Forget those 70's sad shelf monstrosities containing half-finished creme de menthe and Aunty Nelly's sherry, today's home bars are sleek, colourful and highly desirable. Staying in is the new going out apparently, so what could be better than having your very own sexed up shot station to entertain friends with your flairing skills and impress... Continue Reading →
How to Make a Glam Padded Menu Board
I'm still getting together the full space interior shots for the Splendid Sausage, but I thought I'd share one of the personalised ideas I came up with to make their place different and unique. The menu changes fairly frequently with new combos and toppings, and we didn't want standard floor to ceiling metal hanging system... Continue Reading →
Planning my 5 steps to a bright, glamorous urban yard space
After the indoor interior design Splendidness of the last two weeks, it's now time for me to get outdoors and transform a dark and dingy urban yard into an impressive entertaining space as part of my HomeSense & Huff Post challenge - I'm keeping everything crossed for sunny Spring Manchester weather! I'm going to be reinventing... Continue Reading →
Boring knobs begone, shake up your drawers with a Rockstar vibe
I must confess to having a bit of a kitchen door handle fetish and am very happy to see that things are on the up design wise in that area. Most clients play it safe with handles and in recent years many have opted for handleless, touch sensitive doors, but I really like an eclectic... Continue Reading →
How to create, customise & configure your own lighting
Back in December whilst doing a spot of Xmas shopping in London, we called into the very glamorous Heal's festive bash and I spotted a new stand called Dyke & Dean selling lighting bit & bobs: cable, vintage style ceiling roses, and all the things needed to design, create & configure your very own bespoke lighting. I... 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 →