Chicken Cacciatore, or "Hunter's Chicken", is the sort of hearty stew guaranteed to warm the cockles of a self-builder's heart on a cold wintery day. It absolutely sounds like you need an Italian Mama's full kitchen to create it but I can tell you it is possible in a teeny space, hobless & delicious, without... Continue Reading →
Lovely to be asked by Amara Living to pick my favourite Christmas wreath look for 2015, but very difficult as there are SO many to choose from. I eventually plumped for this peacock extravaganza, luxurious and tactile and about as far from practical for my renovation as possible! I love the choices made by other... Continue Reading →
Gazing at my lovely, neat new joists in the extension, it's very tempting to pointedly ignore our reno-hell-section but those ignoring days are coming to an abrupt end as we start to get to grips with the old bit of the house. Here is my living room prepped for the forthcoming festivities:Suffice to say that as you... Continue Reading →
It's been a long few winters with no proper central heating at Moregeous Mansions but now the house layout is set in stone, it's time to get the first wood burner installed and those piles of timber offcuts put to good use.... i.e. burned! There are seven fireplaces here, I kid you not, but it's... Continue Reading →
Me & my new pal Scottie spent part of this week up in the wilds of Cumbria (yes, right when Storm Barney hit town!) helping to style six sets for a tv ad. The client, Stollers, have been trading in Barrow as a family business for over 100yrs and the historical timeline on their homepage is... Continue Reading →
Where would you lay your head? At the very top of Moregeous Mansions sits the daddy dormer, looking out onto the new half of the house we've just re-built, i.e. from the window you can see in the picture above on the left. Our view in above is from the hallway door entrance. It's a... Continue Reading →
This little micro-trend has been gathering pace for a while now, have you spotted it? With its many different incarnations, some of the most recent design examples are quite stunning. Most people's idea of pixel art is a very basic video game type graphic, childish console software created boxes in primary colours. Originally created using... Continue Reading →
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