It dawned on me today, as I visited my fifth or six Arthur Swallows decorative salvage show, that I no longer like shops with normal floors. Instead I like grass: lush emerald in colour, damp underfoot from our British 'summer' and infinitely preferable to a hard surface. Decorative wares spread for yards and yards across... Continue Reading →
I left RHS Tatton this year absolutely inspired by all the beautiful gardens, planting & flowers on show, but also inspired by ideas and products for sale. Some were super affordable and DIY-doable, some were way out of my budget but gave me food for thought on how I'd adapt the ideas and apply them... Continue Reading →
I had a thoroughly fabulous time at the RHS 2016 Tatton Flower Show, naughtily requisitioning a chunk of the Moregeous budget (considering the fact that we still haven't bought a kitchen) to gather lots of floral delights. I didn't visit last year as our garden was still a builders yard and not being able to buy amazing... Continue Reading →
Air bricks. Long a part of my working life, having spent a few years running a damp-proofing company, though I must confess to not really ever paying their aesthetics much attention. 9" by 3" or 9" by 6" terracotta, that's the only real decision for most houses, and has been the only style I've bought... Continue Reading →
Fantastic to get to a bit of a milestone this week with our little West Didsbury Airbnb apartment - 100 reviews! It doesn't seem two minutes since we were wondering what Airbnb was all about and was it worth looking it. The answer was quite clearly yes 🙂 Lots of people have asked me if... Continue Reading →
We're known for being a friendly bunch up here in Manchester so I'm expecting HEAPS of entries for this fab competition run by local shared-ownership specialists Plumlife, which I'll be part of alongside fellow judges John Leech, David Ellison and Lisa Westerman. It's very much a community-focused campaign to find our city’s ‘nicest neighbour, so have... Continue Reading →
Is it possible to love a wall? I mean really love a wall. Not like members of the Black Watch loved their Wall, which was all about respect and duty, but love it with a little heart flutter and a lot of giddiness. That's how I feel about my new wall, built with old bricks, new ideas... Continue Reading →
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