…Ashleigh, what the hell are you doing?

Great question! As I said, I’m already pretty busy spinning lots of different plates and identities, so why not take on another one? I’ve decided it’s time to follow a real passion of mine – interior design. But not in the typical sense, I guess you could say. I’m not interested in creating perfectly styled spaces that look beautiful. A home that looks good in pictures is not my goal. Instead, I am interested in creating spaces that feel good and are functional. Of course, we want them to look nice too, but it’s not the main purpose of what I’m doing here, it’s a happy side effect of the bigger picture.

The point of this space is to help people to find ways to have a home that they love, that works for them, and that they can actually maintain. Forget the organisation ‘hacks’, reject the status quo, stop trying to meet other people’s expectations and let’s create a home that works with who you are. If you need to keep your medication next to your kettle so you remember to take it in the morning, great, let’s include that in the design! If we need to put ‘dump’ baskets in each room so you can do a quick, no-thinking tidy up at the end of the day and stop your home from becoming chaotic, cool, I’ve got you. The entire purpose of my guidance is to help you achieve that feeling of walking into your home, taking a deep breath, and relaxing. Having a background in psychology is super helpful here, because I have a good understanding of ‘what works’ when trying to create habits and feel-good spaces.

On top of the design blogs, portfolios, advice, guidance, whatever, I’m also going to be sharing blogs that are more personal and could potentially even be considered ‘lifestyle’ blogs. These will probably consist mostly of my ramblings about various things that are happening, or new discoveries that I’ve made that have helped me to do life a little bit better. Having a feel-good home goes deeper than décor, so I’m sharing personal things about my life to offer further guidance.

Ultimately, I just want a place where I can be creative, and share home styling, design, and organisation ideas that help people who need it most; I will be super happy if I can help even one person. The ideas that are shared here will be centred around people who struggle to make their home work for them because of things outside of their control. So, if you’re busy parents, juggling a thousand different things, autistic, ADHD, just can’t be bothered to get shit done, or basically anything else that makes having a nice home fucking hard, I’m here to help you!