Are you feeling toasty tonight as the temperatures drop and the sleet sets in? Got the heating turned up a couple of notches? You lucky devil you. Seriously, I love that you've got your hygge on and I know I'll be hygge'd up with you very, very soon but just for now take a look at this and... Continue Reading →
Moregeous Monday Moments
Everyone knows metallics are super hot right now and yes, yes, it is all about brass/copper/gold but my life has been made infinitely better by a whole tin of the silver stuff this week. Nope, I'm not desperately trying to get ahead of the design curve but simply determined that not one teeny inch, not... Continue Reading →
Share: Sound Travel & Hush Acoustic Flooring
It's long been accepted in older houses that sound travels. We have rentals flats where thick underlay & carpet has been fitted to try and stop the impact noise of footsteps and sound of music travelling through floors. In a couple of flats, we've even constructed false ceilings in rooms of adequate height, to install... Continue Reading →
A Renovator’s Guide to Rewiring
Yes, I know it's back to front, but what do you expect when shopping for tea in Sainsburys at 9.30 at night after a very long day and you spot your article title on the mag rack! Great to be commissioned by Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine to write a feature on rewiring, with particular reference... Continue Reading →
Wanna See My (Nearly) Naked Corbel?
12 midnight. 12 MIDNIGHT! He'd been zedding for two hours by the time I finished sorting my poor broken corbel, but I definitely went to bed a happy stripper. Whilst we were taking apart Moregeous Mansions ready to be rebuilt again, one of the hallway corbels, a gorgeous original plaster wall feature, had literally dropped... Continue Reading →
Share : “Profi-Low” Underfloor Heating On Edwardian Suspended Timber Flooring
We're really cracking on here! I've been banned by Mr M from leaving the house except for emergencies/showering and he's cracking the design whip at me to finish specifying the kitchen and bathrooms. But before any type of gorgeousness happens inside, we need to install the underfloor heating (UFH) throughout as this obviously needs to go in before... Continue Reading →
The Kitchen Pod – Too Late For Me!!
Now here's a product I wish had been available a year ago! Wandering round KBB2016, my luxury spotting eye was caught by something entirely more practical - a newly designed Kitchen Pod, aimed at the renovating & kitchen fitting market. The Pods, configured flexibly according to the clients needs, are installed in the home or... Continue Reading →