For one of our current design projects, I've been playing with hexagonal design. There's something endlessly fascinating about the beautiful natural shapes created by bees in their honeycombs, shapes full of golden light, ethereal yet incredibly mathematically solid. Prepare to see piles of hexagons in coming months, as it seems a lot of other designers... Continue Reading →
How to build and plant a reclaimed brick raised bed with Springtime purples, yellows & whites
It's been just lovely this week to have some Easter sunshine to get bulb burying & planting kick-started. We STILL haven't got round to renovating our 'eventual' house and it takes my mind off the interior by concentrating on at least some nice exterior areas to look at! All of the outside path needs replacing... Continue Reading →
Teapot fizz, a Passion For Homes & a Pitfield cockatoo
Life so far in 2013 has been a whirlwind of industrial glam, swimming pools and a flurry of tenants in & out... with little time for anything else! It's all calming down now - the madness of moving season is abating, the Baths tsunami has settled into a gentle wave and Project Rivet is complete...... Continue Reading →
How to make a landlord’s day with the perfect thank you card
Sometimes being a landlord is a bit of a thankless task: endless hours of boring as hell paperwork, fighting with the bank, viewings in the rain, cleaning dirty toilets.... you get the picture. But of course, no-one ever feels sorry for landlords as we have single-handedly ruined the economy with buy-to-lets, terrorise people with our... Continue Reading →
Bowles & Bowles new cage work industrial designs: Wire In The Blood
Rather liking this image received this morning in an email about new British furniture design company Bowles & Bowles, which is part of the Original BTC and Davey Lighting group. The company acquired a Birmingham metalworks and were inspired by some vintage mesh lockers found on site - we love a bit of Steptoe type... Continue Reading →
How to re-upholster an old Parker Knoll wingback chair
I knew it wouldn't be long before someone claimed my newly upholstered Parker Knoll - now named Mr Portier - but I thought it'd be Mr M, not her nibs! That didn't take long #fiveminutes 🙂 All finished now and I'm so happy with my first ever wingback chair, freshly painted, waxed and upholstered. It's... Continue Reading →
How to paint floorboards a lasting, brilliant white
Blog post from April 2009: IÂ know some people may say it's not sensible to specify white flooring in a rental flat but I really wanted that brilliant white look to add to the feeling of space and light. Solid wood such as limed oak was too expensive, pale carpets mark far too easily in your... Continue Reading →
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