There aren't enough hours in my days to write dedicated blogs for all of the amazing things I see whilst working so I've decide to try something new and group images & ideas together in a new Sunday Style Summary, a collage of delights from my Moregeous week. Here are some of the things which... Continue Reading →
Metro Tile Alert! New subway tiling wallpaper #swoon
Is it possible that my love for metro tiles can grow any deeper? I fear so with the launch of this fabulous new wallpaper on the Rockett St George web-site. What are they DOING to me? Now I can paste metro tiles EVERYWHERE! 🙂
Soaring electric bills & inexperienced tenants in Rip Off Britain
Over this last couple of years, the soaring cost of electric has become a real problem in my rentals. Even though we insulate ceiling and walls, the ridiculous cost of electricity in the UK is becoming a massive problem for young tenants who don't earn that much money, particularly when they simply don't realise the... Continue Reading →
Captivated by Christian Lava’s Terzani lighting
I'm doing some sourcing for a client's living room today, with a focus on lighting. As well as the obligatory googling, I often go back through images I've taken at trade shows, things spotted on Pinterest and pages ripped from magazines. The feel for the room is luxurious but sensuous & tactile and there's so... Continue Reading →
Bridal Veil Spiraea, a dovecote and bee friendly planting
Another beautiful Spring weekend meant some more external taming of the gardens at what will be Moregeous Mansions. AÂ big garden needs an awful lot of tlc so has been a work in progress for years. Much of the planting is designed to attract bees and butterflies and this is SO easy now clever retailers have... Continue Reading →
How to tile a fireplace hearth with eclectic, vintage tiles ready for a wood-burning stove
 Here's a lovely little project for a local client who wanted to recreate in her own home a beautiful vintage tiled fireplace she'd seen. The one on the right was her inspiration and the one on the left is the one we completed. Our client had sourced her own gorgeous cermaics, which typically for vintage tiles... Continue Reading →
Masterclass No 1 done: A round up of our fabulous day
So pleased to report that Saturday's Masterclass was absolutely brilliant, filled with creative thinking, skilled activities and enthusiastic attendees who were all determined to muck in, get stuck in and take away a fabulous chair. It honestly couldn't have gone any better, we even had sunshine to dry our chalk paint layers and wax -... Continue Reading →