Hugely excited about this! And so should you be if you've got a gorgeous home or amazing home project which you've completed this year - you could win £1000 if you're the overall winner of the Real Homes 2016 Transformation Awards. And guess what, yours truly is a judge! As part of a stellar team... Continue Reading →
House Tour: “House Curious”
Whilst down at Clerkenwell Design Week, my inbox pinged with an intriguing invite, especially for a girl planning events and pop ups at the soon to be finished Moregeous Mansions. Meeting like minded people is a super positive way of keeping focused and keeping your renovation weary spirits up. It sounded to me like Sommer... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary: I Get Tweetin Seatin!
It only seems like five minutes since we started digging out the dark woodland corner of the garden to create some seating, because the whole area has now taken on a life of it's own! Whilst I was down at Clerkenwell Design Week, Mr M & Brickie Brian built up the pillars to take the... Continue Reading →
Design Inspiration: Clerkenwell 2016 “Detail”
Being buried in reclaimed setts and bricks whilst renovating and restoring Moregeous Mansions is all very well, but if I'm going to create an astounding interior, I need to get me some astounding inspiration. Previous visits to the Clerkenwell Design Week have proven this is just the place for that, so I hopped on the... Continue Reading →
Wonderful Wisteria For A Bespoke Pergola
Having long yearned for my own wisteria (it's *so* in the pipeline for Moregeous Mansions), there was really no debate as to whether I'd try to design in this visually beautiful tree to our new Sensory Garden down at Withington Baths. It was fate, plain and simple, to spot a huge Alba last week -... Continue Reading →
Road Trip: 2016 Ripley Decorative & Salvage Fair
Yet another brilliant day out yesterday at one of the Arthur Swallows Fairs, this time in Ripley, Yorkshire on a Moregeous road trip across the Pennines. Honestly, if you're doing nothing today or tomorrow and fancy adding a unique twist to your home or garden, jump in the car and get over there! I was... Continue Reading →
How Do I: Make My Home More Eco-Friendly
I know, I know, we're all packing away our thermals and getting the Fake Bake onto pasty legs, but in all seriousness summertime is the best time to think about keeping your house toasty next winter. As a woman living for over 18 months in an unrenovated, unheated Edwardian house, I've become an expert on... Continue Reading →