Pretty House For Sale!

Well, it's all official now... after months of decluttering and decorating and cleaning, our house is finally on the market. Woo hoo!

The For Sale sign is up...

Vases of flowers (fresh from the garden, no less!) are strategically placed...

Cushions are plumped...

...and random objects are artistically arranged.

The bed is always dressed with pretty, co-ordinating cushions...

...and even the day-to-day clutter of lotions and potions in the bathroom has been replaced by a family of ducks.

I've rebelled, and livened up the 'appealing to all buyers' neutral colour scheme with some splashes of colour...

...interesting collections...

...and pretty, handmade cushions. I want our viewers to know that the house is lived-in and loved, and not a neutral show house with bare walls, empty work surfaces and no signs of life.

The main reason for our move is garden related - I want a bigger one! We've been in this house for twelve years now and I've definitely ran out of space. The garden has grown from a square lawn with a conifer hedge round it, to this mass of colour and texture and year-round interest that the local wildlife love and I adore.

We've viewed a few houses over the past couple of weeks and have found a house that we like - with a garden that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! It's huge, and it's beautiful now, but I'm already dreaming of the whole host of new plants and features that I can incorporate.

All we need now is to sell this one. Watch this space...