“My kids mainly wear dresses. The longer and frillier, the better! I love collecting special pieces for them.” Mum of two girls Rebecca O’Brien (house_of_douglas on Instagram) talks family life with The Early Hour…
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Wellbeing
It seems the zeitgeist has shifted from mindfulness to hygge this autumn, with a series of books celebrating the Danish way of living. But lighting candles aside, what exactly does hygge involve and how will it make us happier? Johanna Derry finds out…
Mornings
“Then all of a sudden, guilt arrived. Was I doing the right thing by Einar? Was I being a good enough mother, wife, human?” Libby Hobbs discusses the guilt she felt about launching And Hobbs – a beautiful homeware store – while looking after her baby…
Work Life
Geraldine Grandidier started out as a violin maker. She then saw a gap in the market for kids’ bookshelves that were accessible to small people, displayed the front cover of the book and looked stylish. So she designed one and launched Tidy Books…
Sleep
Fed up with fashion’s “throwaway culture”, Rebecca Attwood began dreaming about beautiful children’s bedding with a fairytale narrative, that could be passed down the generations. She teamed up with an illustrator and Forivor was born…
Family
Forget the spring clear-out, it’s all about a summer refresh. So we asked Alina Ghost – author of award-winning interiors blog Fairytale Pretty Picture – to share the four hottest interior trends right now…