We've featured a few hotel stays on the Moregeous blog in the past and aim to do a lot more lifestyle, holiday & food posts this year, so how could I resist featuring this amazing new hotel in Yorkshire.... for cats!! Luxury individual suites, a la carte menu, underfloor heating, bespoke climbing frames and Swarovski... Continue Reading →
Chettinad Chicken Pepper Fry – Fit for any passing warrior
On cold wintery days, sometimes a little extra heat is needed and this recipe I adapted from Diane Seed's book Favourite Indian Food certainly fits the bill - Chettinad Chicken Pepper Fry. It's inexpensive and very easy to do, after a little bit of preparation you can just leave it simmering for half an hour.... Continue Reading →
Va va voom into B&Q go Valspar Paints
Whilst dashing in and out of one of the Manchester B&Q's before Christmas on a bonkers renovate-a-house-in-21-days mission, I stopped in my tracks when I saw a large new Valspar display where the Dulux colour cards and mixing desk had previously stood. I'd heard whisperings of a partnership between B&Q and a new paint company... Continue Reading →
Design trend 2014 : Kitchens – the quest for curation, personalisation and individualism
It seems from conversations with everyone from designers to tradesmen to suppliers that the last few months have seen a bit of an upturn in activity within the property & interiors market. We're undoubtedly still in difficult times, for all the national newspapers headlines of housing bubbles, let's face it, it's only really London which... Continue Reading →
How design innovation leads to design trends – From Paula Navone’s hexagon floor to West Elm’s walls
Back at the start of 2013, I was asked to design a home office for a young business man who often worked from home. It wasn't to be too 'officey' or staid and the eventual design featured lots of deep matt blacks, golds, oak and a fabulous Honey Bee wallpaper by Barneby Gates which I'd... Continue Reading →
Festive sparkles & filthy screed – on the same day!
You can't tell me that there's another interiors blog which would feature the glamour of Liberty's Christmas lights and a bucket of sludge in the same post because I wouldn't believe you! Sometimes even I marvel at the diversity of Team Moregeous's days 🙂 Santa's Elf & Safety wasn't compromised with Mini-M footing the ladder... Continue Reading →
My interiors week: West Elm, Camp & Furnace, Tearooms, Rip Outs & Polka Dots!
This week has been absolutely jam packed with interior inspiration, I hardly know where to begin! Always good to start with a smile so I'm kicking off with my fab Hive vase from new US kid on the UK interiors block - WestElm, whose store opened this week in London yesterday and as we were... Continue Reading →
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