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 →
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 →
Share: Rocking The Rust Trend Outdoors
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 →
An Airbnb Milestone – 100 Reviews
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 →
How Do I: Choose Fabulous Fence Panels
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 →
Crowd Source Funding for The BathHouse Project!
Massive news today from down here at Love Withington Baths, the community charity we set up to save and then run the last working, water-filled Edwardian baths in Manchester, and probably one of the few left in the country! We've been running the Baths for a year come 20th June and during that time, on... Continue Reading →
The Real Homes 2016 Transformation Awards
Hugely excited about this! And so should you be if you've got a gorgeous home or amazing home project which you've completed this year - you could win £1000 if you're the overall winner of the Real Homes 2016 Transformation Awards. And guess what, yours truly is a judge! As part of a stellar team... Continue Reading →