Some of you may recall my swimming pool enthusiasm from the beginning part of 2013 and our delight as a campaigning group that our local Baths did indeed survive the threat of immediate closure and live to fight another day, another two whole years even. But those over armband age know how very quickly time... Continue Reading →
How to make a gorgeous indoor garden planter from some old pine drawers
Now that the fab Crafty Magazine has featured our indoor planter, I can post some images for those of you who fancy a little DIY project this summer. Not everyone has a huge garden to run planting riot in so this is definitely a project for bringing the outdoors in 🙂 I found an old set... Continue Reading →
How to get a DIY gilding effect on black moulded furniture
Home office furniture can be clinical and a little bit boring can't it, so a great option is go down the bespoke, design it yourself route. For a recent interior design project, I needed to create something with a gentleman's club feel, very masculine yet still warm, inviting and a touch glamorous. We designed and... Continue Reading →
How to tile a fireplace hearth with eclectic, vintage tiles ready for a wood-burning stove
Here's a lovely little project for a local client who wanted to recreate in her own home a beautiful vintage tiled fireplace she'd seen. The one on the right was her inspiration and the one on the left is the one we completed. Our client had sourced her own gorgeous cermaics, which typically for vintage tiles... Continue Reading →
How to paint floorboards a lasting, brilliant white
Blog post from April 2009: I know some people may say it's not sensible to specify white flooring in a rental flat but I really wanted that brilliant white look to add to the feeling of space and light. Solid wood such as limed oak was too expensive, pale carpets mark far too easily in your... Continue Reading →
How to copper spray two white metal pendant lights
For Project Rivet, I'd decided on a very warm metallic feel to tie in with the deep blues, oak and creams, but it was proving hard to find exactly the sort of oversized copper coloured lights I'd imagined for the bedroom. No matter, I simply created some! Using two fabulously huge white metal pendants found... Continue Reading →
How to create a chalk paint navy and copper metallic bed for under £50
Having my usual morning Twitter design browse this morning and nearly choked on my Frosties when I clicked the link to the Telegraph's interior design page and saw the bed above. I ADORE copper and have been using it in schemes for years, so the recent explosion in its use throughout the design world hasn't... Continue Reading →
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