Not content with getting married only a month or so ago ... we decided lets go for it and move house too. Basically if we weren't stressed before we made sure we were by the end of September. Several boxes later and over £50 spent on every kind of cleaning product - which for some reason I felt the need to do. It is entirely normal to buy an all purpose cleaning spray, plus a window cleaner, bathroom foam, toilet spray and kitchen cleaning liquid right?
Anyway, we are moved in and loving life.
But, I have developed an obsession with grey. I cannot walk passed a grey home accessory without thinking "I must have it" so I thought why not share my obsession. I consider it therapy!
Here are my top 5:
1. Ikea Bed Set Kingsize £35 was £45 (Buy here)
I originally went in to Ikea to buy a different bed set but we noticed this as we were wandering the aisles buying items that we definitely need (but will never use). I was sold on the button detail on the pillows. The duvet looks lovely in our room and I am really impressed with the feel of the material. We washed it straight away before putting it on the bed and it washed up really well. I shopped around for duvet covers and because we love a king size duvet the prices were between £40 and £60 of sets I liked. This was a bargain!
We knew we wanted grey wide striped wallpaper for a feature wall in the bedroom. Sounds easy to find? It isn't. Well unless you like a bit of sparkle in your life - which I am not adverse too but I like to think I add enough sparkle to a room. I hunted for ages and after 2 months I found this one and even better it was in the sale. Fantastic quality which is to be expected from Laura Ashley - and when we needed an extra roll the team at Laura Ashley were really helpful in arranging store collection. I am so impressed I have already chosen my next rooms wallpaper from them
3. Ikea TV Cabinet £180 (Buy here)
I can't be the only wife or girlfriend that has to hear how important it is the TV cabinet can house the sky box, sound bar, iPod docking station and the all important PS4! With electrical wires galore it was important we found one that could organise these perfectly but still look great - oh and it needed to be grey (did I mention I love grey?) Well hello Ikea TV Cabinet! For the OCD organisers among us this is perfect for hiding all those remotes (we don't need) and the adaptors that apparently connect the ipad to the TV and the TV to the PS4 - phew!
Before we moved I invested in a table runner which was pink and spotty and made the dining room slightly more girly. When your dining room houses large comic book covers you need to add a bit of pink. However, it just doesn't fill my need for grey so off I went into town to find a grey version. Next didn't let me down and we now have a beautiful felt grey table runner. Better than that the felt means that it is perfect for hot serving dishes as it stops any marking on the table (I might have also purchased two grey stick lamps for the bedside tables - I told you I have a problem)
5. Habitat Grey Lamp £40 (Buy here)
This is an example of my distraction to anything grey. Sunday saw my husband and I dragging my best friend down to Homebase to buy light fixtures. I mean she was thrilled as was I. Whilst being dragged around the lighting fixtures area I spotted a Habitat Grey metal lamp in the clearance section reduced from £40 to £25 - and the reason 'discontinued stock'. Hello undamaged bargain! I just need to persuade someone to put it up for me now!
Who else has an interior design obsession?
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