Fabric of my Life.

Hi, I’m Kate,  a 40-something writer, blogger, and PR consultant based in the North West of England.

I started Fabric of My Life in 2009 as a digital scrapbook for everything that caught my eye and stirred something deeper. What began as a magpie’s nest of visual inspiration slowly became something more considered: a reflective, long-form journal for gathering thoughts, tracing shifts in taste, and paying attention to the texture of everyday life.

I write about relaxed, considered interiors, cultural travel, and the quieter rhythms of living with intention, through essays that value atmosphere over aspiration, and specificity over trend. I’m drawn to beauty that whispers, design that breathes, and stories that unfurl slowly. If that sounds familiar to you, I think you’ll feel at home here.

My professional life has always run alongside this space. After beginning my career in editorial at Wallpaper*, Elle Decoration, and House & Garden, I moved into design and architecture PR, working agency-side before establishing my own consultancy, Kate Baxter PR, in 2017. I work with founder-led creative businesses — interior design studios, architectural practices, considered lifestyle brands — helping them tell stories that are grounded, specific, and genuinely worth telling. The same eye that built this blog informs the work I do for clients every day.

I now live near Manchester with my Guatemalan husband, Luis, and our miniature dachshund, Paco — the only member of this household who is entirely unbothered by the state of the soft furnishings!