Every year whizzes by faster, I'm sure of it! For Team Moregeous, September means a trip to London to get inspired - to source products, see new designers & their work, formulate new interior schemes and generally absorb in what new directions design is heading. Having been a visitor for over a decade now, it's... Continue Reading →
Fitting some Baroque style window film
The autumn nights are drawing in again (Boooooo Hiss!!!) and as big windows plus Mr M's love of walking round butt naked is not a good combo, I decided to order some opaque film for our south facing bedroom windows. I love the light coming in during the day but until the house is renovated,... Continue Reading →
Home planted peacock orchids in a giant Plant Cup
I spotted a tweet from Theo London this morning about one of their products for sale and it reminded me to post a picture of the fabulous oversized Plant Cup I bought from them last year, all planted with peacock orchid bulbs and ready to flower. Sometimes you see a product on a web-site which... Continue Reading →
Painting a bold stripe on the walls to keep Matt awake in his home office :)
Go on, admit it, if you had this wall in your home office, would you fall asleep mid-afternoon? š What Matt wanted for our Birmingham couple's Half Built HouseĀ was his own home office with lots of sturdy storage, but which also doubled up as a second bedroom for when friends or family stayed. His images... Continue Reading →
How to use Verdigris copper green as an accent colour
With zero funds left to buy furniture for our last Half Built House, it really was a case of use what we had and go rummaging for the rest.Ā The scheme of navy, cream and verdigris had been decided on partly due to an image I'd seen of an Annie Sloan painted table in limited edition... Continue Reading →
HBH Birmingham: Decorating a bedroom using French navy, rich verdigris & copper highlights
So, those interiors designers amongst you, how would you like the responsibility of transforming a newly marriedĀ couple's bare plaster, barely floor-boarded space into a dream master bedroom with this as a guideline..... Elegant master/hotel style/romantic grey/relaxed neutral/ glamorous silver (but not patterned wallpaper throughout) /chick mellow yellow (unsure to love or hate)/English country house .....yet... Continue Reading →
HBH Birmingham: A woman, a hammer and a house needing help!
Our fourth and final Half Built House was in Birmingham, the soon to be home of newly weds Matt and Claire. Like many people who get together now, one of them had a small apartment which the other moved into but they wanted a home to call their own. Matt was starting up an internet... Continue Reading →
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