My Kitchen Diner | Interior

Hello lovelies, now this post is based around my kitchen diner and the interior that comes along with it. I know for a fact that I adore looking at interior magazines and online and exploring different designs of rooms, especially kitchens. I've recently had my kitchen and dining room converted into a kitchen diner. It was so SO tiny before and now it's so much more spacious and welcoming. Before we had a new kitchen put in, it was difficult at parties and family/friend get togethers to communicate with others when preparing food as there was a wall between the kitchen and dining room. I'd say having converted the kitchen and dining room into a kitchen diner it has changed my life for the better. Not only my life has it changed but also my mums and close family members too.

We wanted to go for a modern yet retro theme for the kitchen diner, although I do like the vintage theme also, we wanted something a bit more original and quirky. So, I have gone around my kitchen and dining room and taken a fair few pictures for you to see and enjoy. This may even give you some inspiration and ideas if you're re-decorating or converting to a kitchen diner, for layout and interior design purposes. :-)

The Pantry

Kitchen +Breakfast Bar

The Bureau

Dining Room

Few Homely Touches

Mums Wall Art

Well I hope you enjoyed this post, I quite like making these kind of posts, think I might do some more interior posts like this again sometime. Until next time, bye for now x

Favourite Closet Designs

Hello everybody! Yes it's been a considerable amount of time since I last did a blog post so therefore I came to the decision of posting a new one. This one is basically revolved around closet designs. I think there are such great and ideal ways of storing clothes, whether that's just a few items on a clothes rail or perhaps in an elegant walk-in wardrobe. I believe there is some exquisite fascination of mine on closet designs that I would like to share with you. I've been doing my research for this post and found some really different and quirky designs of closets, however i've gone for a more girly and plain approach to this.

 In my case, less is more. Enjoy! :-)

I find open closets even more stylish if the clothes are colour coordinated. Not only can you find your clothes easier but it looks much more chic. That's a bonus for me personally. As you may have noticed, I have gone for a white closet colour scheme, the reason for this is that I find that the clothes stand out more and it looks so much more classier than a brown, black or oak wardrobe/closet. This post has really made me want to go out and get a new wardrobe, as mine is so tiny and my clothes are getting crammed inside. Hopefully one day I can have a walk-in wardrobe in my own home :) 

The second picture of the clothes rail really caught my eye, it's beneficial for storage space, you get to show off your clothes, you can decorate it, for example wrapping fairy lights around it and I think they're funky and original. The other designs are fairly similar, I like the way that accessories are included such as bags and shoes, it makes the designs much more intriguing and fashionable. 

I hope you've enjoyed this post, you never know it could've inspired you to make your closets look cuter and girly; even for boys ;') Have a nice day/week/month, till next time, bye!:-) :-)   

40 things before I die | lifewithluce

First of all, I just want to take this opportunity to say how sorry I am for taking so long to do another blog post. I have been so so busy and I just haven't found the time due to coursework, revision etc. That aside, I hope all you lovely readers are okay and doing alright :-) Still can't believe how many of you read this, it's crazy! I never thought it would be this popular in a million years, but honestly I'm so flattered to hear your lovely compliments about my blog.
Right, so due to how little time I have I thought I'd do a bucket list sort of thing, I'm just sticking to 40 points though. . Oh, I will be doing a more detailed and interesting blog post in the near future, hopefully when I have more time! Hope you enjoy reading :-)

1) Travel the world
2) Go to university
3) Have two children, hopefully a boy and a girl
4) Hopefully qualify as a teacher, photographer or an interior designer
5) Travel in first class on an plane
6) Get married
7) Visit Vietnam, Japan and Thailand
8) Conquer my fear of spiders and wasps
9) Go to Harry Potter World
10) Pass my driving test
11) Decorate my house
12) Go to loads of festivals
13) Buy 10 lush products
14) Purchase decent straighteners and curlers
15) Learn to write in traditional Chinese writing
16) Take my family on holiday
17) Go to prom
18) Go to New York
19) Buy a homeless person a coffee
20) Chill by a fire on a beach with blankets and wine with my future boyfriend, aw
21) Go skiing in the French alps
22) Jump out of a plane
23) Grow my own vegetables :-)
24) Watch my favourite films when I was younger with my children
25) Hopefully get proposed to in Venice, Paris or on a Caribbean beach :') *hint hint*
26) Grow old with someone I love
27) Ride an elephant
28) Make up a fake name for my Starbucks cup
29) Go up the Empire State Building
30) Go Christmas shopping in New York and London
31) Ice skate in New York at Christmas
32) Jog through Central Park
33) Climb a HUGE mountain
34) Travel the world with my bestfriend or boyfriend
35) Go to Bora Bora or St Lucia for my honeymoon
35) Compose my own music on my guitar
36) Watch the sunset go down on a romantic holiday:')
37) Read all the books in my bookcase
38) Own a car
39) Be a great mum :-)
40) Live everyday like it's my last.

