Specifying for a client job today and thought I'd share with you some of the pendant lights which have made it to the final furlong. How wonderful to have such amazing lighting choices, but my goodness, does it make an interior designer's life tougher! Here's a challenge for you - see if you can spot the one... Continue Reading →
Soaring electric bills & inexperienced tenants in Rip Off Britain
Over this last couple of years, the soaring cost of electric has become a real problem in my rentals. Even though we insulate ceiling and walls, the ridiculous cost of electricity in the UK is becoming a massive problem for young tenants who don't earn that much money, particularly when they simply don't realise the... Continue Reading →
Captivated by Christian Lava’s Terzani lighting
I'm doing some sourcing for a client's living room today, with a focus on lighting. As well as the obligatory googling, I often go back through images I've taken at trade shows, things spotted on Pinterest and pages ripped from magazines. The feel for the room is luxurious but sensuous & tactile and there's so... Continue Reading →
Bridal Veil Spiraea, a dovecote and bee friendly planting
Another beautiful Spring weekend meant some more external taming of the gardens at what will be Moregeous Mansions. A big garden needs an awful lot of tlc so has been a work in progress for years. Much of the planting is designed to attract bees and butterflies and this is SO easy now clever retailers have... Continue Reading →
How to tile a fireplace hearth with eclectic, vintage tiles ready for a wood-burning stove
Here's a lovely little project for a local client who wanted to recreate in her own home a beautiful vintage tiled fireplace she'd seen. The one on the right was her inspiration and the one on the left is the one we completed. Our client had sourced her own gorgeous cermaics, which typically for vintage tiles... Continue Reading →
Masterclass No 1 done: A round up of our fabulous day
So pleased to report that Saturday's Masterclass was absolutely brilliant, filled with creative thinking, skilled activities and enthusiastic attendees who were all determined to muck in, get stuck in and take away a fabulous chair. It honestly couldn't have gone any better, we even had sunshine to dry our chalk paint layers and wax -... Continue Reading →
Playing with golden honeycombs and hexagonal design
For one of our current design projects, I've been playing with hexagonal design. There's something endlessly fascinating about the beautiful natural shapes created by bees in their honeycombs, shapes full of golden light, ethereal yet incredibly mathematically solid. Prepare to see piles of hexagons in coming months, as it seems a lot of other designers... Continue Reading →
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