My eyebrows raised this morning (slowly obviously as it was pre 9am on a Monday) but raised nonetheless as a BBC presenter chatted animatedly about the difficulties of finding a tradesperson for those jobs around the house and mentioned words along the lines of we're always told cheapest is best. Eh? Are we? And is it?... Continue Reading →
I had a great afternoon last week helping design savvy shoppers solve their interior design & home buy dilemmas, rummaging through treasures to find on trend bargains and work out what went best with what, from cushions and plates to even helping one lady redesign her extension via her mobile phone pics. Oh the joys of... Continue Reading →
All thoughts turn to outside lighting at this time of year, in the vain hope that we might just get a glorious summer with long, balmy evenings to sit outside sipping a glass of chilled wine and flicking olive stones at the cat. I've been specifying lighting for clients in the last few weeks and... Continue Reading →
So here it is, the finished and totally transformed back yard. My challenge was to turn the dark, dingy area into an exciting, vibrant entertaining space during the course of a sunny Spring afternoon. Did we fix it - course we did! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEgJBaEXaag The five steps taken - Inspiration, Colour, Personalisation, Practicality and Dressing Up -... Continue Reading →
Delighted to be helping out at TOMORROW'S Manchester based interior design / craft event Home Is In the North at Halle St Peters in Ancoats. Alongside an exciting array of independent interior designers and boutique homeward brands, I'll be personalising an eBay find to show you just how easy it is to stamp your own unique look on... Continue Reading →
It's been an extraordinarily busy eleven days transforming the old and a little dated Jack Spratt's restaurant in Manchester into the bright, breezy Splendid Sausage Co but we managed it and they are now open for business! One of the recurring TripAdvisor gripes from previous customers concerned the poor quality of the loos and they were... Continue Reading →
On a grey Sunday when everyone else is either tucked under the duvet, scoffing a roast dinner or running the Manchester Marathon, we were sneaking through blocked off streets, avoiding the Manchester Marathon bollards to get back on site at Project Splendid. It's been full on 12hr days all week, working with a space which... Continue Reading →
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