MY STORY. 

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I'm a London based fashion designer with over 20 years’ experience in fashion retail, manufacturing and trend forecasting. I decided to set up a blog so I could write about my other love - Interiors!

My husband and I took on a Victorian renovation project in 2011 which heightened my passion for interior design.

In September 2019 we sold our beloved Victorian home and have started the renovation journey all over again; but this time on a bigger scale on a detached 1930’s house in need of a lot of love and attention (aka The Rat House).

I hope to inspire people with new styling ideas and connect people straight to the source. This isn’t a blog about budget bargains even though I am a savvy shopper, because who doesn’t love a bargain if you can get one? But it’s about me sharing with you what I like, the rooms that I’m currently renovating and my tips on interior shopping when I’m abroad.

I set up the kids & baby section of my blog after the birth of our son Otis in May 2018. It all started from his nursery design, and has become a small parenting blog on all things baby related (mostly interior related).

House lust has been featured in Fabulous Magazine, Baby Magazine in 2018 and Real Homes magazine in 2019.

 

CITY GUIDES

If you're travelling abroad, be sure to have a search encase I might have been to the same city. Within my city guides I try and include EAT, SLEEP & most importantly interior/homeware SHOPPING guides.

If you want to collaborate, or be featured, then get in touch! 

 

MY SERVICES 

From event styling to interior designing. If you're looking for an interior designer for a room- or for a whole house, then get in touch. Prices vary depending on what level of service you're after. I can create mood boards, or even come shopping with you (preferably London), to help you create that dream space. 

 

HOUSE LUST ON INSTAGRAM

{Ad: gift} Welcome to Chez Cotton! I've been searching high and low for the perfect bar stools to compliment our kitchen since it was installed, and then just like that @rockettstgeorge.co.uk release my dream bar stools like they knew what I was sea
Our glass internal Crittal style doors arrived today🥳🥳 from @drenchshowers . They’re the shower doors which aren’t shower doors 🤣 (a bit like this one actually, but with bars. I cannot wait to see them in. I’m really hoping our
Gang, our kitchen bar stools have arrived and they compliment our kitchen perfectly. I just need to get a snap of them in daylight and then I’ll show you. All I’m going to say is that they were worth holding out for, and were exactly wh
Ad One of the things high up on our list for replacing this year was our duvet. We've never had a good one, and ours was well overdue to be replaced as we've had it for years, but it had lost it's puff and was as flat as a pancake. It wasn't warm eno
Morning gang! We spent most of yesterday visiting garden centres. One of them was spread over 17 acres which meant being taken around in a golf buggy 😂. After a year of lockdown this was the highlight of my month and Otis even enjoyed it too which
I spent today repainting fences which I had already painted 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️🙈, the neighbours must think I’m bonkers. Prep your fences guys💪🏼💪🏼, always jet wash off that algee 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄. Anyways, I can now tick off the right side and ba
ad I haven’t posted this room since something pretty major left? Have you spotted it yet? The mustard bed of dreams was loaned to me whilst my pink one was on order, and I kinda miss it 😭😂. I chose the pink bed before we moved in, and well
Morning! I haven't done an intro on here for so long, I thought it was time I did one for any new followers, so here goes... Hi, 👋🏼 I’m Amanda I'm a virgo I’m 38 Mum of one to our miracle IVF babe Otis 💙 (age 2).  I have st
DETAILS | I get so obsessed with showing you full room shots my little details get lost on my grid. So here’s a close up of my lucite and brass handles which I bought on @etsy 🇺🇸. I decided to add them last night after half a bottle of wine,
This week has been all work work work and not much play, so I’m just going to leave this picture of my bathroom vanity here, whilst I go pour myself a deserved large one 🥂🍸🍹. What’s everyone’s plans for the weekend? #Bathroomde
How’s everyone feeling after Boris’ announcement yesterday? I’m counting down the days until I can take Otis to see my Nan and give her a big hug. It’s been a long year since we last saw her, which I’m sure is the same
Morning guys, happy Sunday! I’ve had this week off work and it’s been just the ticket. Loads less screen time, more exercise and by exercise I mean I left the house, and funny enough no more headaches ☺️. I’ve been clearing out a