Hollie Brooks
Co-founder of online home and garden boutique, MiaFleur. Interiors lover, antique hunter and penchant for anything just a little bit quirky.
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LATEST ARTICLES ( 260 )
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Today is a Lazy Day
The final few days of posting and last minute express deliveries are upon us now, but today, we are having a much needed lazy day! I hope you’re all getting... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
How to Decorate a Christmas Wreath
Plain wreaths are quite cheap to buy and it allows you to customize them to your own style, so here are my steps for how to decorate your own Christmas wreath.... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Styling the Seasons- December
For the last few months I’ve enjoyed following a blog series called, ‘Styling the Seasons’. This series was devised by Katy of Apartment Apothecary and... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Christmas Table Styling
As the 1st December looms, I thought I share with you some ideas for Christmas table styling today. I’ve gone for a silver and red theme- I always try to keep t... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
17 Tips for a Perfectly Styled Sofa
Hometalk recently got in touch with me to say they loved our post on ‘3 Tips for Styling your Sofa’ and they asked if I’d like to collate a board on Hometalk,... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
New Warehouse Home Newspaper
Now, you know when you meet someone and you instantly think, this girl’s got it sorted. Well, that was my very first impression of Sophie Bush, Editor of My... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Christmas Gifts- Sneak Peek
We have been busy photographing some new products that make ideal Christmas gifts and we thought we would give you a sneak peek before they go online just to ge... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Gift Wrapping Ideas by Jane Means
A lovely new book plopped through the letter box the other day, Jane Means’ new book, ‘Giftwrapped’. Hollie met Jane at a blogging event a while ago and was... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
New B&Q easyGrow Bedding Plants
Ooh time to oust the summer bedding and plant up those autumn pots for lovely autumn colour and interest – made much more enjoyable with the mild weather of... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Artificial Flowers- Why Faking It Isn’t Always Bad
There’s a bit of hype about artificial flowers at the moment, in fact I’ve read a few articles such as this one by Daily Decorum, asking what people think to... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
3 Tips for Styling Your Sofa
Styling your sofa is such a great way to change the look of a room and give a lovely fresh vibe and so easy to do. I love my sofa – gorgeous raspberry velvet –... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
MiaFleur Shortlisted in the Amara Interior Blog Awards
As I’m sure you’ll be aware through our various campaigning efforts, we were nominated for the Amara Interior Blog Awards. Well, after a couple of weeks of... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
3 Autumn Flower Arranging Ideas
I love the colours of autumn and it’s such a pleasure to be able to cut flowers that I have grown myself. Dahlias, rudbeckia, sedum, chrysanthemum and... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Sourcebook: Anaglypta Wallpaper
Wow – who would have thought Anaglypta wallpaper would make a comeback. It’s not something that ever made an appearance in my family home as my mother was very... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
House Renovation- Before and After Shots
My eldest son Daniel is a property developer and tends to concentrate on small Victorian terrace houses as he can project manage these comfortably whilst still... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
1 Product Styled 3 Ways: Decorative Ladders
Decorative ladders are very much on trend at the moment and are so versatile either inside or out that I thought it would be good to do a quick blog post on... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
How to Decoupage a Chair
This is a really quick way to liven up a tired chair and it’s so easy to decoupage a chair, either with fabric or paper. I chose ‘Nearly Black’ by Autentico to... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Vote for MiaFleur in the Interior Blog Awards!
We have very exciting news.. we’ve been nominated for an Amara Interior Blog Award! We’ve never been nominated for an award before, so it’s all rather exciting. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
Styling with Vintage Brass Scales
Aren’t these vintage brass scales beautiful? Far too beautiful to be put away in a cupboard so we thought they would make a lovely photo. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME -
5 Unusual Uses for Everyday Objects
If you are a magpie, like me, then you probably have cupboards full of various vases, jugs, and dishes etc that don’t see the light of day very often. Read more
Posted on 22 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME