There's a lot to be said for having your own special restaurant with a favourite menu but you know what familiarity breeds, right? Getting out of your comfort zone is where it's at but can be an expensive hobby if funds are low, however pop-up restaurants with their often affordable provision of spectacular food is... Continue Reading →
Pop up B&B’s with House of Hackney, Donna Wilson and Morag Myerscough
Not only did we get a pop-up pub in the Design Village at Interiors UK but also three funky bed and breakfast rooms. Bit brave of them really as a few of us were pretty tempted to crash out and have 4o winks after walking the huge exhibition halls full of furniture and furnishings, especially... Continue Reading →
Creating depth for Didsbury Flower Lounge’s Xmas window displays
The key to success in running a fabulous small independent business is to try and better the service, look and feel of successful big businesses on a very small budget, as many of us know from experience! Large companies such as John Lewis or Top Shop spend thousands on eye-catching shop fronts and window displays... Continue Reading →
Project Rev – Before images of a large renovation
Been a lax on the old property updates recently, far too busy eating cake and dealing with stressful solicitor type situations, but in the background work has been moving on a pace and we're involved with some fantastic projects. I'm managing a renovation contract on a very large Parsonage, which has been untouched for about... Continue Reading →
How to ‘sink’ your mirrors into a plastered wall
The hallway entrance to Project Squeeze was one of those areas in rental apartments designed purely for necessity - fire regulations and not enough cash for a sprinkler system! So how to make it a bit more exciting on a budget? Too narrow for storage or furniture and wallpaper a no-no as, in a through... Continue Reading →
Project Squeeze – Layout explained and completed shower room
Been a bit waylayed with Rose Cottage, Green Tea and life in general for the last few weeks and just realised I've not posted any images of the completed living room/kitchen and shower room in Project Squeeze, and you've already seen the Bedroom shots weeks ago! Originally it was an attic space which had been... Continue Reading →
Project Green Tea Pt 2 – Inspiration for the interior design
So I had the brief and owner Jenny started to peel off the window stickers - Green Tea was to be glamorous but not girly, comfortable but not old fashioned, fresh looking but not too clinical. Simple eh? Hmmm, not so much 🙂 As you will see not only did the ideas bounced around change... Continue Reading →