THE MOREGEOUS NOTEPAD… Making Homes More Than Gorgeous
Interior Design, Home Renovation, DIY and Trends
Earlier this year when asked if I fancied recording a series of interior design podcasts by Sofa Workshop, although I love to chat, the invitation made me a bit nervous. I'm not a trained journo with long honed skills in eliciting information out of other humans. That makes journos sound a little like SAS interrogators... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a session entitled "How To Make A Stylish Salvage Home" on the Cheshire Showground at the Arthur Swallows Fair. Let me tell you - no mean feat with no projector or electricity in a force 10 gale. All power to Northern grit and a tent... Continue Reading →
Clearly a subject very close to my heart, as a landlord passionate about happy tenants and gorgeous interiors, 'owning your rental' is a hot take for renters who crave personalisation. In this episode of our On The Sofa podcast series I chat with Amy, below left, and Athina from style duo Topology London, award winning... Continue Reading →
In a time of bloggers, #ADs and press trips, one might be forgiven for questioning why there's a need for interiors journalists at all. After all, if you live in a house, you can write with authority about interiors, right? Well, not quite. Home bloggers are passionate about interiors, without a doubt, though can often... Continue Reading →
Seriously show stopping interiors are created by extremely talented creatives, but it takes much more than a flair for colour to run a successful interior design business. I'm delighted to have been asked to host a new series of podcasts with Sofa Workshop, and our first chat is now live, featuring London based but Northern... Continue Reading →
In the days before kitchen extensions became ten a penny, homeowners used to simply pinch a bit of the garden and add on a garden room - a conservatory. Often these were white plastic upvc, which is now very much out of fashion with the style brigade. Many conservatories are now being ripped down and... Continue Reading →
Yes, they are. Just like sisters. Tiles are coming out of the kitchen and out of the bathroom too. Not old enough to recognise the reference? Let's get this out of the way first. One of the best sisterhood stomping' song ever... https://youtu.be/kUnJj9kZQTU Got it? Marvellous, let's move on. Too long confined to the splash... Continue Reading →
