The moment we ripped down our old, bowing and dangerous bedroom ceiling, I knew that lighting was going to be an issue adding more cost to an already expanding budget. When a vaulted ceiling is created, one of the considerations to take into account in the more imposing open space above head height is the... Continue Reading →
How To Make A Cold Bathroom Ceiling Warm, To Help Banish Black Mould
Not the most glamorous of images I do realise, but you know me, getting stuck into the practical stuff is what we're all about! If you desire encaustic tiles and brass taps, head over to pretty Pinterest forthwith. But, if you have a problem with repeated black mould on a bathroom ceiling or wall, then I... Continue Reading →
How To Upcycle An Existing Kitchen
Working on glamorous TV ads and expensive houses is fabulous (and I adore that side of my job, obv), but sometimes as a designer / builder I get asked to help out on projects whose budgets are not quite so adventurous. Can it be said that these types of projects usually aim for the Pennine... Continue Reading →
Reveal: My Indust-Lux Dining Room
Aaaaaaaaaand, relax. We can finally sit on soft seating, lean at a comfy angle, grab a plate, invite some pals over and eat dinner in comfort. In all our twelve years in this house, we've never had a great dining room. That's not to say we've never had great dinners, either as a family or... Continue Reading →
Answering Your Bathroom DIY Questions: Part 2
https://youtu.be/1vy3iApGLz0 Did you catch Part 1? Or are you too busy scoffing chocolate and enjoying all those things you've deprived yourself of for the last 40 days? Well, if you're considering a bathroom redesign anytime soon, then I hope that some of the questions sent in to our Real Homes and Soak Q&A might help.... Continue Reading →
Answering Your Bathroom DIY Questions : Part 1
https://youtu.be/1vy3iApGLz0 This year so far seems to have been all about bathrooms for Team Moregeous. First of all we popped down to KBB to search out all the hottest new trends and affordable tricks to make your bathing space the very best it can be..... then we started getting to grips with finishing off our... Continue Reading →