On a grey Sunday when everyone else is either tucked under the duvet, scoffing a roast dinner or running the Manchester Marathon, we were sneaking through blocked off streets, avoiding the Manchester Marathon bollards to get back on site at Project Splendid. It's been full on 12hr days all week, working with a space which... Continue Reading →
Transforming a city centre restaurant: Project Splendid gets going
Yep, this is finally, absolutely, totally and utterly the last client job before we start on our house! I keep saying that but can't resist when fabulous projects come in, like this transformation of a restaurant in Manchester City Centre for pals who are taking the plunge and opening the "Splendid Sausage Co". I love the name... Continue Reading →
GIVEAWAY! A Springtime Moregeous link-up with HomeSense
Being a blogger & interior designer means I get asked by lots of companies & brands to work with them / for them and to be honest, most don't appeal. I only really like to talk about products I actually use or specify for clients, brands I always shop with or just generally stuff which... Continue Reading →
Boring knobs begone, shake up your drawers with a Rockstar vibe
I must confess to having a bit of a kitchen door handle fetish and am very happy to see that things are on the up design wise in that area. Most clients play it safe with handles and in recent years many have opted for handleless, touch sensitive doors, but I really like an eclectic... Continue Reading →
Book Review: “Lost The Plot” by the Allotment Junkie
This book in 3 words: Accessible, Friendly, Practical. Step by Step books are often a little prescriptive & bossy and can feel a bit like being back at school with an overbearing biology teacher on a long Thursday afternoon, but this book, written by Manchester's Allotment Junkie - Paul - is far, far from it.... Continue Reading →
50 Cakes and a Corrie Star
Could a weekend be any more lovely than the one captured by the image above. Yes, we ate our weight in cake and feared we might expire from sugar, colouring and glitter overload, but what a way to go eh? Helping to judge the Great Didsbury Bake Off at a local school, faced with over... Continue Reading →
Never mind meatballs & tealights, now you can buy Ikea Solar Panels!
Readers of the Moregeous blog know that we're big fans of Ikea here, having spent beyond a fortune over the years on cool rental furniture & kitchens for clients & tenanted properties, as well as the obligatory candle & orchid splurges. However instead of the new furniture range many people have been cooing over this... Continue Reading →