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! 🙂
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 →
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 →
Playing with golden honeycombs and hexagonal design
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 →