So, we had our first event! And what a fabulous opening event it was too. I couldn't have asked for a nicer team to welcome than the Factorylux crew with their rather fabulous Van, stocked to the rafters with cool lighting components for us to play with. As Mr M & I work hard on our... Continue Reading →
Real Homes Awards: A Sneaky Peek
Yesterday was Fun with a capital F, mostly because there's nothing I love better, apart from working on my own projects, than having a good old nosey around other peoples!! As one of the judges on the 2016 Real Homes Transformation Awards, I get to have a sneaky real life peek into the amazing renovations... Continue Reading →
A Renovator’s Guide to Rewiring
Yes, I know it's back to front, but what do you expect when shopping for tea in Sainsburys at 9.30 at night after a very long day and you spot your article title on the mag rack! Great to be commissioned by Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine to write a feature on rewiring, with particular reference... Continue Reading →
Inspiration: The Mineralizing Trend
We've all been lusting over white marble for what seems like ages now but the adoration for all things lux-stone doesn't seem to be abating. Indeed, it grows a pace with every passing Pinterestable week. There was black marble at both London Design Week in 2015 & Clerkenwell 2016 but I've spotted something else quite gorgeous... Continue Reading →
Share: Gorgeous Garden Table Oil-Cloths
It's all getting a bit real now, this Make It Moregeous venue malarkey. With our first event coming up on Friday, it's time to start looking at some of the fun stuff. After two years of heavy building and dirty work, I'm busy getting my temporary office into order so, like Worzel Gummidge, my Builder's Head... Continue Reading →
Wanna See My (Nearly) Naked Corbel?
12 midnight. 12 MIDNIGHT! He'd been zedding for two hours by the time I finished sorting my poor broken corbel, but I definitely went to bed a happy stripper. Whilst we were taking apart Moregeous Mansions ready to be rebuilt again, one of the hallway corbels, a gorgeous original plaster wall feature, had literally dropped... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary: The Bee Wall
Part of me wants to moan like mad about this incessant summer rain but another part of me - the part designing & installing the garden here at Moregeous Mansions - is kind of relieved not to have to keep watering all the new plants to keep them happy and get them settled in their... Continue Reading →