THE MOREGEOUS NOTEPAD… Making Homes More Than Gorgeous
Interior Design, Home Renovation, DIY and Trends
In the days before kitchen extensions became ten a penny, homeowners used to simply pinch a bit of the garden and add on a garden room - a conservatory. Often these were white plastic upvc, which is now very much out of fashion with the style brigade. Many conservatories are now being ripped down and... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDVovh89fgY&t=6s Dream gig or what?! I'd a fabulous time chatting with Insta-Queen Lisa Dawson this summer in her geeeee-orgeous Yorkshire home. This one is all about finding your core style and being true to your interior self - sometimes hard to do in a world filled with 'inspo'. I'll do a 'proper' blog post soon... Continue Reading →
You know us here, we love a bargain and there's literally nowhere better to bag a bargain than your local charity shop. Are you a fan of digging through the fusty to find treasure? I can't get enough of it. Honestly, if I did 't have to work for a living, that's totally what I'd... Continue Reading →
Just like Rocky a few short months ago, this ginger tinged sideboard adopted when we bought Moregeous HQ several years ago was sorely in need of some tlc. He'd been stored in an outside shed, ending up not only scratched and damp damaged, but also bereft of several of his decorative insert beads. I think... Continue Reading →
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 about this for another cracking garden idea, seen on one of the Manchester Open Gardens days we visited earlier this month. We'd 'done' the Heatons and Didsbury in previous years, but not the Levenshulme / Burgage ones, hence M19's turn. Growing your own veg and herbs is a surefire way to stay sane in... Continue Reading →
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 →
