I can now breathe a huge sigh of relief that the madness of the last few weeks has subsided. Phase 1 of Project Green Tea was completed in time for the revellers at WestFest 2010 this weekend to gaze (I hope admiringly) through the window at the changes which have already taken place. Major extra... Continue Reading →
Food: A stupendous meal at the Riverford Farm Travelling Kitchen
The older you get (at the risk of sounding 342), the more you realise that some things in life, some events, some evenings, some meals, some slivers of happiness are there to be savoured and will never be repeated. Â Such was tonight. A purely by chance email from Manchester Confidential with the by-line 'travelling kitchen'... Continue Reading →
Project Green Tea Pt 2 – Inspiration for the interior design
So I had the brief and owner Jenny started to peel off the window stickers - Green Tea was to be glamorous but not girly, comfortable but not old fashioned, fresh looking but not too clinical. Simple eh? Hmmm, not so much 🙂 As you will see not only did the ideas bounced around change... Continue Reading →
Project Green Tea Pt 1 – Green lights all the way
A couple of weeks ago, during a chat with the Didsbury Life office, Helen mentioned that one of the independent restaurants in West Didsbury was considering a bit of a facelift in time for the annual WestFest weekend. I am 100% positive the phrase 'lick of paint' was used. Let me tell you, if Helen ever... Continue Reading →
Project Squeeze – Glam little loft conversion bedroom
Once upon a time, not very long ago (four months to be exact), I am ASHAMED to say one of my tenants slept in a room like this. It looks like a half-way house doesn't it?! I don't hang my head too far down because this horrific decor wasn't my choice but rather adopted from... Continue Reading →
Property: Our “Sorry For The Mess” fairy cakes
I wrote a week or so ago about all things sweet and welcoming for my new tenants and they went down VERY well, as you can tell from a couple of lovely texts I received: "Hi Sian, just got home to find the absolutely gorgeous cupcakes you left, thank so much, I love them! Can't... Continue Reading →
Tips: Today’s Project Payne headline “Wet Rot ate my joists”
I'd love a nice, relaxing day every so often where nothing disastrous happens, nothing which needs immediate attetion, nothing which requires MONEY!! But I am resigned to a life in property renovation where that kind of day simply doesn't exist 🙂 So starts Project Payne, aptly named as the previous tenant (inherited from the old... Continue Reading →
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