The Villa on Mount Pleasant

Here I share lots of photos my home and garden, how I decorate with thrifted treasures, my vintage finds, and my photography journey.

Welcome January!

Hello everyone! I just want to wish you all a very happy New Year…I hope 2020 is magical for all of you. Can you believe this blog is seven years old! Anyway, I am busy behind the scenes as my new website will be live very soon. The blog format won’t change too much, and it’s going to look beautiful, I can’t wait to share it with you.
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Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone! Just dropping in with some snaps from my styling feature in the last issue of Reclaim Magazine – I want to wish all of you a happy, peaceful, Christmas. Thank you so much for following along, I really appreciate it!
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Our Christmas Tree

Hello everyone! Here’s our tree in the living room this year, which I think is very handsome (even if I do say so myself!) The needles however, drop as soon as anyone even dares to breathe near it! Anyway, we plonked it in this rather battered old dolly tub, and it sat for ten days just with fairy lights on, before L and I set to work on Friday with the baubles.
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Festive Decorating

Hello everyone! Wishing you a very Happy Winter Solstice! I took these snaps this morning, as I wanted to share some of my festive decorating with you. In truth, I only finished decorating the dining room yesterday – I always leave decorating until the last minute, which is no bad thing when you are using fresh greenery I guess.
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Shades of Pale

Hello everyone! The last two weeks seem to have slipped past so quickly, hence the radio silence! Today I’m sharing some photos from the wonderful home of Steph from Pearly Hill, whose home I shot for the festive issue of Reclaim Magazine back in September. The issue is now off the shelves, so I thought you’d enjoy seeing this beautiful home if you weren’t able to get a copy.
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Hello December!

Hello everyone! Wishing you all a wonderful December, time to make some magic! I had a lot of fun shooting this, these sparkles are all in camera. there are some amazing apps for adding bokeh to photos now, but I had the idea that this could work, and I love experimenting to see what I can create in the camera. And this is the behind the scenes!
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