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Posted by alicejcollyer on March 14, 2016January 25, 2018

A few months ago Unique Home Stays asked me if I would be interested in writing an article for their Interior Inspiration Guest Blog and of course I said yes. The properties they manage and advertise throughout the country are inspirational and what holiday dreams are made of.

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Ok, so clearly this isn't today, because WHO licks

Ok, so clearly this isn't today, because WHO licks the spoon from a bowl of pancake mix! Eeew!
Today is a classic Mum fail day, I promised big, a pancake dinner, candles and everything, but my day fell apart at work and I didn't get home until late.
I'd talked my own mum into making me some pancake batter, but I picked up the wrong bowl as I left hers, unbeknownst to me, taking the one that had 3x the amount of flour required (she too wasn't having the best of days!) Fast forward to excited children pouring in the batter...only to end up with a fully functioning inch thick, solid frisbee.
Thankfully we've been rescued by the neighbours, who have helped with ingredients needed to start over and I am drowning my shame with beer.
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Mondays are my gift to me, the most precious of da

Mondays are my gift to me, the most precious of days off. There's something so joyous about the new week starting, the children going back to school and being able to come home again, indulge in some pottering and catch up on this and that.
Ok, so "day off" and "Pottering" usually mean doing some form of work from home, but this morning I had my nails done (see my stories, I'm so in love - another thing I've started that's just for me) and this afternoon, after answering emails, I played around in our bedroom, styling some @aliceinscandilandshop treasures.
(Can you spot the ply cladding tan lines?! Nope, never got around to treating the wood!)
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#thesweetlifeunscripted #pickupthepretty #interiorsnapshot #myhyggehome #cosycorner #interioraddict #houseenvy #itsadecorthing #mynordicroom

Today has been all about the garden, stacking wood

Today has been all about the garden, stacking wood, cutting back and clearing the way for Spring to peak through. Stu and I know just how to spend our child free time, getting physical....with an axe, garden shears and more mud than I would like.
It's amazing what you can find outside, despite it feeling like Winter well and truly still has a firm hold, as I cut back collapsed Verbena stems and gave the Stipa Gigantea grasses long overdue haircuts, left as is over the last bleak months to provide homes for insects, I discovered little tiny shoots poking through. Little delicate Alliums, Mucari, Peonies erupting into leaf. There are pots on my garden dresser with green erupting out, their labels washed blank by months and months of rain. I will have to wait and see what surprises they hold.
My back is sore, I have bramble cuts up my arms and there are rogue dried seed heads in my hair, but it feels very good indeed.
I love this little snapshot of Hazel our cat, captured shortly after she decided to choose our home as hers.
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There's been a little flurry of new people around

There's been a little flurry of new people around here in the last few weeks and in particular today (thank you @hanbullivant for visiting and posting some stories. Also lovely to see you @ray_dodd )
So, I thought I'd say a proper hello, to new and old.
I'm Alice, I live in Cornwall with my husband and 2 young daughters.
I started an Instagram account to share badly filtered snaps of my children, a place to record the daily goings on of our very ordinary life. Somewhere along the line my focus switched to documenting the work we undertook on our home, I started writing a blog (and much to my surprise people actually read it!) This funny world of pictures has enabled me to work from home, create my own business, win awards (oooh, get me!) and even open the @aliceinscandilandshop
I like to be quite honest here and, from time to time, share the behind the scenes that these squares often gloss over. I have struggled with depression and anxiety and feel it is my responsibility to be a voice of reality. Nothing good comes from pretending.
I hope you enjoy what ever it is I get up to here, some days I feel quite sure of what that is, others I don't have a clue. Most importantly though, let's all use this place as a way to connect, to inspire each other and to bring a little extra loveliness to our every day lives.
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Last week I finally popped into @basket.newquay en

Last week I finally popped into @basket.newquay en route to a workshop. I only had time for a takeaway coffee, but stepping into this light, bright and beautiful space, away from the dreary grey world outside, was a much needed reminder of how much I enjoy visiting all the wonderful small businesses to be found here in Cornwall.
I've been stuck in a work, home, work, home bomerang and miss exploring this county I call home.
Note to self - must try harder to break away, it's little moments like this that get the creative juices going and I'm much in need of that lately.
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Cosy evenings. . . . . . #cosyliving #scandinavian

Cosy evenings.
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Nancy's set up camp in her bedroom and I think I m

