Have fallen in little in love today with the new Timorous Beasties by Brinton Carpets collection - a collaborative range of the most gorgeous UK designed and made carpets featuring TB's trademark dramatic designs and colourways.The growing trend for personalising our homes, as we nest in and stay put rather than neutralise and sell on,... Continue Reading →
How to create, customise & configure your own lighting
Back in December whilst doing a spot of Xmas shopping in London, we called into the very glamorous Heal's festive bash and I spotted a new stand called Dyke & Dean selling lighting bit & bobs: cable, vintage style ceiling roses, and all the things needed to design, create & configure your very own bespoke lighting. I... Continue Reading →
Cages, cinematography and cable at Urban Cottage Industries
It seems to be all things lighting so far this week as I source products for not only two client jobs but also my own home, our Moregeous Mansions refurb. I've enjoyed pouring over the Urban Cottage Industries site, a treasure trove of industrial and vintage style pendants, lighting, bulbs and electrical fittings in a... Continue Reading →
Spring time birdsong in a Tweetie light
How cute is this to kick off Spring time March? Jake Phipps, he of the very cool bowler hat light fame, has created the Tweetie light with a golden bird inside, note the light source cleverly and subtly incorporated at the base? Gorgeous! Comes in black or, for Russian oligarchs, 24 carat gold. These would... Continue Reading →
Using velvety Mole’s Breath and springtime Yellowcake
I boxed off decisions for Project Pad today, a small hotel style rental for short term let which we're getting ready to pop on the market in March. As it's a compact room, all the elements have to work brilliantly together for the scheme to work as a whole, the bed & headboard, the flooring,... Continue Reading →
Sugar coated pastel sockets and switches
Yep, Spring is definitely here when your eye is drawn to pastels and Easter Egg shaped stuff. I was checking out some sockets and switches for a client and spotted these on the VariLight site. I don't think they're brand new, but it's the first time I've seen them and they made me smile, much... Continue Reading →
Anyone up for crispy squirrel with the Manchester Gourmet Club?
Purely in the name of research for potential events at the all new Withy Baths, last night was spent enjoying the delights of the Parsonage, a beautiful building in Didsbury recently taken over by a community group, where the newly formed Manchester Gourmet Club was holding it's inaugural event. Chef Rob Owen Brown, ex-Mark Addy &... Continue Reading →