Real reveals

Interiors photo montage

My Friend’s House is 3

It’s our 3rd birthday! No, I didn’t bake a rubbishy cake this year, but that doesn’t mean My Friend and I aren’t celebrating. We’ve got some guest Real Reveals coming up later in the week, and we’ve been talking about upgrading the site so it still looks charmingly amaturish, but you can find things a […]

newspaper poster

Flights of fancy

A new obsession has swept through the house, and as a result the door to the flat has swapped one celebration of macho sporting culture… …for another… The hallway is the perfect length for an oche (7ft 9 and 1/4 inches) and you can check your stance in the mirror at the other end… The […]

toy strewn living room

Real Reveal greatest hits

It’s our third birthday coming up and to celebrate we want to invite you to join in with our favourite confession strand, the Real Reveal. It’s been a feature of the blog to post occasional pictures of the real state of our houses, and we’d like you get in on it. Come on now, we’ve […]

reinstating fireplace

Burning question

It’s simple, and I think I know the answer. But it’s not that straightforward. Do I get a fire? I have a boarded up fireplace, a handsome mantlepiece and a big, freezing living room. I like to be warm. I like a focal point. I like to burn things. So I owe it to myself, […]

The forgotten room

Real Reveal time. There’s a reason I rarely photograph more than two rooms in this house, and here it is. What a a mess. That’s our attic spare bedroom. Complete with paper shredder thank you Mr MFH. When we moved in, we went as far as removing the carpet and putting tongue and groove panelling […]