Nancy's set up camp in her bedroom and I think I may just see February out right here.
Where's the snooze button for life?
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Back to work I went today, I made it about an hour

Back to work I went today, I made it about an hour before I called in reinforcements. This viral thing has got me beat.
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Kitchen views... . . . . . #myhomevibe #howihome #

Kitchen views...
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My home, perfectly imperfect. Unapologetically jus

My home, perfectly imperfect. Unapologetically just a normal house.
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I'm heading to Bristol tomorrow and am really look

I'm heading to Bristol tomorrow and am really looking forward to my sold out Instagram Mentor session, hosted by the @idalifestylestore
I had hoped to already be there, enjoying some city life for a few days, alas things haven't turned out quite how I planned and it will be a flying, paracetamol fuelled visit instead.
However, I'm already planning my next Bristol workshop, so hopefully next time I can incorporate the 2 - 3 Asian based meals a day that usually form the basis of all my leaving Cornwall plans! I've got to get it when I can, this girl is deprived!
What is your must have when you get away?
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When I was sick and lay a-bed, I had two pillows a

When I was sick and lay a-bed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day. "The Land of Counterpane"- R.L. Stevenson
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Despite February bringing with it another round of

Despite February bringing with it another round of illness for our house, it has also brought the excitement of the seasons soon changing, just a few more weeks to get through, I am so ready for Spring.
I've been in bed for the last 24hrs, in between feverish sleeping I've been binge watching series 2 of Sex Education (no spoilers please, I'm on episode 7) and also ordering some Ranunculus bulbs. I want even more flowers in the garden this year, it's such a wonderful, simple pleasure, cutting fresh flowers from your own garden and popping them in little vases, dotted around the house.
I can't wait until I can start reclaiming the outside space, banishing the winter and welcoming the new little shoots of life.
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I haven't really liked today, for many reasons, il

I haven't really liked today, for many reasons, illness in our home, cold, miserable weather, the tax man clearing out my bank account and my country forcing me down a path I really don't want to be on.
The only thing that is offering me a tiny bit of positivity is that it is FINALLY the end of this year long January.
Hello February, please be kind.
P.s #iloveeurope
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My kitchen table pondering continues, today with t

My kitchen table pondering continues, today with this vintage bamboo number I picked up recently (supposedly for the @aliceinscandilandshop )
This table, along with some other furniture, has come to temporarily take over the extension and so I thought it would be silly not to try out a round option, whilst it was here.
I kind of love it, I prefer the scale, the way you can move around it more easily than the previous (for sale if you're interested) rectangular one and I'm happy to say goodbye to the mint hairpin legs. I really like the woven textured top too.
But.
I have that niggle in the back of my head, that voice that's saying "yes, but is it REALLY meeting all your needs, or just your current need for change?". You could sit 7 around it, at a squeeze (we are a 4), but you couldn't have a big, multi dish spread laid out before you when entertaining.
It's that age old problem when dressing a home that is more restricted on space, do you go with what fits with 80% of your lifestyle, or that which facilitates the other 20%, the rare but important occasions.
The kitchen table is the heart of our home, the centre of this little world, it's got to be right.
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January the 87th. . . . . . #thelongestmonthever #

January the 87th.
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A happy corner for a bit of a shit day. . . . . .

A happy corner for a bit of a shit day.
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I'm toying with the idea of changing the dining ta

I'm toying with the idea of changing the dining table to a round one, because I'm definitely short on projects and things to do and think about.
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[AD] Are you sitting comfortably? Yes? Well then,

[AD] Are you sitting comfortably? Yes? Well then, I will begin my tale of condensation and mould related woe.
Hmmm, not particularly gripping, sexy stuff, is it? But actually it's something that affects so many of us but we don't seem to talk about it out loud, it's as though it's considered a dirty little secret.
Well, no longer! I have teamed up with @envirovent and over on the blog I'm talking about how, with their help, I have overcome the condensation and mould issues in our home and can look forward to a future of better air quality and no longer suffer the pain and disappointment of my decorating efforts being ruined by circumstances out of my control.
Head to the link in my bio or in my stories to take a read.
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1 lesson down, 3 chords learnt, already a Ukulele

1 lesson down, 3 chords learnt, already a Ukulele legend in her own mind and making plans to become a pro busker.
If only I could be this effortlessly self confident and cool!
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