Thankyou for reading and i'll try and post after my exams in a few weeks. Have a fab day:') Bye!x

May Favourites | lifewithluce

Hello everybody! I've been looking at various different blogs recently and i've noticed many bloggers have being uploading posts on May Favourites! So me being me, i've literally been loving so many new things this month and decided i'd share them with you all :-) Oh and I just wanted to say a HUGE thankyou for 1K page views, that's crazy, I never thought it'd hit that amount in just a few months :-) Thanks again everyone! :*

It was kind of a must have to include my new obsession this past week, American Horror Story is definitely a programme for you older viewers as it's rated an 18, but honestly it's so good. It's quite explicit and gruesome so make sure you watch it with the right kind of people. The characters are amazing too - especially Tate! The plot is so interesting and engrossing which I find is really important in an on going series. From the title you can tell it's horror so prepare yourself before watching it, well I do anyway! I'm not actually a great fan of horrors but this is definitely an exception. I highly recommended this programme, it's so addictive!

This book has become really popular recently and I just had to get involved in the whole craze of it. As soon as I began reading this book, I knew instantly that I was grabbed and then realised what everyone was talking about. I haven't read all of this book but i've been enjoying it so so much. If you haven't got this already, go to the shop right now and get it! To say that i'm not a big reader this has definitely inspired me to read more. It's basically about this girl who suffers from cancer, a cancer support group and a boy and a girl who fall in love, not to give anything away :-)

As I said a couple of blog posts ago, I mentioned how I desperately needed some new sunglasses, I did have in mind on purchasing circular glasses but these just caught my eye straight away. After some deliberation on which colour to get I thought i'd be a bit different and go for clear pink. Its arms are tortoise shell print so it adds that extra glam :-) They're so cute and if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you'll see me wearing them. Plus the glasses case is really cute too, they also come in loads more different colours! Not to mention this gorgeous weather recently, these definitely came in handy! 

These topshop, blue, checkered leggings are my current favourites by far. I bought these just the other week and when I tried them on in the changing rooms I knew I had to buy them. They go with so many different tops and shoes of mine too, they're so ideal for any season really! For topshop these leggings were not that expensive, £22 I think they were, but I don't know for certain. You can also buy them in black checkered also, but I do own a lot of black and I didn't want to buy something else in that colour. 

Lastly, I wanted to show you my new purse in this gorgeous, bold, green colour. As my last purse wasn't that ideal for notes I had to get a larger one. This one is from Accessorize and I bought it for just £17! Unfortunately, it's not leather, however it still looks classy and due to the bold colour you won't be losing that out of your sight anytime soon! It goes really well with my bag too, as that's a royal blue handbag. 

Thanks for spending your time reading this and I'll be posting again sometime next week. Hope everyone's exams have gone alright this week, I know i've been very stressed! Bye for now! :-) x

More About Me | lifewithluce

Hi everyone! Sorry i've been a bit late on posting this past week. It's been so stressful with revision and schoolwork at the minute, so I apologise about the delay! As i've realised, i've been getting quite a few page views recently so I thought i'd share a bit about myself for you lovely viewers. Because of this decision, i'm willing to answer some questions that you guys may be wondering about. Here goes! :-)

1. What are you wearing?
     I'm currently wearing my cute, flowery pyjama bottoms and my creamy cosy, Topshop jumper.

2. Ever been in love?
    At fifteen, i'm sure there will be many of you thinking, "oh no, she's much too young to understand the concept of love..." However, yes, I believe I have/am with my current boyfriend.

3. How tall are you?
    I'm 5"4.

4. Favourite show?
    Definitely American Horror Story

5. Something you miss?
    I'd have to say primary school and the friends that came with it. I also miss being a kid and doing 'fun' things. But, more importantly, I miss my dad.

6. How old are you?
    I'm 15 years old.

7. Zodiac sign?
    I'm Aquarius.

8. Qualities you look for in a partner?
    A sense of humour, down to earth, not too serious, a happy person and obviously a good smile:-)

9. Favourite quote?
    "Live life with no regrets and do things that make you feel happy"

10. Loud music or soft?
      Soft - indie folk.

11. Where do you go when you're sad?
      To my mum, friends or the attic window- it's a great place to think- I know, i'm weird😂

12. Favourite actor?
      Leonardo DiCaprio or Evan Peters;)

13. Favourite colour?
      I don't really have one, but if I had to choose, it'd be a duck egg blue or a pale pink.

14. How long does it take you in the shower?
      10-15 minutes

15. Ever been in a physical fight?
      If you could count me punching a girl in the nose in year two, then yes :-D

16. Fears?
      Losing loved ones and being alone in a scary place..

17. Last time you said you loved someone?
      My mum, yesterday.

18. Last book you read?
      The Fault in our Stars

19. The last thing that made you cry?
     A film

20. Last show you watched?
      Breaking Bad.

21. Last person you talked to?
      My mum.

22. The relationship between you and the last person you texted?
      One of my boy bestfriends

23. Place you want to visit?
      Thailand

24. Favourite food?
      Pasta

25. What instruments you play?
      The guitar

So, that's it for this week! I hope you enjoyed this post, I know it's a bit different to what I normally do but I thought i'd share with you some personal things about myself. Thanks for reading:-) Bye for now!

