A Year On: What Cancer Taught Me About Courage, Creativity & Colour

One year after my breast cancer diagnosis, here are the lessons I learned, my personal reflections, and a bold new creative chapter for Stella + the Stars.

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Can home decor impact our wellbeing?

Let me give you a clue: YES it can. Exhibit A: Stella + the Stars HQ's revamp which has had the most incredibly positive impact on my chronic anxiety... I have had a mini-epiphany about interiors and believe it or not, it was while watching Netflix. Follow me, I'll explain.

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[Chez Moi] Am I suffering from design schizophrenia?

Although things are probably not as dramatic as this blog title suggests, and I am probably not suffering from an actual diagnosable mental illness (although if you consider madness that could be questionable), but I am definitely showing symptoms of what you'd call design schizophrenia, if that was an actual condition.

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[Chez Moi] Settling into a new pad in the desert

Well, hello there! We are officially back in business. Yes, after a three-month hiatus, Stella + the Stars and, more importantly, Le Blog is back from the dead and finally alive again. Did you miss us?! You may wonder what happened in the past quarter. Well, a total whirlwind of moving, settling, house hunting, and decorating, that's what.

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New beginnings for Stella + the Stars

Stella + the Stars is moving to the desert... No, it's not a joke, I swear. Surreal, yes, but also actually happening. Bear with me. A few months ago, hubby got offered an incredible opportunity to work from the Dubai office of his company. Yes, Dubai, as in the Middle East, six hours away from London, where it's very, VERY hot in the summer, and you can ski on an artificial slope, in the middle of the desert, after a shopping spree in the world's biggest mall. That Dubai.

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[Chez Moi] My guest room makeover (in less than 15 days and for £800!)

If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen this little project I started at the end of March: Operation Pocket Springs, I called it. I am funny like that. And you may also have wondered how I sourced a copper bed for under £300 and a Berber-style rug for £50. Wanna know more? Read on and I will demonstrate how to revamp a guest room in under 15 days and with a budget of £800...