Never one to turn down a day with some Annie Sloan, I recently spent a lovely Saturday lunchtime hosting a chalk paint demo for the Home Is In The North Event in Manchester. Matt at Northern Letters has blogged the event HERE if you'd like to see some lovely pics of the wonderful array of designer makers who... Continue Reading →
Light Up Your Summer with Fabulous Festoons
All thoughts turn to outside lighting at this time of year, in the vain hope that we might just get a glorious summer with long, balmy evenings to sit outside sipping a glass of chilled wine and flicking olive stones at the cat. I've been specifying lighting for clients in the last few weeks and... Continue Reading →
How to Make a Glam Padded Menu Board
I'm still getting together the full space interior shots for the Splendid Sausage, but I thought I'd share one of the personalised ideas I came up with to make their place different and unique. The menu changes fairly frequently with new combos and toppings, and we didn't want standard floor to ceiling metal hanging system... Continue Reading →
GIVEAWAY! A Springtime Moregeous link-up with HomeSense
Being a blogger & interior designer means I get asked by lots of companies & brands to work with them / for them and to be honest, most don't appeal. I only really like to talk about products I actually use or specify for clients, brands I always shop with or just generally stuff which... Continue Reading →
Ten interior design tips to get perfect subway tile style
One of the most popular blog posts I've ever written was on subway or metro tiles and it's safe to say they're pretty much everywhere, in every cool store, cafe or lifestyle interior. But somehow the more I see them, the more I like them and it seems many other stylists, designers and homeowners feel... Continue Reading →
A style step forward with Timorous Beasties new carpet range
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 →