In the days before kitchen extensions became ten a penny, homeowners used to simply pinch a bit of the garden and add on a garden room - a conservatory. Often these were white plastic upvc, which is now very much out of fashion with the style brigade. Many conservatories are now being ripped down and... Continue Reading →
Stop The Press: Gorgeous New ‘Heritage’ Tiles Coming Soon. Emerald Green Anyone?
As the notice says "Together we can make it happen". This is, by all accounts, exactly what was running through the collective mind of Tile Giant when it checked out the tiling inspo down at Manchester's Victoria Baths 'cause have I got news for you, there's a stunning new tiling range being launched very very... Continue Reading →
Reveal: My Indust-Lux Dining Room
Aaaaaaaaaand, relax. We can finally sit on soft seating, lean at a comfy angle, grab a plate, invite some pals over and eat dinner in comfort. In all our twelve years in this house, we've never had a great dining room. That's not to say we've never had great dinners, either as a family or... Continue Reading →
Video: Si’s Top Tips When Designing A Small Bathroom
I've specified some very affordable pieces from Soak Bathrooms for clients over the past couple of years and have built up a great relationship with them, styling a TV ad a couple of years ago and then recently shooting a Facebook Q&A answering some (very in depth!) bathroom questions sent in via social media over... Continue Reading →
Inspo: Using Orange In Interiors In 2018
Step aside Piper Kerman, 'cause OITNB has stepped off Netflix and is officially back on the interiors scene. I know all the cool kids disavow trends and swear blind they only ever follow their own design path but in honesty, we're all influenced by trends whether we like it or not. And like it or... Continue Reading →
Inspo: Why You Need A Jewelled Velvet Statement Sofa
Now clearly I'm not suggesting that Statement Sofas have suddenly been invented and no-one's ever had a Statement Sofa before. You only have to look at Instagram and the hot hot hot accounts to know this. Be prepared though, for 2018, they're exploding onto a high street near you, as seen at the Spring Fair... Continue Reading →
Styling & Papering For A Bathroom Shoot
Sometimes a job comes through which you know will totally have you up against the clock but will also be great, great fun. In my world of designing, specifying and creating, such jobs also generally mean confident, forward thinking brands. That's often quite easy for smaller companies, but for larger established brands taking a design-risky... Continue Reading →