I’m sure I’m not alone when I say series’ such a GBBO and Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas have influenced me into wanting to be a more hands on mum baking cakes and crafting. It’s certainly a lifestyle I’d love to follow if I had more hours in the day. I do however try my best with the time I do have.
A recent servey by Baytree Interiors asked a series of questions to 1,000 UK residents about learning new skills as well as their interior style preferences. They found that a traditional way of living was becoming popular, with participants stating that they had recently learnt or planned to learn some classic skills such as baking, sewing and knitting. The survey also found that people wanted to move away from modern interiors, instead opting for traditional, country or rustic furniture and interior design.
From reusable nappies, to expressing breast milk and crafting hand made thank you cards I am most certainly one of those people. I’ve been learning new skills that would appear to have been popular centuries ago and not necessarily the norm today with so many more convenient ways of doing things. Yet more of us are choosing these traditional methods over modern alternatives.
This includes our home decor. I would rather have a country kitchen adorned in floral prints and pastels to while away the hours baking cupcakes and a gingham arm chair to read books in, as apposed to a sleek black or white high gloss kitchen and leather furniture in my home to watch a 60″ flat screen TV.
I try making home made meals as often as I can as well as baby toys and crocheting. I would certainly have been comfortable living in the past! Becoming a mum has really brought out my crafty side.
What do you think, is traditional living really becoming the norm, are you a traditionalist or do you prefer the modern life?
