enjoy all that Autumn colour I was banging on about in...
Autumn has arrived... and with it I have a weird confession to make.
Hi everyone, Today as I write this, the rain has finally stopped, and the sun is peeping through the clouds. Quickly, I bolt out the back door with Milo close...
Decisions, Decisions...choosing what you actually want can sometimes be trickier than you expect.
Hi Everyone, Hoping you are all having an ok week despite the rainy weather, I struggle with it when its like this, it has to be said - but then...
Renovating an old house is a little like archaeology... you never know what you might find.
Hi Everyone, Here’s hoping you got a little of that me time, post kids/partners returning to school and work places that I talked of in my last blog- or maybe...
Holidays, school results and getting back to normal.
Hi everyone, Sorry its been a while since you last heard from me. Its been a busy time here in the Barnes house, which I know is the case in...
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside...
Hi everyone, hope its been a good week so far.After all the rain recently, and with my South African Sister-in-law and my gorgeous nieces up for a well overdue visit...
Thinking about holidays, beaches and how our purchasing power can help save them...
Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good week, and that you are all excited like me, that the sun is returning by Friday…ish.So, just like a lot of...
Making the concept a reality... like suspending a swing chair and other mishaps of decorating.
This week, I have had quite a lot of interest from you all about a post I did last weekend for our Tago bedding range. Called “A nostalgic nod to...
Cherishing my Nanna Nellie's chair and creating your own look.
Since I was little, I have just loved my Nanna Nellie’s big rattan 1950’s chairs. She lived with us in a Granny flat at the back of our home in...
Thinking of Dads on Fathers Day
Certain days of the year I really miss living close to my Mum and Dad. One of those is Fathers day. Yesterday we celebrated as a family very quietly at...
Hi everyone! Welcome to Island Home Interiors UK
I’m so glad that we can finally share our website with you all. Island Home has been a labour of love for me for almost a year now. It’s creation...
