How cute is this to kick off Spring time March? Jake Phipps, he of the very cool bowler hat light fame, has created the Tweetie light with a golden bird inside, note the light source cleverly and subtly incorporated at the base? Gorgeous! Comes in black or, for Russian oligarchs, 24 carat gold. These would... Continue Reading →
Using velvety Mole’s Breath and springtime Yellowcake
I boxed off decisions for Project Pad today, a small hotel style rental for short term let which we're getting ready to pop on the market in March. As it's a compact room, all the elements have to work brilliantly together for the scheme to work as a whole, the bed & headboard, the flooring,... Continue Reading →
Farewell Faktum, hello marvellous Metod
I've had to bid a fond farewell to a loyal friend this week after an 18 year close working relationship. We've been through thick and thin, long days and piles of cardboard, missing bits and too many legs. Faktum has been a stalwart since my very first property, many client homes and virtually all of... Continue Reading →
Moregeous rant: Just what IS a landlords responsibility?!
An interesting question arose this week about what should be a landlord's responsibility. Our rental apartments are in blocks i.e., I take a cruddy old Victorian block converted badly in the 70's / 80's and redesign the interiors to make fabulous new apartments within the same spaces. I like that all our tenants are in... Continue Reading →
Mr Cooper’s, Manchester – Floppy waffles & even floppier service
There's such a buzz in Manchester about food at the moment, with new restaurants popping up all over the place, all very exciting but sometimes all very hit and miss, especially if initial expectations are set too high. I don't mind when we eat out if it's in the fanciest of venues or the middle... Continue Reading →
How to bring some vintage Pin-Up glamour to your window blinds!
2014 is all about personalisation and creativity, so how about some vintage sunshine in the form of these rather beautiful printed blinds by Nottingham based company Creatively Different? The ladies you see are the Lovelies, part of a series of about 160 illustrations drawn in the 1940's by British artist David Wright as 'pin-ups' for The... Continue Reading →
Prawns, peacocks & pampering at Yorkshire’s new luxury cat hotel
We've featured a few hotel stays on the Moregeous blog in the past and aim to do a lot more lifestyle, holiday & food posts this year, so how could I resist featuring this amazing new hotel in Yorkshire.... for cats!! Luxury individual suites, a la carte menu, underfloor heating, bespoke climbing frames and Swarovski... Continue Reading →
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