Si's More Than Gorgeous Tips & Inspo: Interior Design, Home Reno, DIY and Trends
I'd a bit of a do in my own head last week, telling myself off, I guess, for spending too much time with my chin tilted looking at social media and not enough time looking up and doing. Granted, we do 'do' a lot, we fit tonnes into each week, but like most people, I'm... Continue Reading →
Up early and off to Grand Designs Live tomorrow, not only for a good old nosey round but also, very exciting, to share some self build secrets! Mr M and I have been regular visitors in the past (in that long lost life we once had pre-rent) and always enjoyed the show immensely. It was... Continue Reading →
Working on glamorous TV ads and expensive houses is fabulous (and I adore that side of my job, obv), but sometimes as a designer / builder I get asked to help out on projects whose budgets are not quite so adventurous. Can it be said that these types of projects usually aim for the Pennine... Continue Reading →
As most Moregeous readers already know, Mr M & I run an Airbnb and love it. Ok, maybe not the ironing, but definitely everything else. It brings us an income stream, yes, but more than that we get to share a small part of Manchester out of 'the centre', meaning guests who wouldn't normally get... Continue Reading →
Those of you who follow us on Instagram will have seen me banging on about my most recent food obsession - Iceland's frozen seafood sauces. Damn, they are good. I mean, really good, but despite being prawn and clam packed bundles of deliciousness for the ridiculously low price of £3.50, they still have the plastic... Continue Reading →
You know me, I'm all for a good trend but for anything 'on trend' to work, it has to fit with the person and the house, rather than simply be inserted as a one size fits all solution. When we started our renovation 44yrs ago, or was it 45, I forget, I decided our interior... Continue Reading →
Aaaaaaaaaand, relax. We can finally sit on soft seating, lean at a comfy angle, grab a plate, invite some pals over and eat dinner in comfort. In all our twelve years in this house, we've never had a great dining room. That's not to say we've never had great dinners, either as a family or... Continue Reading →
