Yep, Spring is definitely here when your eye is drawn to pastels and Easter Egg shaped stuff. I was checking out some sockets and switches for a client and spotted these on the VariLight site. I don't think they're brand new, but it's the first time I've seen them and they made me smile, much... Continue Reading →
A little Heart Art goes a long, lovely way
Thought you might like to see some images from our fab Valentine's event in aid of the Love Withington Baths campaign, which most of you know Mr M & I have been involved with for a little over a year. A group of us are currently working on a business plan which will hopefully see... Continue Reading →
Making waxed & painted vintage shelves from old drawers for Project Polka
Using vintage, unused drawers as wall storage is a lovely way to create totally unique, personalised shelving which can also be adapted to suit the interior design scheme in a room. I've been working on Project Polka, named after the fabulous Harvey Maria spotted floor chosen for the newly designed and installed bathroom, since early... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Blog Diary: Design Interiors 2014 Highlights, trends & new finds
Awwwwww, I'm a bit sad!! We've been visiting January's Design Interiors at the Birmingham NEC for about 7 years, watching it develop into a much more funky and innovative trade show year by year, and learned at last week's show that this is the last one before it ups sticks and moves to London's Excel... Continue Reading →
Mr Cooper’s, Manchester – Floppy waffles & even floppier service
There's such a buzz in Manchester about food at the moment, with new restaurants popping up all over the place, all very exciting but sometimes all very hit and miss, especially if initial expectations are set too high. I don't mind when we eat out if it's in the fanciest of venues or the middle... Continue Reading →
How to bring some vintage Pin-Up glamour to your window blinds!
2014 is all about personalisation and creativity, so how about some vintage sunshine in the form of these rather beautiful printed blinds by Nottingham based company Creatively Different? The ladies you see are the Lovelies, part of a series of about 160 illustrations drawn in the 1940's by British artist David Wright as 'pin-ups' for The... Continue Reading →
How design innovation leads to design trends – From Paula Navone’s hexagon floor to West Elm’s walls
Back at the start of 2013, I was asked to design a home office for a young business man who often worked from home. It wasn't to be too 'officey' or staid and the eventual design featured lots of deep matt blacks, golds, oak and a fabulous Honey Bee wallpaper by Barneby Gates which I'd... Continue Reading →
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