https://youtu.be/1vy3iApGLz0 This year so far seems to have been all about bathrooms for Team Moregeous. First of all we popped down to KBB to search out all the hottest new trends and affordable tricks to make your bathing space the very best it can be..... then we started getting to grips with finishing off our... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Exeter – Balancing a home with a new en-suite and main bathroom
The big decision to rebalance our Exeter HBH and tackle the first floor as well as the ground floor kitchen and dining room had a massive impact on time, stress levels and the budget. Things change on a day to day basis when you're trying to turn a poorly laid out building site into a well... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Exeter – Ikea Abstrakt kitchen / diner with added British design extras
A white high gloss kitchen ticked boxes for both Chris and Amie's design aspirations but they were unsure how to prevent it looking too clinical and crisp looking for their home, an older property with period features like the cast iron fireplaces and fitted chimney recess cupboards which we were definitely going to incorporate into... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Exeter – Charcoal, amber & oak form the mood boards
Chris and Amie wanted a cool and contemporary style but without the look being too clinical, their home is a red brick terrace after all, not a city apartment. Within the house remained some of the original features including two painted but potentially gorgeous cast iron fire surrounds upstairs. Amie was especially keen on keeping... Continue Reading →
Browsing through Whippet Grey
In between digging up overgrown weeds in my sodden garden, editing 200 photos and watching Wimbledon yesterday, I sneaked time to have a search for some products I'd seen in magazines & snapped with my iPhone to look up later. I can't remember in which mag I'd seen this beautiful wooden seagull but the description... Continue Reading →
It’s a wrap!
Blimey, what a few months it's been, Mr M and I are finally home in Manchester and exhausted! Four Half Built Houses the length and breadth of the country, Exeter, Pitlochry, Eastbourne and Birmingham rescued, revitalised, renovated and returned to their owners. It's been incredibly hard work but very rewarding trying to turn what were effectively... Continue Reading →
An Easter week of DIY on ITV’s Daybreak
Gearing up now for a bit of Easter DIY for ITV's Daybreak live in viewers' homes - can't wait! We did a little bit of pre-filming of the characters involved as the mornings will be a hive of DIY activity. What could go wrong? Ermmmmmm what is it they say? Never work with children and animals....... Continue Reading →