5 bedroom ideas to make you and your child happy

Designing your child’s bedroom should be an exciting time for both you and your little one, but of course there are obstacles you have to go through when deciding colours, furniture and all the added extras you both like. Your child wants bright colours and their favourite cartoon characters all over the walls, where as you want something a little more in sync with the rest of your décor. Would you believe it if someone said there IS a solution? Here are 5 stylish bedroom ideas to make you and your child happy. Sleepover Savvy Sleepovers may be a fun idea for your little one, but as a parent they can be quite intimidating! Not only do you have to keep both your child and their friend entertained, there’s things like providing food and snacks everyone can agree on and most importantly – where are they going to sleep? A trundle bed is the answer! These type of beds have a large drawer with a mattress underneath creating the perfect space for sleepovers, all you have to do is p......

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Nausicaa National Sea Centre, France

Last week I wrote about our experience of taking the short channel crossing P&O ferry from Dover to Calais as well as our fantastic stay at the rural Hotel Du Parc near the small Northern French hamlet of Hardelot. The absolute highlight of the trip was spending the best part of a day exploring Nausicaa , Frances National Sea Centre which is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year.  Located in the coastal city of Boulogne-sur-Mer, the sea centre sits on the sand, looking across a long beach and straight away you can feel the connection between man and the ocean. This place is so much more than just an Aquarium, they have a real passion for conservation, education and both kids despite the age difference equally enjoyed it.  As soon as you step into Nausicaa you start to get a sense of just how large this place is and can see why it attracts around 600 000 visitors a year, especially as it's only 2hrs travelling time from both London and Paris mak......

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Blazers and Bank Holiday style

What a wonderful end to a bank holiday, after a bit of a rainy start it was nice to finish with a blast of sunshine and some time spent in Cardiff at the Street Food Circus and then a walk through the park. You can really sense that change in season with the days slowly getting cooler and more jackets are making there way out from the back of my wardrobe.  I also treated myself to this cute organic Cactus printed tee from one of my favourite ethical brands People Tree and managed to get this for a real steal in their sale and adds that little bit of colour to what would be a straight monochrome outfit. So this weekends street style outfit is Karen Millen trousers, People Tree t-shirt, Wallis blazer, Doc Marten shoes and an Anchor and Crew necklace.  I have to say secretly I am quite looking forward to Autumn, don't get me wrong I absolutely love summer as it's my favourite season of all but there is something so lovely and cosy about Autumn, as well as wa......

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Taylors Tea and saving Bees

I feel with age and each year passing I've started to see a more defined picture of myself, what I stand for and believe in and the type of legacy I want to leave behind for my children. As I get older my passion for the environment, outdoors and nature has grown year on year and as a household we aim to consciously leave as little impact on this earth as possible. As they say one person cannot make much of a difference but if we all made small positive changes together we really could make an impact. If your interested in gardening and the environment, like most people will know our precious native British honey bees have been in decline but a whole 50% over the past 25 years which really is a very scary thought when so much depends on them. The sad thing is a lot of their decline is down to us and how we treat this beautiful planet of ours, the pollution, pesticides and man-made changes to their environment so when Taylors Of Harrogate got in touch to tell me they were ......

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