January 2012 feature blog post aimed at decorators who read the TradeXpress web-site: Don’t be surprised this year if your clients want to brighten things up a little and add some eye-popping brights to their home decor. When times are tough we could all do with a bit of cheering up, which may be why... Continue Reading →
A sofa fit for a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Something tells me that interior design and homeware will be chocka with the red, white and blue Union Jack look in 2012.... but I've still fallen for this wonderful Ashley Manor sofa, designed and made in the UK. I seriously think Wills and Kate should be buying one for granny this year 😉 Looking forward... Continue Reading →
Now a Moregeous 15 minutes really means 15 minutes!
Of all the wonderful gifts unwrapped this Christmas, the one which I fear will most impact on 2012 life is this stylish hour glass timer bought for me by Mr and Mini-M. No longer, they say, will I be able to holler 'Give me 15 miuntes' and get away with it. From now on I... Continue Reading →
The Ab Fab Christmas special with my duvet cover!
Nothing would have stopped me from tuning in to the Christmas Day Absolutely Fabulous on Christmas Day. I completely adored the original series back when I was at uni, the very memory of Eddy and Patsy staggering round still makes me chuckle. Little surprise then that the interior design obsessive in me squealed to see... Continue Reading →
Hey property professionals – there’s more to interior design than just cushion plumping you know! ;)
The introductory Moregeous Guest Blog for Interiors UK, taking place at the Birmingham NEC 22 - 25 January 2012: "It's not just retailers & designers who visit Interiors UK, savvy property professionals read Living Etc and watch Grand Designs too, you know! I'm your property developer & landlord blogger, Sian Astley, and I've spent the... Continue Reading →
How to use Teal and Taupe in your interior design
Whilst working on a blog post for Dulux Trade (aimed at the painters & decorators who visit their web-site searching for a design push in the right direction), I decided to talk about the use of taupe. Having just watched Kelly Hoppen in Superior Interiors, my thinking is that a full on neutral palette is a... Continue Reading →
Lee Broom – British Design Awards Designer of the Year 2011
Delighted to see on Twitter yesterday that my favourite designer, Lee Broom, has won the coveted title of Designer of the Year 2011 in the British Design Awards, we voted for him here 🙂 Lee's designs are a fabulous combination of everything which is elegant, quirky, fun, cool, relevant and beautifully crafted. We'd be happy... Continue Reading →
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