Never mind a flock of seagulls, for the past few interior years our horizons have been been filled with flocks of owls, peacocks and flamingos. Surely it's time another one of our feathered friends got a look in and I'm casting my birdie vote for the beautifully elegant swan. Much like myself, she glides around... Continue Reading →
It'd be fair to say that the look of herringbone parquet has been somewhat out of flavour trend-wise for several decades. Not maybe at the luxury end of the interior design market, where beautiful timbers laid in this classic style will always look wonderful no matter what's on trend, but definitely at the regular residential... Continue Reading →
It's terribly topical at the moment isn't it, all this talk of buying British. It's also easy to fire off a tweet and consider your part played, we're all guilty of that. But it takes more. It takes action and decisive behaviour and putting your money where your mouth is. We all too easily think... Continue Reading →
OK kitchen kids, here's your 2016 starter for ten: Which depth of kitchen work surface should you be specifying to make your block the coolest on the block? This is a rather important question when designing a kitchen and as you can see from my opening image, when we're talking worktops, we really are talking... Continue Reading →
Ask most UK householders which tap finish they're choosing for their new kitchen and I'll pretty much guarantee that the question will be met firstly with a blank look, and then the question right back at you in a tone which implies you're a complete idiot : "What do you mean, which 'finish'?" Yes, finish. Because... Continue Reading →
You know the rules right? Wood + Water = Bad News, meaning design-wise things have always been somewhat limited in the world of kitchens & bathrooms, unless money was no object of course. Which isn't the case for most of us. In bathrooms, slow growing dense woods like teak or cedar are much more resistant... Continue Reading →
I had a marvellous time at KBB16 Birmingham yesterday, scurrying from stand to stand with camera at the ready and notepad poised, taking details for both client projects and design articles. For those in the know, the acronym KBB stand for Kitchens-Bedrooms-Bathrooms and means stalls, nay, halls of inspiration, where the design savvy can check... Continue Reading →
