Brighton Court is a two bed rental flat which we've been working on for 3 weeks and it has about two weeks to go. We've installed a new kitchen, which is being tiled as I write and the flat will also be fully redecorated and have new carpets, etc., once the messy work is finished.... Continue Reading →
Life: Should we share feeling low?
I wrote a blog post A reminder today, for me, of the important things a few weeks ago when feeling mega-stressed and it struck a chord with a few people, sparking off several recent conversations. On Friday, after visiting friends over from Poland with their new and delightful baby up in the NE (i.e. making... Continue Reading →
Project Brighton: The Ikea Adel/Lidingo kitchen goes in
The rental apartment is coming on a treat, with the units up and on the walls, appliances in (almost) and a quick dash for tiling required today. FYI here is the before image and floor plan for the kitchen: It's about a hundred times lighter and brighter, with the Ikea units bridging the gap between... Continue Reading →
Design & Video: How to re-enamel a cast iron bath
One of the projects I've been working on just recently is a large semi in West Didsbury built in 1946 where the builders and owner required some design advice for the kitchen and bathroom. The owner is lucky enough to still have the original cast iron bath in situ in the bathroom, although it was... Continue Reading →
Design: Some vintage additions to Rose Cottage
I've been non-stop since the weekend of Earth Hour, tonnes of work and a weekend in Amsterdam, no rest for the wicked eh? This week has seen all three projects on the go at the moment move forward. I'm heading out to Goulden to watch an original cast iron bath enamelling shortly (apparently it stinks... Continue Reading →