Some years ago, when times were good, the exchange rate was acceptable and confidence was high many Brits bought properties abroad. The Sensible Ones followed all the Place In The Sun advice: visited the property and the area regularly, took sensible advice, shopped around and thought it all through very, very carefully. The Less Cautious... Continue Reading →
Project Green Tea – Black Accents & Mother Of Pearl
Down at the Green Tea restaurant, we're all delighted with the finished washroom! Even though the tiled floor and sanitary wear remain the same,there's been a complete transformation, I do you agree it's just a wee bit more stylish? As in the main restaurant, this tiny space tells the Green Tea North East China story: Charcoal... Continue Reading →
How to create a cute & compact period cottage bathroom
It's great being busy, but I never get a chance to blog post everything in order! Finally, here is the cutest little Georgian cottage bathroom you ever will see, Grade II listed Rose Cottage's sanctuary all finished and dressed as it was for the TV filming. Of course, Mrs Rose keeps her bathroom looking this... Continue Reading →
Property is great, but it’s people who make the stories
Given all that's whirling round my universe at the moment, I'm possibly a little more in touch with my emotions than usual. Normally my most heart-wrenching decisions are along the lines of which wall to take down, kitchen to fit or wallpaper to hang, so it was hardly surprising that last week's Grand Designs left... Continue Reading →
Life: Tough, this week.
I've written lots of design led posts just recently, descriptions of jobs done & in progress, images of before & afters, client based successes etc etc, and in some subconscious way it's been my attempt to shift to one side life's difficulties and write about the positives I feel when I create, in my eyes... Continue Reading →
Spencer Tunick Ordinary People launch, Lowry 2010
Even with stomachs full of butterflies, we girls downed a glass of wine (for nerves) and a delightfully large Cafe Rouge pudding each (for the hell of it), before crossing over to The Lowry on the launch night for Ordinary People. Just a few weeks earlier we'd all been butt naked in the name of art... Continue Reading →
Life – Confession of busy-ness
Dear WordPress, I am here to confess my sin. I have not written a blog post since 21 May and I am penitent. I have been unbelievably busy, stressed and a bit poorly in equal measures. I promise that lots of exciting interior type things have been done, that I have maintained good photographic records... Continue Reading →
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