You know the rules right? Wood + Water = Bad News, meaning design-wise things have always been somewhat limited in the world of kitchens & bathrooms, unless money was no object of course. Which isn't the case for most of us. In bathrooms, slow growing dense woods like teak or cedar are much more resistant... Continue Reading →
KBB 2016: A Seriously On Trend Industrial Kitchen
I had a marvellous time at KBB16 Birmingham yesterday, scurrying from stand to stand with camera at the ready and notepad poised, taking details for both client projects and design articles. For those in the know, the acronym KBB stand for Kitchens-Bedrooms-Bathrooms and means stalls, nay, halls of inspiration, where the design savvy can check... Continue Reading →
Review: El Gato Negro, Manchester
Working hard on building Moregeous Mansions means cutting back on restaurant trips & travel and I hugely miss the interior inspiration which only comes from getting out and about. The internet is all very well, but good interiors touch your senses in other ways than simply the visual. A picture doesn't allow you to feel... Continue Reading →
Wot No Charcoal Fence Paint?! Plus, some Coral & Grey :)
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 →
We Bought A Wood Burner!!
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 →
Yey, Christmas Tree. Boo, Not Here.
Neither he nor I can quite believe that we're still living in building site chaos a whole year after this, but life has conspired to make our renovation go a little slower than anticipated, plus we're doing a lot more work than originally planned. How we laughed last year at sad old us not having anywhere... Continue Reading →
For The Wine Lover With Everything
Here's something different for the man, woman or couple who have everything - that very special bottle of fizz or wine turned into a hanging work of art! Mr M and I were at friends' this weekend and I was intrigued to see his very unusual wall display. Our host is a wine connoisseur and... Continue Reading →