As a hands on landlord with lots of great tenants, it's hard not to get involved, in fact, it's virtually impossible. We're always around and about, gardening, doing odd jobs, getting stuff from the cellars so it's easy to see tenants on a regular basis and get to know them a little. To tell you... Continue Reading →
How NOT to fit Ikea Strecket handles
How? How did he make this decision? Did he think it would look more attractive if we could see the screw heads, quite apart from the fact that you have to turn your hand upside down to grasp the handle?! This is the reason why project managers have to visit sites regularly 😉
Ugly House Special #1
Built 2010/11 and it's a beauty. Plastic windows with weird vertical & horizontal detailing, gaudy red brick, a pitifully attempt at detail with some random waves, silly stone work, a dormer above the front doors. Ahhhhh, the front doors, They blend, don't you think. Really work with the Manchester vernacular, especially with that stylish security... Continue Reading →
A stupendous taster evening for MFDF11 at The Rose Garden
It's quite something for a small local restaurant which has only been open a few weeks to already have created a buzz in it's city, get itself a great reputation and be nominated for Best Newcomer of the Year, so Mr M & I knew we were missing out by not having eaten at West... Continue Reading →
Tent London 2011: Working its animal magic in the design world
It would be fair to say that animals of all shapes and sizes were wandering the length and breadth of the London Design Festival 2011, from delicate butterflies and hummingbirds on fabrics & wallpaper to rhinoceros furniture. I'm serious about the latter, but you'll have to wait til the 100% Design post for that *beauty*.... Continue Reading →
Tent London 2011: Truly multi-functional furniture
For that last few years I've noticed a definite trend - what appears at Tent London, the cutting edge trade design show held at the Truman Brewery each September, usually appears everywhere else fairly rapidly pretty soon afterwards. With living spaces getting smaller and wallets getting slimmer, it was perhaps inevitable that furniture and design... Continue Reading →
Tent London 2011 – A cloche hat, fantasy ceramics & footballers knees
A few years ago, many visitors simply wouldn't have ventured from the safety of 100% Design to any other venues, what was the point...it was all under one roof! How things have changed. I remember speaking to Piers Roberts at Interiors Birmingham in 2009 about the recession and how we thought it would affect design... Continue Reading →
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