Uni Essentials

It's almost less than a month until I take a big step in my life and move to Leeds for university. So i've decided to write a post showing you what I have bought in preparation.

Just so you know these things are what you could call the bare necessities and are what I need to survive for the next three years, i'm sure there will be plenty of posts about organisation and decoration once I am officially moved in, but for now- enjoy!

Bedroom

• Single duvet cover set, ASDA, reduced to £5.00,
• Geometric throw, PRIMARK, reduced to £3.00,
• Fleece, PRIMARK, reduced to £2.50,
• 50x50cm polyester cushion, IKEA, £0.50,
• Single Duvet,
• 2x Pillows,

Bathroom

• Bath & hand towel set, IKEA.
• Toothbrush/Toothpaste Holder,
• Clothes Airer,

Living

• Black Stool, Dunelm Mill, £3.99,
• Iron,

Kitchen

• TOLERANT Wok, IKEA,
• 3x Saucepans, IKEA,
• 4x Drinking Glass, IKEA, £2.00 (50p each),
• PLATS salt & pepper shakers, IKEA,
• 2x illustrated mug, IKEA,
• PRUTA Assorted food storage (17 items), IKEA, £2.50,
• 3x Blue Kitchen Utensils, POUNDWORLD, £3.00 (£1.00 each),
• 3x Black Utensils, IKEA, £0.90,
• Black sink brush, IKEA, £0.50,
• CHOOSIEST Enclosed grater, IKEA, £2.50,
• Blue dustpan & brush, IKEA,
• 3 pack, 100% cotton Tea Towels, POUNDWORLD, £1.00
• INELDA 16 piece cutlery, IKEA,
• White colander, IKEA,
• Small red mixing bowl, T K MAXX, reduced to £2.00,
• Glass Cheese Board 'Say Cheese', T K MAXX, reduced to £1.00,
• Russell Hobbs MAGNUS 12 piece Knife Set, B&M Bargains, £9.99 (RRP £35.00)
• 500 pack, Food & Freezer Bags, POUNDWORLD, £1.00,
• The Hungry Student Cook Book,
• Pasta 100 Everyday Recipes, T K MAXX, reduced to £2.00,
• 2 x White chopping board, IKEA, £0.90 (price per item),
• Oven Trays,

P.s, If items are in grey like this, then I am yet to purchase them and also please not that the prices I have given may have changed since the writing of this post.

Thoughts on new content | STUDENT LIFE AWAITS

As you may (or may not) know, I am headed to university in September to study Art & Design.
In my mind it feels like the perfect thing to use this blog as a platform to share my preparation for university so i'm going to be sharing things I purchase, as well as recipes and just general thoughts about how my life is going- I hope that perhaps in the future some people will read this and benfit from what I have to say, however for now i'm happy just chatting to myself and anybody who drops in.

5 Desk Essentials

As an artist and creator i spend quite alot of time at my desk, ironically as I am now - writing this blog post. I feel it is very important that I can have certain things of my desk and still have room to create my latest thoughts. This blog post explains the top 5 things I feel are important and essential in my desk space.

The first thing I need is for my desk to be versatile, because I use my desk not only as what you could call studio space, but also for general internet consumption I need something that can give me plentiful space and still look quite nice. My desk is just an Ikea table which seemed the perfect size and price for what I needed.

Another thing I would say EVERY desk needs, is a reliable light source. My desk is placed under a skylight so I have lots of natural light during the day, but I also have a desk lamp which is easy to move the light isn't too harsh.

The third thing I would say is essential to your desk space is containers. Little jars as pen pots, or even an old tin bucket, anything that will help you store everything at arms reach is perfect!

My desk space is where I create alot of my work, and therefore i want it to show character, that's my reasoning for having a half painted brick on my desk, character, that is all.

The final thing my desk needs is visual inspirations such as printed quotes, photographs and artworks. It encourages me to do something other than my work, so I like it!