There are no two ways about it. On a grey Wednesday lunchtime, spending fifty notes on a hot crustacean platter is pretty decadent. Maybe not if you're an on-expenses food critic or a lady who lunches, but for a couple of jobbing builders in Brighton for a work trip, it's one of those moments. Are... Continue Reading →
Clearly a subject very close to my heart, as a landlord passionate about happy tenants and gorgeous interiors, 'owning your rental' is a hot take for renters who crave personalisation. In this episode of our On The Sofa podcast series I chat with Amy, below left, and Athina from style duo Topology London, award winning... Continue Reading →
Renovating is expensive, we all know that. No matter how well you plan, draw up spreadsheets or keep an eye on the pennies, there are always extras and there's never quite enough left for finishing touches. Especially for the garden, the area which always seems to come in at last place on most renovation To... Continue Reading →
In a time of bloggers, #ADs and press trips, one might be forgiven for questioning why there's a need for interiors journalists at all. After all, if you live in a house, you can write with authority about interiors, right? Well, not quite. Home bloggers are passionate about interiors, without a doubt, though can often... Continue Reading →
Have you ever seen a plant or a tree and immediately resolved that you MUST have it in your garden? In your life?! Well that's totally how I felt when I spotted this specimen on Robin's Stonecrop Nursery stand at the salvage fair last weekend. Pleached. A pleached tree, that's what it is. I'd seen... Continue Reading →
Image from The Guild of Residential Landlords The times they are a changin'. Bob wasn't warbling about the world of the property, but it's a mighty appropriate song to sing to landlords when all the recent attacks on this profession are totted up. Along with the slashing of tax relief for mortgage interest payments, surge... Continue Reading →
I am THRILLED with a capital thrill to be working with the people who organise one of my most favourite days out, the Decorative Home & Salvage Arthur Swallow Fair, for this summer's Cheshire shows. Brand new for 2019, alongside the superb salvage & industrial items, the period home fixtures & fittings, the decorative &... Continue Reading →
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