Choosing a duvet cover is a big commitment

When I first moved in, I was really excited to go shopping with my flatmate, Saskia, for duvet covers, accessories and plenty of things to make the place look nice. We had both only recently started working full time, and so shopping was done on somewhat of a budget, and so we decided to start off with a trip to trusty Asda! I spotted a number of gorgeous duvet covers that I liked but as I pointed out to Sas, choosing a duvet cover is a big commitment! If you opt for anything too bold then you run the risk of limiting yourself when it comes to choosing accessories to accompany it. However, I like to take risks and love patterns and bright colours, and so  I opted for this gorgeous blue flowery number. The photos below are taken from the Asda website – on the rare occasion that my bed is made, I never manage to make it look this neat!

I also opted for this more neutral duvet cover too. It’s much more versatile and allows me to spice up the rest of the room with lots of bright accessories, while causing little conflict.

You Can't Swing A Cat In My New Flat

Welcome to my humble abode! In September I finally moved out of my parents’ house and moved into a lovely little flat on the edge of Manchester city centre with a couple of friends.

The flat has three double bedrooms, although one of them is much more generous than the other two which are both virtually identical and about 70% bed! We drew names out of a hat to decide who gets the biggest room and unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky, but I like to make the most of what I’ve got and so this blog will focus on how to do big things with small spaces.

Here’s a tour of how the flat looked when we first moved in…

This is my room! I know, it’s pretty tiny. But as you’ll see through the course of this blog, since taking this photo, I’ve worked my magic and made it gorgeous.

Above is my flatmate Saskia’s room. I’m pretty envious of the amount of space that she has. But paying less for the smaller room means I have a bit of extra cash to spend on making it look nice…and drinking. Extra cash is always good for that too. 

And here’s our living/dining room. Not a bad size but between us three girls we have managed to fill it with stuff. I hope to find some interesting ways of saving space and keeping the place tidy. I keep spotting lots of lovely furniture that I’d like to buy but it is tricky as there’s only so much room and the current furniture belongs to the landlord and so we can’t exactly swap it.

Here’s the kitchen. A reasonable size I suppose, but it’s unbelievable how messy it can get in such a short space of time. I think we’re all still students at heart and could do with our Mums popping round every now and again to keep us in check.

And here’s the bathroom!