Wardrobe Edit

A few weeks ago I finally got round to clearing out my wardrobes. I've been getting increasingly overwhelmed with the amount of clothes I have, so I was brutal. 

One of my chaotic wardrobes!

Here are my top tips for detoxing your wardrobe.

Remove everything from your wardrobe and section into piles; definitely keep, maybe keep, donate/sell, throw and nostalgia (these are the clothes that you probably won't wear again but you can't imagine parting with them - I have a sample sale Vivienne Westwood corset in my pile). 

If anything is beyond repair, faded or stained, be honest with yourself, are you going to wear it ever again? The answer is probably no so throw it!

If something hasn't fit for more than 12 months it probably isn't going to anymore (sorry!) so again donate.

If you're unsure about something or haven't worn it for a year, be strict and get rid of it. It's just taking up space and stopping you seeing all your other gorgeous clothes.

Clean the inside of your wardrobe with polish or bleach wipes, you'll be amazed how much dust builds up.

Linen storage boxes £19.95 Muji

Then divide all the clothes you are definitely keeping into what season they are for. The ones I'm not using I like to keep in storage boxes above my wardrobes. I use these grey cardboard ones from Habitat and these fabric ones (above) from Muji. I put in scented draw liners and moth balls to protect my clothes. 

Grey storage box £35 Habitat

Pack away all your nostalgia clothes as above.

Put back the things you are definitely keeping into your wardrobe. Make sure everything is clean and ironed if needs be. I like to arrange my wardrobe in sections such as skirts, shorts, dresses, shirts, jackets and then I arrange the clothes in colour preference going from light to dark and then pattern. This makes it easier to find things.

Bag up everything to be donated and drop it off as soon as possible to prevent you from rummaging through the pile and taking things. Do the same with the throw away pile.

When you've packed everything away again you'll be able to notice the gaps in your wardrobe and what you really don't need anymore of (breton tops and grey sweaters...oops!) This will help you on your next shopping trip.

A happy wardrobe is a clean and organised wardrobe

Here are a few things that will help make your wardrobe a happy place that works for you.

Cedar moth balls £6 John Lewis

Lavender water £22 Labour & Wait

Scented Draw Liners £8 John Lewis

Copper hangers £9 for 5 from Hay available at Selfridges

Images: Habitat, Labour & Wait, John Lewis, Selfridges

En Suite

The ideas for our en suite bathroom started with some wallpaper. The iconic palm tree wallpaper in The Beverly Hills Hotel to be exact.

But putting wallpaper up in a windowless en suite isn't the smartest idea. Plus our home is new and using brass fittings and antique mirrors to complement the aforementioned wallpaper wasn't going to work. A compromise had to be found. So we decided to tile everywhere except the wall opposite the shower which we wallpapered with Cole & Son's Palm Jungle print. The idea is that you'd be taking a shower, looking through the steam and thinking you were somewhere tropical. I don't know if we've achieved that but it makes us happy!

The En Suite

Wallpaper Cole & Son

We are keen DIY-ers, happy to spend late nights and all weekend trying to transform our little home. Completing the en suite was no exception. Excluding the major plumbing jobs the boyfriend and I did everything ourselves from ripping the old bathroom out to hanging the wallpaper, rebuilding stud walls, tiling, fitting units, putting up mirrors and fitting skirting board. 

With the exception of the wallpaper we wanted the room to be simple, clean and graphic. Everything bar the grey grout and chrome fittings are white and no products are out on display (I'm quite anal about that!)

The room is almost finished, it just needs a few finishing touches, but I believe you acquire these pieces  over time. 

Here are a few things that I'm considering for our en suite.

Laundry basket £75 West Elm

I have a massive aversion to wicker laundry baskets, so this laquered white one from West Elm will soon be coming to live with me!

Bamboo mat £30 John Lewis

A bamboo floor mat will tie in nicely with the palm tree wallpaper.

Loo Brush £22 Habitat

Certainly the least glamorous item in a bathroom, but I like the clean simplicity of this Habitat loo brush.

Towels £7.99 H&M

I've said it before and I'll say it again, H&M have some incredible bargains for the home! These towels with chevron or stripe details are great value and look stylish.

Hand wash £27 Aesop

If I did have to have any products on display I would choose anything from the Aussie brand Aesop.

Images: Pinterest, Aesop, H&M, Habitat, West Elm, John Lewis

Weekend Scenes

Last week was incredibly busy, filled with meetings, prepping for shoots, working with new clients and even doing a photo shoot on a private jet, so I was more than ready for the weekend.

We only have one more room to decorate, the kitchen, which has required many hours of perusing Pinterest and on Saturday we extended our research to the shops to physically touch granite, play with ovens and open and close cupboards.

Sticking to a kitchen palette of white and grey

Marble worktops...

Or concrete ones?

Massive chopping board of dreams from West Elm

A sink that's being considered from Habitat

As we were in London it was rude not to visit the sales where the boyfriend scored some bargains from Liberty and I got lucky in J. Crew where the sale is fantastic (more to come on what I purchased later this week.)

You MUST visit the J. Crew sale!

The London Triathlon I am taking part in with Simply Swim isn't far away now so it was up early on Sunday for some swimming at London Fields Lido.

Blue skies and blue water at London Fields Lido

Obviously after such a strenuous work out I felt I'd earned these home baked sweet potato brownies!

Delicious and semi healthy brownies

And I introduced the boyfriend to Star Wars. Even if he doesn't fall in love with it he'll understand why I want an ewok and the noise I make when trying to imitate Chewbacca.

I love Star Wars

Have a lovely week everyone!

Images: Pinterest