Oh, the joys of living in an unrenovated property! Slowly but surely my house is falling apart around us. Just running myself a bath last night before heading out on a fab cocktail tasting evening at The Alchemist and bang, the ceiling in the hall outside the bathroom collapsed. The week before Christmas. Thank god... Continue Reading →
Project Rev – Before images of a large renovation
Been a lax on the old property updates recently, far too busy eating cake and dealing with stressful solicitor type situations, but in the background work has been moving on a pace and we're involved with some fantastic projects. I'm managing a renovation contract on a very large Parsonage, which has been untouched for about... Continue Reading →
Property: UWDC, I finally give up, 6 months to change a faulty meter!
I absolutely give up and though this girl has tried her best to help me get a broken electric meter replaced, she is up against a brick wall working for this crazy company. I finally sent this email today..... Dear Susanne, I have now entirely given up trying to get this faulty meter changed by... Continue Reading →
How to make your kitchen warmer: Try some under cabinet insulation
One of the by-products of helping make other people's homes Moregeous is that people assume mine is already done and dusted, they imagine some kind of show home with plumped cushions, a designer bathroom and spectacular decor - NOTHING could be further from the truth! When we moved in here four years ago it was... Continue Reading →
Business: Is it possible to ‘like’ recessions, as Anya Hindmarch controversially claims?
There's been an interesting furore created this week by handbag designer Anya Hindmarch, one of David Cameron's newly appointed trade ambassadors, who said in an article: 'I quite like a recession, weirdly. Generally, for business, the recession has obviously been hard. But I think often a recession is a very good clean-up time. It makes you get... Continue Reading →
Project Green Tea – Lush menu gets a great M.E.N review
Delighted to read the review of Green Tea in tonight's Manchester Evening News, they gave the new menu a resounding thumbs up. Jenny & Xioana have worked so hard, they definitely deserve this very positive feature. Green Tea’s new décor is suitably fresh and modern, with dark wood, crystal light fittings, shell-toned accessories and white... Continue Reading →
How to cut wooden Venetian blinds to fit your window
I was asked recently how I'd cut down an Ikea timber blind to fit inside an existing timber reveal, where the window was narrower than the blind. Ikea's blinds come in standard 60cm, 80cm, 100cm and 120cm lengths, so what if your window is 94cm or 110cm wide? Obviously you don't want to use a... Continue Reading →
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