Some of us have a starting point which is rather grand

Buckingham Palace

and some start with a house that’s small but very pretty indeed (we stumbled across this house in a small village on the tiny Greek island of Sifnos)

tiny but gorgeous

while some may have something in need of serious attention

ramshackle shed

and some are just in a seemingly perfect setting

Little Venice in Mykonos

although possibly the vast majority of us settle for a quite ordinary type of house or apartment.

What most of us have in common is the desire to turn our house into a home.  Whether you have a mansion, a 3-bed semi, a one-bed flat or even a shed (hopefully slightly more robust than the one above!), your ideas will be different from someone else’s – and that’s what is so great about the process.  It’s creative and personal!  In your own home you can surround yourself with the things you love.

So, here are some of my ideas for helping to make a house a home:

cupcake clock

Clocks for the kitchen, personalised or humorous – or just because it’s always wine o’ clock somewhere in the world

it's wine o' clock clock

Or maybe a heart-shaped personalised chalkboard.  Pretty and practical, a convenient place for reminders and shopping lists.  These come with a little basket on the front to hold the chalk and a cloth wipe.

personalised heart shaped chalkboard

Or a little plaque for your little house:

love lives in little houses hanging plaque

Somewhere for the kids to proudly hang their artwork

personalised mini masterpiece art hanger

And something to  make you smile

cake is not just for breakfast hanging plaque

Pop over to www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk if you’re interested in buying or just finding out more about any of the above (houses not included) – or maybe something similar. 

They’re all hand painted to order, so you can request colours to fit in with your own home.