Had an excellent day with local artist & friend Amanda McCrann who creates the unique, stylish and colourful artworks you can see in the slideshow below. We created a number of settings around the Moregeous rental apartments, hallways and gardens to showcase her artwork for the Not On The High Street on-line shop - it... Continue Reading →
What do you *mean*, you haven’t…. a few must-haves in store for interior design 2012
Pardon? Your sofa is only one colour, you say. And it's one single piece of furniture? How utterly passé. What of course you do need, according to the style gurus at Interiors UK are block colour units forming a funky rainbow for the rear, as above! And, please. Don't tell me you've never prepared your... Continue Reading →
Knocking down a structural wall? Before getting the ultimate Kitchen / Diner… some words of advice
I am a HUGE fan of opening up and 'knocking through', as so often this work creates a better flow from room to room and adds space and light to dark and dingy areas. In the 70's it was quite the done thing to leave the kitchen as a separate room and have a through... Continue Reading →
Bit bored tonight… let’s take a wall down!
Since last week's post all about 'home', lots has happened in Moregeous land. Our bedroom has been transformed with the installation of the 'saved' wardrobes from a room cluttered with rails, racks and shoes to one which actually looks streamlined and tidy for the first time in six years, yipee. That prompted a huge though... Continue Reading →
Collecting some inspiration from the Obsessionistas
There's always something new to see at trade shows, it's why people get off their bums, whatever the industry, and head to them. Increasingly seminars and specialists are focusing on trends, with everyone trying to second guess what'll be hot to trot next season and even the season after that. It's not just about what... Continue Reading →
A few of my Design Village favourites at Interiors UK 2012
Featuring on this post are some of the eye-catching and unusual finds in the Design Village, the Designersblock curated part of Interiors UK 2012. Each year I am constantly surprised by innovations and developments in design when I visit shows like these, not just technically, but also in their intricate beauty and unexpected cleverness. Ying-Mu's... Continue Reading →
Designersblock at Interiors UK 2012, complete with ‘The Local’
By far and away the most inspirational area at Interiors UK 2012 was the Designersblock curated and organised 'Design Village', a wonderful blend of the exciting and the eclectic all staged in and around it's very own village pub 'The Local'. It was a magnet for trade exhibitors and visitors alike, feeling rather like the... Continue Reading →