How to grow your interiors brand
Last month I was thrilled and honoured in equal measure to be invited to be part of Red Smart Women’s week. This is a wonderful initiative set by Hearst Live events to bring women together under one room and celebrate all things entrepreneurial. So I’m all over that! The itinerary was packed with fabulous and […]
Tile of the year..and it’s teal!
Every year, around this time we have the big paint brands declare their colour of the year. Dulux has gone beige this year with Spiced Honey, Farrow and Ball are introducing more pinks and Little Greene are backing, well green! But across the board, bold and brave colour is most definitely in. So Topps Tiles […]
What you need to know about overlay water underfloor heating
A month before Christmas, we decided to give our magnolia house a lick of paint, to cheer us all up in time for Christmas. Paint is one of the quickest and most affordable ways to brighten up your home after all and I had a paint chart in my hand and was ready to roll. […]
Sanderson launch fifty new paint colours
I recently hosted a wonderful Colour event for Sanderson to celebrate their launch of 50 new mouth-watering paint colours! I’ve always been a massive fan of the Sanderson brand, as a bastion of great British design and manufacturing, with all paints and papers manufactured here in the UK. I’ve also loved using their classic paints […]
Dulux announce the Colour of the year 2019- my thoughts!
Even though I protest so much about the dictatorship of trends, and how we shouldn’t feel pressurised to have our homes look any certain way, I must admit that at this time of year I always feel rather thrilled to see what’s been heralded as the next big thing that we are all going to […]
New bed revealed in Mums annex renovation
As our own house renovations finally begin to pick up pace this summer it’s time to reveal another finished room in Mums annex renovation. It took a long time to discover the perfect shade of pink (Nevada 6 by Dulux for your info) but it’s proved the prefect almost neutral shade to set off the […]
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I’m a self confessed colour lover, pattern clasher and cushion hugger.
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