Itโd be spot on to say that architect Laura Clark nailed the brief for the redesign of Helen & Rob's Victorian terrace on the opening ep for our second batch of Your Home Made Perfect episodes. If social media is anything to go by, the Crittall love is real. Seeing these kind of inspirational projects... Continue Reading →
Treasure Tingle: Scaffolding Plank Bespoke Bookcase for Your Home Made Perfect
What's not to love about the all things Crittall - a seriously hot look at the moment and a style which really transcends trends. It is having a moment, there's no denying that, but anything which has been popular for centuries will stand the test of time when factored into the right scheme. Laura nailed... Continue Reading →
Your Home Made Perfect: A Build Project Management Perspective
Unused as I am to entirely focusing on single projects after 20yrs as my own boss in the world of property renovation / rental / interior design, when I took a call in summer 2018 about some fairly committed project management work across a brand new BBC2 TV show, my interest was well and truly... Continue Reading →
Autumn 2019 Workshops: Saturday 26th Oct & Sat 23rd Nov
Lots of people message me asking how to access tickets for our workshops and soon, I promise soon, we'll have an updated website with easy tickets access details. We just need to finish building and filming the next episodes of Your Home Made Perfect and then I'll have some time!! In the meantime, here are... Continue Reading →
BBQ Feast Images and Upcoming BBQ Event : 28 Sept 2019
Bearing in mind that for most of us, summer 2019 was a bit of a wash out, we absolutely struck lucky at the start of August with our first summer barbecue. Forty four fabulous guests took a chance on this new venture of ours, a collaborative outdoor eating experience with Chef Peter Naylor from Didsbury's... Continue Reading →
#Podcast: From Documentaries to Design, On The Sofa with Monique Tollgard
Earlier this year when asked if I fancied recording a series of interior design podcasts by Sofa Workshop, although I love to chat, the invitation made me a bit nervous. I'm not a trained journo with long honed skills in eliciting information out of other humans. That makes journos sound a little like SAS interrogators... Continue Reading →
Treasure Tingle: A Giant Salvaged No 3
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a session entitled "How To Make A Stylish Salvage Home" on the Cheshire Showground at the Arthur Swallows Fair. Let me tell you - no mean feat with no projector or electricity in a force 10 gale. All power to Northern grit and a tent... Continue Reading →