Most certainly there are more exciting ways to get high on a Friday night than sniffing paint fumes and white spirit, but sadly it was the best and only thing on offer for me last night. It's now a mad rush to get the kitchen, decorating and joinery finished at Rose Cottage for Hannah to... Continue Reading →
Design – A ‘vintage’ look Gorenje fridge for Rose, fingers crossed!
It's that knackering, back-breaking but quite fabulous time of the development at Rose Cottage - everything is covered in dust, men (and I) are running round like crazy, radiators are leaking, rollers are dripping with paint, floors are drying and it's finally starting to look like a house, WHOO HOO!! The (heavy!) kitchen was lugged... Continue Reading →
Property tip – The Bath Surgeon visits Liner Luxe; steel versus acrylic
No building work ever goes without a hitch, no matter how great the builder, but sometimes things happen which really try your patience, and you just think, why me?! When we were fitting the Liner Luxe bathroom featured in Ideal Home Feb 2010, the client specified a steel bath rather than acrylic. Who'd have thought... Continue Reading →
Business – Twitter: can it replace ‘real life’ business support?
Reading Twitter, it's easy to imagine that the power of positive thinking is all you need to get you through tough times. There are so many life coaches, networking gurus, social media marketing experts and motivational speakers tweeting endlessly about how fabulous life is, I'm at a bit of a loss as to how all... Continue Reading →
How to create a mirrored bath panel
This is an update to a post done in Summer 09, with added photos to give a better "How to' Guide! Things changed slightly on Linen Luxe yesterday. The radiator, basin, wc and taps all arrived and are fabulous, but I'd to alter the positioning of the existing radiator which is partly hidden by the... Continue Reading →
Life: Never mind the Priory, Hedgehog therapy is all you need
Much of this week has been, in equal measures, stressful and boring. The latter because I loathe doing accounts. The former because I've more deadlines than any human should have to cope with. If I saw that bloody Moira Stuart from the tax adverts I'd drag her home and lock her into my understairs cupboard,... Continue Reading →
Business: Why use 1 form, Manchester City Council, when 8 will do??
'Do as we say, not as we do' appears to be the mantra of Manchester City Council this morning in my office. Manchester City Council have made a strong stand on 'green' issues and according to Richard Leese's blog ( http://www.manchester.gov.uk/blog/leadersblog/post/337 ) they even have a grand title for this commitment: " 'A Certain Future'... Continue Reading →
