The key to success in running a fabulous small independent business is to try and better the service, look and feel of successful big businesses on a very small budget, as many of us know from experience! Large companies such as John Lewis or Top Shop spend thousands on eye-catching shop fronts and window displays... Continue Reading →
How to use Teal and Taupe in your interior design
Whilst working on a blog post for Dulux Trade (aimed at the painters & decorators who visit their web-site searching for a design push in the right direction), I decided to talk about the use of taupe. Having just watched Kelly Hoppen in Superior Interiors, my thinking is that a full on neutral palette is a... Continue Reading →
Lee Broom – British Design Awards Designer of the Year 2011
Delighted to see on Twitter yesterday that my favourite designer, Lee Broom, has won the coveted title of Designer of the Year 2011 in the British Design Awards, we voted for him here 🙂 Lee's designs are a fabulous combination of everything which is elegant, quirky, fun, cool, relevant and beautifully crafted. We'd be happy... Continue Reading →
Ever had a ‘Wake-up Call’?
As a hands on landlord with lots of great tenants, it's hard not to get involved, in fact, it's virtually impossible. We're always around and about, gardening, doing odd jobs, getting stuff from the cellars so it's easy to see tenants on a regular basis and get to know them a little. To tell you... Continue Reading →
How NOT to fit Ikea Strecket handles
How? How did he make this decision? Did he think it would look more attractive if we could see the screw heads, quite apart from the fact that you have to turn your hand upside down to grasp the handle?! This is the reason why project managers have to visit sites regularly 😉
Ugly House Special #1
Built 2010/11 and it's a beauty. Plastic windows with weird vertical & horizontal detailing, gaudy red brick, a pitifully attempt at detail with some random waves, silly stone work, a dormer above the front doors. Ahhhhh, the front doors, They blend, don't you think. Really work with the Manchester vernacular, especially with that stylish security... Continue Reading →
Tent London 2011: Working its animal magic in the design world
It would be fair to say that animals of all shapes and sizes were wandering the length and breadth of the London Design Festival 2011, from delicate butterflies and hummingbirds on fabrics & wallpaper to rhinoceros furniture. I'm serious about the latter, but you'll have to wait til the 100% Design post for that *beauty*.... Continue Reading →
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