I had a marvellous time at KBB16 Birmingham yesterday, scurrying from stand to stand with camera at the ready and notepad poised, taking details for both client projects and design articles. For those in the know, the acronym KBB stand for Kitchens-Bedrooms-Bathrooms and means stalls, nay, halls of inspiration, where the design savvy can check... Continue Reading →
Review: El Gato Negro, Manchester
Working hard on building Moregeous Mansions means cutting back on restaurant trips & travel and I hugely miss the interior inspiration which only comes from getting out and about. The internet is all very well, but good interiors touch your senses in other ways than simply the visual. A picture doesn't allow you to feel... Continue Reading →
Recipe: Oven Seared Lemon Tuna & Crunchy Chinese Salad
On the occasional gloriously sunny winter day here on site - you know, those days when you think Spring is already here then go out in a t-shirt and instantly freeze - I sometimes want a really fresh zingy meal. This was a taste bud tingling special last week which I'll be tempted to re-do... Continue Reading →
Small Is Glossy & Beautiful In Rudi’s Kitchen Redesign
Here's the second of the kitchen makeovers I filmed with Magnet, visiting the homes of three amazingly lucky winners of fully fitted kitchens! Rudi's South London first floor apartment had a very small 9msq kitchen, cluttered with poor storage, little worktop area and an old fifties fireplace taking up one wall. Rudi hated his slightly twee... Continue Reading →
How To: Family Kitchen Knock Through & Redesign
As a woman living in a renovation with no amenities, can you even imagine being asked to film with the three lucky winners of brand new, amazing luxury kitchens?! IÂ resolved therefore to reign in my envy and view it as an opportunity for inspiration, which the days filming with Susan, Rudi and Norma certainly were.... Continue Reading →
Recipe: Minty Aubergine Towers
Going grilltastic today with a meal that packs a punch full of flavour and is guaranteed to fill us up after a long day's renovation work. For me aubergine is one of those veg wonderful when done well, but falling short flavour-wise when not. My tip for adding flavour during construction adds flavour, and they're... Continue Reading →
Framing A Banner To Make It Last
I'd to come up with a cost effective and ingenious way to advertise our Baths in January, and having driven around Manchester this week and seen lots of other banners flapping around in the stormy weather, thought I'd share this as a great tip. We'd been offered some hoardings to paint or poster, but unfortunately they... Continue Reading →