Massive news today from down here at Love Withington Baths, the community charity we set up to save and then run the last working, water-filled Edwardian baths in Manchester, and probably one of the few left in the country! We've been running the Baths for a year come 20th June and during that time, on... Continue Reading →
Boy, have we been busy! Well, that's the royal we really 'cause whilst I've been working at home on our own site, the building of the new sensory garden at Withington Baths has been pretty much single-handedly down to the incredible Brian and Helen. I'm only having to pop down occasionally for design type questions... Continue Reading →
Hugely excited about this! And so should you be if you've got a gorgeous home or amazing home project which you've completed this year - you could win £1000 if you're the overall winner of the Real Homes 2016 Transformation Awards. And guess what, yours truly is a judge! As part of a stellar team... Continue Reading →
Whilst down at Clerkenwell Design Week, my inbox pinged with an intriguing invite, especially for a girl planning events and pop ups at the soon to be finished Moregeous Mansions. Meeting like minded people is a super positive way of keeping focused and keeping your renovation weary spirits up. It sounded to me like Sommer... Continue Reading →
It only seems like five minutes since we started digging out the dark woodland corner of the garden to create some seating, because the whole area has now taken on a life of it's own! Whilst I was down at Clerkenwell Design Week, Mr M & Brickie Brian built up the pillars to take the... Continue Reading →
Being buried in reclaimed setts and bricks whilst renovating and restoring Moregeous Mansions is all very well, but if I'm going to create an astounding interior, I need to get me some astounding inspiration. Previous visits to the Clerkenwell Design Week have proven this is just the place for that, so I hopped on the... Continue Reading →
You know the script, you head out fully intending to buy a few extra bricks and come home with 8 tonnes of granite. Totally normal. When the sun shines up North, we all dash into into our gardens and get as much done as humanly possible, regardless of what other vital jobs need doing. Hay... Continue Reading →
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