I've always been a gas girl, cooking with instant heat up or down. Who wouldn't have been persuaded that gas was the real Deal or No Deal by adverts like this.... https://youtu.be/upml_E1Jrug But, the times they are a changin' and if the cool kitchens at KBB 2016 proved anything, it was that smooth is the... Continue Reading →
Credit: Shutterstock / Jennifer Bui/Thrillist An article on HuffPost REALLY made me laugh this morning. Apparently "Couples that are happy talking about Poop are the happiest couples". Yes folks, that's poop, like the stuff small poodles do. It makes for a "more relaxed, more intimate, more hilarious union". Having spent 18 months living on the... Continue Reading →
You all know me by now right, there's nothing I love better than the smell of timber, a busy work bench and stuff being made. Everything summed up in the image above really, taken up at a fantastic manufacturer company called Dresser Mouldings which we visited this month in Lancashire. They'd been recommended to me by a small... Continue Reading →
After a week holed up in bed with a virulent flu virus, it was lovely to start this Monday afresh with something positive - my first article for Real Homes magazine! April's copy dropped onto the mat at 10am and I was delighted to find myself in great company, spotting plenty of stylish home & garden friends all giving... Continue Reading →
OK kitchen kids, here's your 2016 starter for ten: Which depth of kitchen work surface should you be specifying to make your block the coolest on the block? This is a rather important question when designing a kitchen and as you can see from my opening image, when we're talking worktops, we really are talking... Continue Reading →
Ask most UK householders which tap finish they're choosing for their new kitchen and I'll pretty much guarantee that the question will be met firstly with a blank look, and then the question right back at you in a tone which implies you're a complete idiot : "What do you mean, which 'finish'?" Yes, finish. Because... Continue Reading →
You know the rules right? Wood + Water = Bad News, meaning design-wise things have always been somewhat limited in the world of kitchens & bathrooms, unless money was no object of course. Which isn't the case for most of us. In bathrooms, slow growing dense woods like teak or cedar are much more resistant... Continue Reading →
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