Is Kirsty peeking through the window?

Tuesday night comes around and that can only mean one thing... Kirsty's Home Made Home on Channel 4.

Not something I would generally watch (although she did get huge respect from me for placing an original 'Never Mind the Boll@cks' shop poster in her Devon house - wish I could find one at a sensible price, been looking for years!), but the wife likes to take a look, not for inspiration but more to see what Kirsty has come up with now because scarily, like some crazy style stalker, quite a few of Kirsty's recent top tips are very close to home.

It started innocently enough with Kirsty suggesting wrapping presents in brown parcel paper, which we've done for years. Next thing we knew it was hanging memories (old photo's etc) from strings with small pegs, something you will find on our kitchen dresser, but then it got worse...


For one couple she recommended putting old maps on the walls for decoration, just like we had done in the Beach House's small bedroom! They are great and so much more fun than wallpaper, they are 1950's National Geographic maps to be exact.

Above the top bunk headbard 'The World' (very interesting to see how territories have changed both in terms of control and in many cases name in 60 years), and at the foot my favourite 'The Pacific'. Always loved looking at those small island chains in a mass of blue and wondering what waves are out there breaking unridden.

Then there was the hooks. Kirsty's advice was not to clutter up smaller rooms with wardrobes but to use hooks...


Cast iron reproductions of a classic Edwardian design, with natural wax finish, hand made by a forge in the North of England (we also bought from the same place some lovely twisted cup hooks, window latches and door bolts) was our call.

So Kirsty, if you want some ideas/inspiration for the new series don't look through the window of The Little Beach House. Give us a call and we'll gladly make you a cuppa and let you in, and if you are really quick you can even check out the Christmas decorations that the wife is sat downstairs making for the beach house for some lucky people to enjoy this year!  : )