Why is it that, unless you're staying in a eye-wateringly expensive boutique venue, hotel bathrooms are so relentlessly poor in the UK? When Head Office allocates the budget, £x for glossy brochures, £x for fancy foyer, £x for bland corporate decor, what voice in their head says Naaaaaa, don't bother putting any real thought into... Continue Reading →
Flattered to be alongside John Reeves Louis table for Monochrome Madness trends talk
Hugely flattered today to see my monochrome interior scheme (bottom right) featured on a moodboard alongside John Reeves' Louis dressing table and pieces by Christopher Guy. It's being used by Scarlet Opus as part of a talk at Decorex 09 about trends and the use of black and white in interiors, and you can read... Continue Reading →
Scarlet Opus’ monochrome trends – loving the moodboard
I'll be heading over the the National Floor Show next week - http://www.nationalfloorshow.co.uk/ - to get a little underfoot inspiration, and will be making time to listen to a presentation by the trend forecaster Victoria Redshaw. Earlier this month I did on on-line interview with them which has just been published on their webpage and... Continue Reading →
Bathrooms, brain drain and brilliant news!
I don't even know where to start, it's been such a jam packed full to bursting week. Linen Luxe has come on an absolute treat this week, with the odd total disaster thrown in for good measure: All the wall and floor tiles arrived and the underfloor heating was laid (and taped down!), then a... Continue Reading →
Trend Forecasting for 2009-2011; so what’s ahead?
We humans do like to feel like we're in control of our own destiny, like we have choices..... well here's some news for you, not when it comes to interiors!! Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration, we do have choices, but in essence they are choices made from a palette already chosen for us.... Continue Reading →
Homesmine Summer Interiors special
Todays new Homesmine Ep 21 ( I think!) - http://www.channelm.co.uk/programmes/index/0/25/homesmine.html features lots of great designs, products and people we've met at recent shows like Birmingham Interiors and 100%.Above is the BRILLIANT invention the Snood, a magnetic halogen light revitaliser!,and an interview with the inventor herself.I also had a chat with the furniture designer Amy Vinn about her... Continue Reading →
