Great to be featured on Claire's Find A TV Expert update for this month, along with some other experts... Jewish Princess Cookery, fabulous! Weirdly note that I am surrounded by brunettes; are brunettes more full of expertise than blondes? Discuss. More Expert News From left to right: 1. Fitness, Pilates, Yoga & Celebrity Trainer: Caroline's just done... Continue Reading →
Amazing Palladio inspired limestone bath at Lapicida
During my its-nowhere-near-spring clean out, I've come across lots of articles which I've surreptitiously ripped from waiting room magazines and design leaflets collected from shows; some have been binned, some have been filed. But this image, wow, I have fallen in love. I was just about to throw away a rather boring looking black brochure... Continue Reading →
Back to work, no rest for the wicked
After three lovely, peaceful days on the West Coast of Ireland quietly wandering around Connemara beaches and holed up in a spa hotel, it's back to work with a vengeance. Whilst I was away I was hoping that my whiplash court case may be settled, but it seems this legal trauma just keeps on rolling.... Continue Reading →
Dulux – please give me Taupe, not PINK! It’s not just me!
A Facebook Rant on paint 🙂 Amy Hudson Cottington is wondering WHY when it says Mellow Mocha on the tin, does it look like strawberry milkshake on my walls...I HATE DIY. Sian Astley Tester pots 🙂 32 minutes ago Amy Hudson Cottington I know, I know, but no time for that and when Dulux say Mocha... Continue Reading →
Radsnaps rock to cover up copper piping
So what do you do when you have some unsightly copper piping like this on the left to cover up, apart from paint it? Use these babies of course! Scissors at the ready just cut them to the right length, unfurl them gently and snap them round the offending bit of copper. This clearly will... Continue Reading →
Should one strip on a Sunday?!
Paint strip, you pervs!! It's a day of rest of course, in most people's lives, but I was wide awake at 7am and bored by 9. As I faced the depressing prospect of showering in my hideous unrenovated bathroom after finishing the gorgeous Liner Luxury period bathroom yesterday, I wondered what little thing I could... Continue Reading →
Installing a glass shelf within shower in the grout line
The period bathroom at Linen Luxe is almost complete, and though it's been a real challenge, to totally transform the bathroom in three weeks, it has actually worked, I can't quite believe it. Yes, I know you all watch 60 Minute Makeover, and they did Changing Rooms in 2 days, but this is REAL LIFE!!!... Continue Reading →