I wanted some shelving in The Pad which was narrower than regular shop bought shelving and which had more detail to it too, something I could personalise and which also worked with the room design. Matt the joiner was on site fitting a door and working on the garden gate, so I posed the question... Continue Reading →
How to add contemporary zing to an old Parker Knoll style rocking chair
I'm over the moon with my newly re-upholstered Parker Knoll style rocking chair, unearthed in a filthy second hand ship in Lancashire last year and now sitting, no, rocking pretty in The Pad. How cool does it look?! I agonised over which fabric to use, eventually plumping for this gorgeous Romo fabric inspired by glass... Continue Reading →
A Visit to Wahu, Spinningfields: Bright, fresh & godly
Much of the foodie offers going on at the moment involved gargantuan amounts of food, whether at supper clubs or at pop up events where the object is to try as much of the delights on offer as humanly and sometimes inhumanly possible. Not so at Wahu, which we called into last week, where the... Continue Reading →
How to Create a Right Royal Thyme Walk
A few months ago I was reading about a place I really want to visit one day, Prince Charles' amazing Highgrove Garden and how it has its very own Thyme Walk, a description I found captivating. As you know I spend a ridiculously large amount of time (no pun intended) caring for and planting at... Continue Reading →
Blog Reader Advice : Which Metod kitchen to choose with limestone tiles?
I received a reader enquiry which I wanted to share, it'd be interesting to get your creative / interior views too? Here's the question from Adam: We are just about to start a fairly large Metod kitchen – I’m putting down a really nice tile by Grespania called Krimiss Sinter but I can’t decide between the... Continue Reading →
WIN: A fabulous £100 HomeSense voucher
So, you all know how much I crave stylish bargains and hence love buying interior bits & pieces at HomeSense...... I'm going to share the love with the chance for you to win a £100 voucher to snap up your very own home delights at the Trafford Centre branch (my favourite) 🙂 You've got til the end... Continue Reading →
Going Vintage For 2014 at the Decorative Home & Salvage Show, Tatton Park
So today we visited the Arthur Swallows Decorative Home & Salvage Show at Tatton Park and it was great! I was searching for fab finds for our refurbishment of Moregeous Mansions this summer, with a totally open mind and no particular item on my radar. I was expecting a good rummage but it was actually... Continue Reading →