THE MOREGEOUS NOTEPAD… Making Homes More Than Gorgeous
Interior Design, Home Renovation, DIY and Trends
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a session entitled "How To Make A Stylish Salvage Home" on the Cheshire Showground at the Arthur Swallows Fair. Let me tell you - no mean feat with no projector or electricity in a force 10 gale. All power to Northern grit and a tent... Continue Reading →
Clearly a subject very close to my heart, as a landlord passionate about happy tenants and gorgeous interiors, 'owning your rental' is a hot take for renters who crave personalisation. In this episode of our On The Sofa podcast series I chat with Amy, below left, and Athina from style duo Topology London, award winning... Continue Reading →
Renovating is expensive, we all know that. No matter how well you plan, draw up spreadsheets or keep an eye on the pennies, there are always extras and there's never quite enough left for finishing touches. Especially for the garden, the area which always seems to come in at last place on most renovation To... Continue Reading →
Floral artistry is a career with two sides. One is impossibly, gloriously glamorous, filled with exotic blooms, thrilling commissions and fashionistas. The other is the crack of dawn starts to ensure the best buds, the late nights prepping for big events and the eternal search for new creative directions. Manchester based floral designer David Jayet-Laraffe... Continue Reading →
Seriously show stopping interiors are created by extremely talented creatives, but it takes much more than a flair for colour to run a successful interior design business. I'm delighted to have been asked to host a new series of podcasts with Sofa Workshop, and our first chat is now live, featuring London based but Northern... Continue Reading →
Trick well and truly missed. "Winkles from Whitstable to Whitby", the title could have read, resplendent in alliteration glory. Only we didn't stop in the seafood-famous Whitby to pursue the perfect heading, but instead maintained a northern course the other week en route from Lincolnshire to Stirling, aiming for Bamburgh and it's magnificent rock topping... Continue Reading →
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 →
