I saw these fabulous sofas showcased at Birmingham Interiors this year and find myself inspired. I'm not exactly the beige queen but am hereby making a resolution to banish the buying of dull settees from my life. It's hard to find such amazing sofas for affordable prices for our rental flats, but I'm determined not... Continue Reading →
Darling – is the UK really well placed to recover?!
Darling, you are a nobhead.
Has your garden squirrel got alopecia?
I love the wildlife in my garden and living ten minutes from Manchester city centre, that's no mean feat... to have wildlife that is, not to love living in Manchester. The foxes get crunchy bones fresh from the local butchers, the goldfinches get niger seeds, my varied and cheeky bluetits get all the seeds they... Continue Reading →
Credit crunch affects my tenant relationships!
So, one lot of tenants has moved out due to a relationship split - I am debating getting couples to do a compatability test before allowing them to live in one of my flats cause twentysomethings are always splitting up! We've a problem as the sound travel has always been appalling between that flat and the... Continue Reading →
Project Bishop – revamping a grotty communal area
It never ceases to amaze how little thought goes into the vast majority of new build apartment schemes' communal areas. Just take a look at the picture above! We're not talking about following a Candy & Candy specification, obviously, but just putting a little more thought into the regular schemes built in cities all over... Continue Reading →
Rose Cottage – the first inkling
A friend's offer on a lovely 200yr old cottage has just been accepted - she may well be the only person buying a house in the Greater Manchester area this year?! It needs A LOT of work, no central heating, riddled with damp, a kitchen which doesn't deserve that description - all in all in... Continue Reading →
Walnut kitchen revamp with Limestone Amtico flooring
It's vital if you are renovating, developing or redesigning to get good 'before' pictures for every room, and from different angles. You never know when they will come in handy - to show clients, to show the bank if you are looking at financing and they want to see what you can do, to get... Continue Reading →
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