Our Riverside Dream

Our Riverside Dream Renovating and decorating our Cotswolds stone house - one grotty room at a time.

When your friend is a photographer and she captures the colours and vibe of a space you’ve been trying to film for ages ...
11/03/2025

When your friend is a photographer and she captures the colours and vibe of a space you’ve been trying to film for ages and just not getting it right 💫 Magic photography by

Suppliers (previously declared pr/gifts)
and cushions pr gift
curtains pr gift
rug pr gift
sofa and chair covers pr gift

Moving the children’s rooms around made me cry, there I admitted it. My baby boy is actually massive, he comes up to my ...
22/12/2024

Moving the children’s rooms around made me cry, there I admitted it. My baby boy is actually massive, he comes up to my b***s and he’s five, FIVE. Selling his nursing chair pushed me over a perimenopausal edge 😆😆😆

Anyway, you guys asked for a close up on the chair, so here it is, a little love for the chair I resisted buying for almost a year, which has elevated bedtime stories to a cosy level, only room for three though Jamie 😆💚

Other accessories that help make the room sing! All of it from not an ad, just love their furniture and styling right now 👌

I’ve tagged all the products for ease :)

02/11/2024

A few different angles of the sitting room, the views that I love and catch my eye, it suddenly feels quite grown up in here and I’m ok with that 👌😎 feels like c**ktails o’clock actually! Which is your favourite part? Alex x

Ad The most attractive thing about working with for our new rug in the sitting room was that there weren’t endless imag...
30/10/2024

Ad The most attractive thing about working with for our new rug in the sitting room was that there weren’t endless images to have to sift through. The online ‘rug builder’ allowed us to select size, material, weave, edging and backing as we wished…and to swap in different materials as we went in order to really envisage how the floor covering would play in the room.

No need for the fox-fur backing we had with our old conjoined rugs, as, as you can see, non-slip is all part of the package.

It has totally transformed the space, truly; and brings subtle texture to what could have been an all but homogenous scheme.

Ad | We have had such a stunning response (as in we are stunned) to the release of images and content about . It is an ...
26/06/2024

Ad | We have had such a stunning response (as in we are stunned) to the release of images and content about . It is an amalgamation of influences in terms of the design aesthetic, but, as it was once a stable and is now a Cotswold cottage, the key was not to try and make it a pastiche or the traditional country cottage, and to include some luxurious, practical and considered touches.

The stand out element for us is the multi fuel stove. If we hadn’t ’done it’ the room would have lacked a focal point. provided us with the Ecoburn 5 Widescreen in Straw and we couldn’t be happier as it marries traditional with today. Exactly what we are going for in this space.

We’re thrilled with the result and so we’ll just leave you with some stats so that you can compare it against other models you might be considering:
- Lifetime guarantee
- Better than Ecodesign standards when burning wood or solid fuel
- Non-smoker paint, available in multiple colours
- ‘Exempt appliance’ - approved for use in Smoke Control Areas

It is all but spooky how closely the bistro set in clay matches the French Grey of The Stable windows.As you’ll see whe...
22/05/2024

It is all but spooky how closely the bistro set in clay matches the French Grey of The Stable windows.

As you’ll see when we do the reels, The Stables ‘garden’ is a bijou little paved patio type area with dry stone, c**k & hen capped wall separating it from the approach to our back door.

Keep scrolling to see the Richmond benches (also in clay). When the hydrangea Annabel are in bloom we’ll be throwing as much garden fodder as you can handle at you.

In the meantime, these stills will have to do.

The bistro set and benches (as well as the Barrington arch and log store which you’ll see in due course) were pr products given to us by in exchange for us showing you them and talking to you about it them x

It is fun and strange to see your ‘story’, or rather one’s ‘journey to this point’, to this point in print, but, it’s a ...
11/05/2024

It is fun and strange to see your ‘story’, or rather one’s ‘journey to this point’, to this point in print, but, it’s a journey travelled by many.
These old houses require commitment and a willingness to roll with the punches.
We are nowhere near our final chapter and we have so many collaborators to acknowledge (as we do through our videos)
We are tremendously grateful to for taking an interest in our story so far and we invite you to stay tuned as things move forward.
Special mention must go to for her photography and to for their tireless and unceasing contribution to the this reveals you see to like seeing.

We’ve reached a point in our content sharing where introducing you to the brands we know, love and work with is as much ...
16/04/2024

We’ve reached a point in our content sharing where introducing you to the brands we know, love and work with is as much a part of our sharing as the actual visuals. And so, going forward, please be prepared and open to us talking more about the ‘advertisements’ we engage in. We don’t put anything in our house that we wouldn’t choose…so, everything we show case is as considered as you would expect from a professional interior design business (like Alex’s) but, brought to you in a more accessible way, we hope. We are not gatekeepers to the products we love…and it can be so hard to find the right thing to replicate a ‘look’ you’ve seen in print or online.

We hunted high and low for the right light fixtures for the sitting room and principal bedroom in • queue

Made in Cornwall, along with the other lighting suppliers we have worked with in The Stables, represents everything we love about UK design and a more ethical and sustainable approach to domestic manufacturing.

Darling O, I love you more than words can say 💖 We celebrated your third birthday earlier this week, and today on Intern...
08/03/2024

Darling O, I love you more than words can say 💖 We celebrated your third birthday earlier this week, and today on International Women’s Day, I want to say how grateful I am to be your mummy. You are kind, sparky, funny, sweet and you love without limits. I know deep in my heart that I am lucky beyond measure, and I’m truly blessed that you came into our lives. Without knowing it, you allowed me to experience the joy of a natural and unexpected pregnancy (I miss you being my bump!), and you continue to suprise us, and bring us joy, every day. You rock my world darling one, thank you for being you 💖

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These images rather explain themselves.This room was once two. We often bemoan those responsible for knocking down wall...
02/02/2024

These images rather explain themselves.
This room was once two. We often bemoan those responsible for knocking down walls in a time when planning was less rigid, but, at least in our case, one of the most appealing rooms in the entire house wouldn’t have existed were it not for someone’s destructive tendency.

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