I had a completely brilliant time at London Design Festival 2016, sourcing, exploring and getting inspiration for both work and for the final decisions on our interior design here at home. Three solid days of non-stop design is a brain overload of fabulousness in anyone's book, but then again, don't I say that every year? Several 'trends' were noticeable... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Monday Moments
You have no clue how hard it's been to stick to six sexy snaps for this week's Monday round up! What with ideas from Decorex, 100% Design, Design Junction AND Tent London buzzing round my head and all the images I took of amazing interior products now fabulously filling my photo stream, how's a blogger to choose? With great difficulty, let... Continue Reading →
Share: Gorgeous Garden Table Oil-Cloths
It's all getting a bit real now, this Make It Moregeous venue malarkey. With our first event coming up on Friday, it's time to start looking at some of the fun stuff. After two years of heavy building and dirty work, I'm busy getting my temporary office into order so, like Worzel Gummidge, my Builder's Head... Continue Reading →
I'm a fan of Farrow & Ball paint, as regular readers will know. Not 'cause they pay me to blog or send me free stuff, which they don't, but because they make paint which is damn good quality, colour consistent years later and in beautiful shades. I don't use it everywhere simply because budgets don't allow,... Continue Reading →
Design Inspiration: Sheds, Greenhouses & Outside Cooking
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 →
Design Inspiration: Clerkenwell 2016 “Detail”
Being buried in reclaimed setts and bricks whilst renovating and restoring Moregeous Mansions is all very well, but if I'm going to create an astounding interior, I need to get me some astounding inspiration. Previous visits to the Clerkenwell Design Week have proven this is just the place for that, so I hopped on the... Continue Reading →
Design Inspiration: 16 Trend Tips For 2016
I was recently asked to be part of a newspaper DIY special and contribute 16 new and ongoing interiors trends for 2016. As with many press articles, it's all in the edit and some got lost along the way in print so here they are blogged! What do you reckon, any of your favourites I've... Continue Reading →