The Frugality #2

[jaymie]

They removed the door to create the ensuite and put a new door in the bedroom, it’s the left hand ‘window’ that is the new door

You are right, I got it now!

 

[BlairWaldorf86]

To be fair it was a tiny trampoline, I’ve got one the same size and it was less than £100. I’m sure the garden will end up filled with a bigger one eventually though!

 

[Mogmog]

I was interested in their flat too. Looks like it was a 2 bed converted into a 3 bed (plus ensuite)
Link here

 

[jaymie]

Yes, it would have taken less time to pick up the nappies and put them away wherever they store them than it would have had to take the photo, post and write the caption. I actually don’t know how he could have sat working there with the mess on his desk.

But they are very lacking with storage - bitty pieces of furniture that are useless for storage and she has a fixation with ‘chic’ baskets, to stick underneath sideboards or just leave on the floor or wherever. The living area of the kitchen is a disaster - a sideboard with random stuff ’styled’ on top and baskets stuffed underneath, a butlers block thing with more ‘styled’ items, a side table (or two), a sofa (because a sofa in the living room and in an upstairs room just aren’t enough), a kitchen table which seems to come and go. The whole house Is the same - bitty side tables, baskets, chairs, etc all over the house and no proper storage. Clutter everywhere. The garden is going the same way/.

The butlers block is the most insane thing ever. Such a waste of real estate space with so little offering.

She is trying to come across as a scatty parent who is too busy to tidy up. That would all be grand if she and her husband worked 40 hour weeks and were just too exhausted like the rest of us to tidy up. Like I’ve said before it’s almost like her and Chris skipped the bit about being adults and just continued living in student digs except with kids and so much cluttter. She is the middle class equivalent of mrs hinch in that while mrs hinch attracts the crushed grey velvet and live laugh love brigade while Alex is channelling Oliver bonas and laredoute rugs like the hoopers the Telford or any of those other blaggers. What they both have in common is a love of tatty storage baskets

I keep seeing the Hoopers here, can you link her profile

 

[VNaylor]

I think she meant they put new shutters over leaking, broken old windows, but it was poorly expressed!

Oh, okay. Well that’s still a dumb move as the room will get damp!
But good for the gram I suppose!

 

[Chocolate2008]

Love her sister’s account. However her sister has a boy & a girl but she’s selling their clothes on Instagram. Why not give them to Alex?!

 

[Spiesandliea]

What a strange grid picture to put up, she looks awful, I normally like her style too

 

[jaymie]

It’s a UK thing. Australian/Americans go for custom cabinetry in the bathroom to hide away all of our junk, but Victorian pedestal sinks and tiny mirrored cabinets seem to be preferred here.

When I renovated here I had to look long & hard for a nice, spacious bathroom sink/cupboard as clearly the bathroom designers didn’t own much more than a toothbrush and a bar of soap.

Totally, I rather get this https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/godmor...y-green-marble-effect-dalskaer-tap-s79384849/ albeit ikea than no storage at all.

 

[CyberNannies]

I wonder why she didn't mention it, I think partly because she cannot then play the 'frugality' card. I was wondering why didn't they install a skylight like all other IG.

I cannot forgive her for removing the balcony

the balcony has come down through disrepair and will be reinstalled at some point. You can see from the front of their house that the railing has gone etc.

 

[it’s not been changed?!]

I’ve never known anyone eat so many takeaways/pizza!!

 

[Just watching it all]

When was she 'begging for money' ? must've missed this. Is she charging for 'content' now? I'm confused

 

[Mustard]

Is her leopard print puffa coat really nice enough to justify a mention every sodding day?

She wants you to know how sought after her clothes choices are due to comments asking her where it’s from and at the same time showing you she’s on frugal brand.

 

[Bla bla bla yawn]

Also, cover the sofa bed with a sheet or a duvet and then move it. Then you wouldn’t need to spend months repainting the hallway which also took months to paint

with £60 a tin F&B paint

 

[Dizzy]

Her blog I guess

 

[Pixie06]

Where can I see picture of their old flat? Didn't follow her back then, only since bored in lockdown!

 

[Sstar]

I remember around the time they got married, he had some kind of video production company?

 

[orangefairylights]

Refresh

Refresh my memory did she give out about that being free too?

Last time I saw it she had slashed the price

 

[VNaylor]

I do really like the ‘maximalist’ style of their house, but the fact that they need to ‘tidy up’ so much shows they have too much stuff or not enough storage, or both.

I imagine they’re definitely struggling $$ wise a bit; especially if her husband does work for her. It would definitely add a lot of pressure to a relationship to make money, plus being with each other 24/7 would be hard.

I also wonder if she reads here, as there was a comment in stories about how much she loves living there vs. central London!

 

[Chocolate2008]

It’s very hard to sit on a high horse while being dishonest. How does she justify lying about stupid stuff to herself & her husband. That’s the bit that don’t understand.

 

[Missmarplesknitting]

Why is she painting a fence with such a small brush. She's a definitely not a perfectionist.