I've fallen a little in love with all things grey in the garden and I don't just mean with my very own silver fox Mr M. A lovely hour browsing online confirmed that although it's not properly caught on everywhere, lots of people agree that exterior grey with lush planting looks fabulous and can look equally gorgeous... Continue Reading →
Keeping on top of all the external maintenance of the original part of Moregeous Mansions, whilst still renovating internally and sorting the new build, is a challenge and many things can be 'put off' however with water leaks, that isn't a great idea. At the end of last year we restored about 12m of the... Continue Reading →
This was a delightful craft project I did for Crafty Magazine and I just found this post hidden in my drafts, better late than never! Inspired by the Japanese art of Kokedama or moss ball making, where plants are held in a suspension of earth bound by moss and string or wire. There's a great... Continue Reading →
I thought it'd be interesting to do something a bit different with the exposed bricks in the hallway - after we'd worked so very hard cleaning them up! - and came up with the idea of framing the areas with a 200mm edge of plasterboard. I haven't seen this done anywhere else and am very excited... Continue Reading →
We're lucky to have lots of original period features here at Moregeous Mansions because the house, unlike many in this area of Manchester, hasn't been butchered by an HMO landlord. Coving and cornice, picture rail, fireplaces and corbels have all survived the decades as has the first floor and landing hallway wallpaper in the main... Continue Reading →
OMG they're in!! There've been several big steps for us this month and none bigger than this week's installation of our much dreamed of bifolding doors. We've spent a lot of time and energy deciding which ones to go for as there are a plethora of these super popular styles out there to choose from.... Continue Reading →
Just like Mr Miyagi's repeated wax on wax off, it's been window on window off here on the four dormers to allow all the Color Coat Urban panels to be folded into the openings. It's felt like going backwards to go forwards taking out the glass openers and frames, but as well as the fitters being busy... Continue Reading →
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