Not really having enough work to do today *grimace at the blatant lie*, i.e. in dire need of some amusement apart from Twitter after being cooped up in the home office for 48hrs, I decided to run a little test, a face-off between the celebs' favourite, the ubiquitous Ugg (snuggly, warm & fluffy) and the... Continue Reading →
Life: A proper white-out! A snow filled blog post from Manchester
I can't remember the last time it snowed like this, not for decades in Manchester I don't think.... I vaguely recall my dad clearing our avenue in Lancashire when I was little (i.e. my mother forcing him out to help the other dads, some things never change, only now it's me that forces him to... Continue Reading →
Business: My poor flat – abandoned by a grubby Jennifer Aniston
So, as you can perhaps tell from the title of this blog post, I am not best pleased with one of my tenants, no, one of my EX-tenants. And it's my own stupid fault. He worked in a local spa I go to, was desperate for somewhere to stay, cue sob story about how awful... Continue Reading →
Red Magazine property pages rock Moregeous
Clearly Uma Thurman just wasn't glamorous enough for Red Magazine this month and they needed a bit of property inspired Northern gorgeousness hehe: I am a little confused by the title of the piece as I am not entirely sure the slump is over yet?! They do say pride comes before a fall, so it'd... Continue Reading →
Poor Rose Cottage gets a PPG15
Someone just told me it was Sunday, which means a whole weekend has gone by without me even noticing. Stuck in this bloody office for two days. I did escape to yoga today for an hour, and yesterday to watch an Almodovar on dvd I've had since Christmas and not watched, but 3hrs does not... Continue Reading →
What is Art Deco style for interiors?
http://www.modernsilver.com/artnouveaudeco.htm Found this article online and I feel that Richard Whitehouse sums up the Art Deco fantasy we are imagining really well. Everyone should have a story running through their mind when they are thinking of changing the interior of their home: ideas and inspiration, pictures and words which create an image of how they want... Continue Reading →
The trend for all things Indian
I met and interviewed the lovely Victoria Redshaw from trend forecasters Scarlet Opus at Design Interiors Birmingham this year; just got an email from Decorex today, highlighting a hot trend forecast by Victoria for this year - all things Indian: Western consumers are showing renewed interest in all things Indian this Spring/Summer. This will continue... Continue Reading →