This week's client work involves designing a compact 1.8m x 1.8m family bathroom which needs a complete update: a new suite, taps, shower, storage, heating and tiles to make it super practical and super stylish too. So.... I started off by reminding myself of a few top tips, after all, it's no good video presenting top... Continue Reading →
For the first year of being hobless I was loathe to over-use the microwave, ever mindful of the urban myth that the man who invented it refused to have one in his house. Nuking your food all day everyday surely can't be the secret to a long life so I'm careful not to rely on... Continue Reading →
Making our homes more inviting is all about harnessing the *hygge* (clear your throat and say heurgha at the same time), or, in English, the Danish concept of sheer, unadulterated cosiness. From an interior design perspective, hygge is candlelight, natural materials, cashmere throws and cats on laps, though it can also be epitomised by a warming... Continue Reading →
It doesn't come out very often but my FrowBrow just had a moment in my fav shop looking, looking harder and looking again for something I thought, by 2016, I'd find. We designers and interior bloggers are all about the grey and have been for a couple of years now and slowly the rest of the world... Continue Reading →
This is a great combination of ingredients, fast to prepare, very little messing and only a small amount of space needed. It's a winter warmer on cold days and equally as hearty on a self build summer evening. One of the things I've found hardest during our kitchenless refurb has been the cold; preparing cold... Continue Reading →
Yippee! We bought a wood burner!! After much consideration this is the one I've chosen for the office, the F 100, a gorgeous 5kW cast iron multi-fuel stove by Norwegian company Jøtul, robust and solid like my home, modern in functionality, but decorative and quite pretty too. It's not been fitted yet as we've all the... Continue Reading →
I'm not saying my spuds are special or anything but if Mr M ever leaves me, his chosen one better know how to rock a jacket 'cause the way to his heart is most definitely through his stomach and he's used to potato perfection. Cooking with only an oven in winter means baked spuds feature... Continue Reading →
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