The rental apartment is coming on a treat, with the units up and on the walls, appliances in (almost) and a quick dash for tiling required today. FYI here is the before image and floor plan for the kitchen: It's about a hundred times lighter and brighter, with the Ikea units bridging the gap between... Continue Reading →
Design & Video: How to re-enamel a cast iron bath
One of the projects I've been working on just recently is a large semi in West Didsbury built in 1946 where the builders and owner required some design advice for the kitchen and bathroom. The owner is lucky enough to still have the original cast iron bath in situ in the bathroom, although it was... Continue Reading →
Design: Some vintage additions to Rose Cottage
I've been non-stop since the weekend of Earth Hour, tonnes of work and a weekend in Amsterdam, no rest for the wicked eh? This week has seen all three projects on the go at the moment move forward. I'm heading out to Goulden to watch an original cast iron bath enamelling shortly (apparently it stinks... Continue Reading →
Life: An OPK week, with some Spencer Tunick naked art thrown in!
Still giggling at the fact I've even applied for this, plus, of course, secretly registered Mr Moregeous to do it with me. It looks like a brilliant experience, notwithstanding the fact it'll involve getting naked on a inevitably freezing cold May Bank Holiday weekend in Salford / Manchester. I eventually told Mr M, who wryly... 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 →
How to get Style on a Shoestring, Interiors Birmingham 2010
Interiors Birmingham 2010 was a marginally more relaxed affair for me in 2010 as there was no filming with Channel M. Instead I ambled around at my leisure, sourcing products, interviewing for a trends dissertation and meeting new contacts. In my dreams! In fact, I raced around, trying to fit in all of the above,... 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 →
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