I’m absolutely loving the trend for bold patterned cement tiles and have to admit to being a fully signed up fan, having just tiled my hallway in the Old Havana cement tile by Claybrook studio. Throughout my research I came across lots of great advise and differing opinions on the suitability of cement tiles so […]
Designer spotlight: Anna Jacobs
On this blog I’m going to be introducing a monthly designer spotlight post. This is an opportunity for me to share with you a designer in the interior design field who I greatly admire, for their creativity, passion and flair with colour. Their products will be mouth-wateringly gorgeous enough for me to use in my […]
Should you buy a velvet sofa?
As discussed in this weeks podcast, episode one of The Great Indoors, velvet furniture is all the rage and in terms of trends. Velvet sofas were every where during London design week, so there is no sign of our appetite for the soft stuff going any where soon. I have to admit, I fawn at […]
So when Kate Watson Smyth- my good friend who writes the formidably successful Mad about the House blog, and author of the best selling book of the same name, called me up and asked “Fancy doing a Podcast with me” , I said, yeah of course- will be fun. Just talking innit? I must admit […]
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 […]
