Slightly more yellow and bendy than I'd originally anticipated she'd look once positioned, but you gotta love her for sheer quirkiness! Our salvaged piece of Robinia timber was sanded down using a belt sander and fixed in place using some heavyweight screws on the original two slate end posts. I hate the striped slate which... Continue Reading →
Finished timber shelves up on the tenants’ resurrected terrace
How can anyone not love the knots, grain and perfect imperfections of real wood, it just knocks laminate or any fake replacements into a cocked hat everytime. Of course, it's not practical for every job and can be cost prohibitive on large pieces of furniture, especially in the rental market, but it's such a delight... Continue Reading →
The Vertigro modular growing system at Grand Designs Live
Regular readers of the Moregeous blog will know that we've become partial to a bit of grow-your-own greenery of late, and this invention we spotted at Grand Designs this weekend is a superb idea. A modular and free-standing unit, the Vertigro is a vertical vegetable patch, herb garden or flower display with the limited space... Continue Reading →
Review: A lesson in LED lighting at Cube Manchester
The North West Construction Knowledge Hub (NWCKH) held a debate on low energy lighting at the CUBE Gallery in Manchester on Tuesday to kick start their Brighter Futures exhibition. I was asked to be on the panel as a developer / interior designer / specifier by one of the organisers, an architect called Richard Frankland... Continue Reading →