The increasingly popular restaurant trend to mark the changing months and celebrate seasonal food, thus encouraging us shoppers to buy & cook seasonal food at home, gets top marks in my book. There's some thing very comforting about the transition into Autumn, as the nights get darker, the meals get heartier, richer flavours and warmer... Continue Reading →
A little Moregeous curation before the West Elm UK store hits our shores
After hearing all the buzz on Twitter about US interiors store west elm, due to open in London in December, I thought I'd have a little pre-visit mooch around their site to find my must-sees before the grand opening. I liked it. Lots of beautiful imagery, stylish designs, some great higher ticket items as well... Continue Reading →
How to create a contemporary stepped garden, with a warm natural feel
Granted, it's been a while coming, but the little stepped front garden we've been working on is finally finished (apart from wall tops, fencing, more planting and a gate!). I've blamed the Manchester weather for the delay but in truth it was mostly that thing called 'life' getting in the way. The garden was perfectly adequate... Continue Reading →
Tempting tenants with a local Veg Box
Whilst painting in the garden of one of our communal blocks yesterday, a veg box arrived for one of the tenants, all grown locally and a bargain at a fiver delivered. This a) made me delighted that one of our tenants shopped local & indie in a such a way and b) inspired me to... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Blog Diary: Grand Designs Live, Birmingham 2013
In all my years going to trade shows & exhibitions I have never been anywhere as busy as Grand Design Live Birmingham last weekend, packed to the rafters with fans of The God Who Is Kev. If those numbers are anything to go by, the UK doesn't need any national house builders, it just needs... Continue Reading →
Chunks, planks and slivers – Team Moregeous go wood huntin!
It's been a source of both pleasure and amusement to me to watch solid slabs & quirky pieces of natural timber being increasingly used by designers and featured on style must-haves, 2013's trade shows have been awash with buffed up chunks being sold for astronomical prices. Yesterday we went for lovely Autumn rummage around my... Continue Reading →
My passion for purple & lime continues…
Yes, yes, I know blue is supposed to be the new black and but I can't seem to help myself falling in love with purple pieces. I've got hyacinths on my oven gloves, smelly sticks in my new vase and yesterday we treated ourselves (post Yard Sale!) to a gorgeous new Designers Guild graphic grey... Continue Reading →
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