As the pot of money to do up Moregeous Mansions is already as stretched as Hilaria Baldwin's hamstrings, there's no choice but to live on site whilst works are done. Being in Manchester, Instagram friendly outdoor teepee living is not an option so we had a cunning plan.... to live in the room which needed... Continue Reading →
Just because I'm busy designing and rebuilding Moregeous Mansions doesn't mean I won't have time to share with you fab things I see, read about or am sent details of. How about this competition to design your very own tile with super tile company Bert & May? Patterned and encaustic tiling is gathering speed to... Continue Reading →
So you've seen her from the grotty inside as she was when I bought her all those years ago and also from the outside front garden.... what does Moregeous Mansions look like layout wise? Imagine half a church on its side and you're pretty much there, a central core, an East facing room, a South... Continue Reading →
I'm thinking that after writing all about why I fell in love with Moregeous Mansions but then showing you all those awful interior shots, I should show you her at her best, when the sun is shining on southerly facing elevations and the grass is green 🙂 She's been a beautiful house to live in... Continue Reading →
It was pitch black and drizzly on the night in 2001 when I found myself roped into helping a friend move from her few nights sofa-surfing with me to her newly found rent-a-room in South Manchester. Hoisting black bin bags and clutching errant shoes, we opened up a creaky gate under drooping overgrown branches and... Continue Reading →
What to get the man who has everything and who doesn't eat cake eh, what a dilemma. Luckily the Nantwich Cheese Show came to my rescue, perfectly timed for Mr M's birthday. With two tickets and no breakfast, the aroma of over 4000 cheeses guided us to the depths of Cheshire and a great day... Continue Reading →
With design and interiors work, I occasionally prefer not deciding on big spend items straight away but waiting to see how a project evolves, especially when there isn't the luxury of a sky high budget. Options often reveal themselves as I work through ideas, as the scheme unfolds, and though this can make some... Continue Reading →
moregeous.com 