Today on ITV, Rose Cottage, a Grade 2 listed property which the Moregeous team redesigned, renovated, redecorated and finished in 2009/10 WON it's episode of May The Best House Win! We're very proud to have been involved in this project alongside our lovely client Hannah and all the hard work, worry, sweat and sometimes tears... Continue Reading →
Hollywood mirrors – the ultimate find?
A while ago I posted on a now defunct web-site called My Deco about Hollywood mirrors and their unashamed glamorous appeal. A supplier I knew was selling some and I got a flood of emails saying Me Me Me - lots of wanna-be and indeed should-be super-starlets out there! The supply dried up but the... Continue Reading →
Project Rev: starting to look like a house not a building site
Down at Project Rev, things are coming on a treat, with more and more bits of the old parsonage being cleaned up, painted and revealed as liveable space instead of the building site it's been for the last few months. At this stage, you start to see detail again, like the stained glass at the... Continue Reading →
Hanging with Steve Jones: a spot of advice for very.co.uk
I wouldn't presume to give advice on How to Hang if you're referring to kicking back in an LA cool type fashion, but when we're talking canvases and mirrors, something I do on a weekly basis in some property or other, that's easily within my comfort zone. The 'very' nice Joanna from http://www.very.co.uk, the new... Continue Reading →
A Habitat inspired risotto, with design circa 1996
Rarely when I look at food do I think of cushions and vice versa, but simmering this butternut squash and asparagus risotto the other night spirited me right back to 1996 and my first owned apartment. Built by Bellway, we then altered it beyond recognition with roughly plastered walls, yellow pine reclaimed flooring and terracotta tiles, a... Continue Reading →
Moregeous luxury 2 bed rental apartment, with images
Had an email from the couple who currently rent this featured apartment to say that they're buying a property so will be moving out in a month. Normally around this time of year we've already had a flurry of 'movers', tenants changing jobs, changing partners and changing property, but this year, so far, these are... Continue Reading →
How to tile bathrooms or kitchens using Metro or subway tiles
(Addendum: I wrote this post back in 2011 and we ALL know how popular metro / subway tiles have become since then. The hipster industrial vibe is pretty much everywhere and Pinterest is swamped with cool bars and homes which feature the look. Many cutting edge designers are moving towards patterned Moroccan syle tiles and... Continue Reading →