There are a tonne of decisions to be made on any house renovation, and if you aren't that experienced then these decisions should be made (a) before the job starts and then (b) stuck to, thus ensuring few increases in costs and a smooth running contract. One advantage of having a project manager / interior... Continue Reading →
Knocking through from small living room to kitchen
This is, for me, by far and away the most exciting time of any development - the ripping out of all the hideous 'before' stuff and opening up the house or apartment or building back to bare brick. Once thats done, you really get a feel for a space, and therefore also the potential of... Continue Reading →
Design: Rose cottage, the Shabby Palace, FINALLY takes centre stage
My god, anyone would think that we'd proposed changes to Manchester Town Hall, the length of time it's taken to get a final agreement from the Listed Building department, maybe lopping a handful of gargoyles off or popping a glass extension on the Albert Square frontage. Instead, all we want to do is restore a... Continue Reading →
Business: Abandoned by a grubby Jennifer Aniston: Part II The voicemail
Original post: https://moregeous.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/my-poor-flat-abandoned-by-the-grubby-jennifer-aniston/ So to continue the saga, yesterday afternoon as the abandoned flat was facing the Power of the Cif, I noticed Scottish G had called me. I didn't call back. Then I got a friendly text: " Could you ring me when u get this!" I texted back "Please don't call back, I... Continue Reading →
Business: My poor flat – abandoned by a grubby Jennifer Aniston
So, as you can perhaps tell from the title of this blog post, I am not best pleased with one of my tenants, no, one of my EX-tenants. And it's my own stupid fault. He worked in a local spa I go to, was desperate for somewhere to stay, cue sob story about how awful... Continue Reading →
Life: Bloody supermarkets – Sainsburys should find their own errant trolleys!
I just got the below email, sent to a whole host of police, community liaison bods, councillors and residents in our local mainly student area. Dear All, It would appear Sainsbury's have a huge problem with shopping trolleys going missing year on year, despite trying very hard to get people to leave them within... Continue Reading →
Design: A hidden gem in the city: Heaven Spa at the Manchester Hilton
Popped over the the Hilton Heaven Spa last week to put up some blinds in the blue room, plus to take some photos for them to use for press and pr. The re-dsign has been an on-going process, and is almost there now, just a few finishing touches. Beavered away on the images over... Continue Reading →
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