Whilst planning and designing Moregeous Mansions, I've been collecting old metal with the idea in mind to somehow melt it down and use it for furniture, combining it with the lumps and chunks of timber we have stored and drying ready for use post-build. I've seen lots of timber plus resin or timber plus glass... Continue Reading →
Realised today that I'm totally missing a trick and have this DoUpDiary building site malarkey completely wrong. What was I thinking? It's not a negative, soul destroying mud field, it's a potential gold mine! Artist Olafur Eliasson has just opened Riverbed at the Denmark's Louisiana Museam of Modern Art and I quote A surface of... Continue Reading →
Down at the Splendid Sausage Co, a restaurant where I redesigned the interior a few months ago, Mike & Em have commissioned some fabulous artwork from our friend Amanda at Manchester Mosaics. The pieces capture the different fonts used for the quirky names of different dishes, including my personal favourite, the Mighty Meaty, and are... Continue Reading →
I am absolutely SICK of being pestered for scrap metal. I knew there was a problem in the UK but my god, having taken down part of my home last week and having a skip outside it for a few days, we've been plagued by scrap scavengers, all notably foreign with little common of basic... Continue Reading →
Just because I'm busy designing and rebuilding Moregeous Mansions doesn't mean I won't have time to share with you fab things I see, read about or am sent details of. How about this competition to design your very own tile with super tile company Bert & May? Patterned and encaustic tiling is gathering speed to... Continue Reading →
With design and interiors work, I occasionally prefer not deciding on big spend items straight away but waiting to see how a project evolves, especially when there isn't the luxury of a sky high budget. Options often reveal themselves as I work through ideas, as the scheme unfolds, and though this can make some... Continue Reading →
Gosh, I can't quite believe it! After too many years if it being a boring rental studio I was desperate to do up, the fully Moregeousified Pad is now welcoming it's first guests courtesy of internet booking site AIRBNB. The duvet is plumped, the surfaces sparkling & a little plate of chocolate heaven from local... Continue Reading →
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