Making Cookies | lifewithluce

Hi everyone! As I absolutely love chocolate chip cookies I thought i'd give you the most perfect yet simplest cookie recipe i've ever used. For as long as I can remember I've always had a passion for baking and I have such fond memories of baking buns, cookies, cakes, etc with my mum. The recipe i've taken this one from is the Be-Ro Home Recipes, which personally I find is a god send and I literally depend on this recipe so much throughout my baking. So I hope you enjoy reading this post, I thought i'd do something a bit different today :-) 

Ingredients needed:

Margarine - 100g (4oz)  
Soft light brown sugar - 75g (3oz)
Syrup - 2 x 15 ml spoon (2 tbsp)
Self raising flour - 175g (6oz)
Chocolate chips/chocolate chunks - 100g (4oz)
Milk - 2 x 15ml spoon (2 tbsp)

1. Firstly, heat your oven to 180'C, 350'F, Gas Mark 4 and then grease two baking trays. 

2. Then, beat the margarine until soft (I tend to get a creamy, white kind of colour), add the sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.

3. Afterwards, you'll need to get the rest of your ingredients and stir them all together and mix well! Make sure you sieve the flour before adding it into your bowl.

4. Once you've mixed all your ingredients together thoroughly, use your hands or a spoon to dollop the mixture onto your baking tray. Make sure they're not to wide or too small and try to keep them all an even size :-)

5. Then put them in the oven to bake for around 8-10 minutes. 

6. After being in the oven just check if they're cooked by either slightly touching the tops of the cookies or listening for any sizzles. Once they're baked, just place them on a cooling rack to cool.

7. Then, place them on a plate and for extra delight just make yourself a brew (proper Yorkshire), enjoy! :-)

Ta da!

Well guys, that's it for this week! I really hope you've enjoyed reading this post and hopefully it will inspire you to make some gorgeous cookies also! I think I might do a personal post next week so be sure to check that out soon! Have a nice week all! :-)

Body Shop Haul | Beauty

 Hello! Today, this post is basically about my long lasted obsession with body shop cosmetics. I've gone round my house taking pictures of my most favourite cosmetics, whether they're creams, body butters, scrubs or shower gels, they're all below for you to see. I hope you enjoy reading this post and leave a comment below telling me what you thought :-)

Firstly-

I literally cannot explain enough how gorgeous these two body butters smell. The strawberry body butter was given to me by a friend for my birthday and I find that its scent is delightful. It's not that greasy either, which is what I find when using body butters. I actually take the strawberry one to school with me in my bag as it's really convenient for just applying when I have spare time, plus many of my friends adore the smell too, which I find is a bonus. The second one i've chosen is the olive body butter. It has that earthy scent and a really neutral olive essence. This is actually my mums, however she doesn't mind me using it now and again. They both leave my skin feeling really hydrated and smooth too. Ideally, most people would use this straight after being in the shower, but I tend to use this mainly for hand cream. 

Secondly-

As I have quite dry skin I find that the Hemp Hand Protector relieves that excellently. Personally, this thick cream restores the moisture in my skin so so well. It also lasts for a long while too and my hands feel so soft throughout the day. Now, the Moisturising Hand Wash provides me with such a perfectly soft touch after washing my hands. It's got such a exquisite scent too and sometimes I even wash my hands for the purpose of having that constant, gorgeous smell. Not many people like this smell as it's quite strong, but, there's just something about it that makes me feel like i'm somewhere exotic. 

My third cosmetic-

One of my most favourite body shop scents are the strawberry essences. In the image above, I have chosen my Strawberry Body Polish and my Strawberry Lip Balm. I do only use the body polish in the shower and it has the strawberry seeds included in the gel which makes the product much more intriguing and fascinating. It makes a good exfoliator also, aswell as smelling divine. Furthermore, the sweet, scented aroma that the Strawberry Lip Balm also carries is amazing. Aswell as the Strawberry Body Butter that I also take with me to school I always seem to slip the lip balm into my bag along with it. It can be a bit annoying when you have no where to put the access lip balm after use. I defiantly recommend you purchase these if you haven't already. 

Lastly-

I absolutely adore the smell and texture of this gorgeous pink grapefruit body puree. It leaves my skin feeling so fresh and soft. Whenever I'm feeling warm at any point, I just apply this puree to my skin and it instantly cools it down. I've recently just bought this and I fell in love with it straight away. It's very strong and zesty aswell. Plus a little goes a long way! At first, when I read 'pink grapefruit', I didn't realise how much I'd like it. I thought it'd be very sweet and sickly, but it's actually so good. 

Well that's all for today! I hope you've enjoyed reading, I thought i'd do a beauty themed post today as I haven't done one already. Thankyou for reading and i'll do another post sometime next week. I'm not too sure what the next post will be about but it may be something to do with Interior Design. Bye for now :-)