Big congrats to organisers Rachael & Victoria and to all the talented exhibitors at the very first Independent Interiors Show in Manchester yesterday for a very enjoyable and, according to visitors & designer-makers alike, a very successful day. It takes a lot of hard work behind the scenes to make something like this happen and I was delighted... Continue Reading →
Cool Corian and some stompin box plywood stairs
We've had such a busy afternoon clearing out the contents of an apartment which completes tomorrow, I've almost forgotten the cool stuff we did yesterday and this morning. That's the problem with being mega busy, we jump from one thing to another so fast there's barely time to register things and take it all in.... Continue Reading →
How To Hold a Successful Garage / Yard / House Contents Sale
Still in hyper selling mode from the weekend's #MoregeousMarket which was a fabulous success! We sold so much, most of which I still liked but having collected rooms and rooms and cellars full of interiors stuff over the years, it was time for a purge. Completely delighted that so many people went away over the... Continue Reading →
100 Top Tips from some fabulous interior experts
No matter how long you've been considered an 'expert', you never ever stop learning and picking up new ideas, tips and hints, so I was both flattered to be asked to contribute and intrigued to read Amara's The Lux Pad 100+ Interior Tips from 100 different interiors experts. There are some fabulously inspirational quotes for... Continue Reading →
Blogging a fab new colour card amidst a modern day tweeting dilemma
Bills, bills, bills, don't they get BORING??!! So, it's lovely when something fabulous arrives in the post and this morning I got a treat with a new Annie Sloan colour card falling on to the door mat, packed full of advice and information. Since discovering this range last year on Half Built House, basically if... Continue Reading →
On-line Versus High Street shopping – John Lewis blurs the lines
So it appears that soon there will be little difference between store retailers and online shopping - it's a sneaky move unless we shoppers put our feet down..... Whilst deliberating over a new electric shower for a rental a few weeks ago, I posted a couple of tweets about the pros and cons of shopping... Continue Reading →
Our Cotswolds weekend full of golden stone & English gardens
I've visited some gorgeous places in the British Isles but last weekend's family wedding trip to the Cotwolds opened up a whole new box of prettiness, oh my days, I was in Instagram Heaven! Well, I would have been if there was any internet connection 😉 Golden Cotswolds stone, lush green hedging, flowers absolutely everywhere,... Continue Reading →