How to make a birdcage pendant light
One of the things I loved most during my time judging The Great Interior Design Challenge was seeing the breath taking ingenuity, and puff of smoke brilliance of the contestants ability to make something out of nothing. The fact that they only get £1000 gets often critisised and along with the timescale undoubtedly compromises the […]
So the new season of The Great Interior Design Challenge has kicked off its fourth season this week and Episode one saw the three amateur interior designers tackle bedrooms in beautiful Regency town houses in Cheltenham. I am totally loving being on the other side of the screen and find myself shouting at the telly. […]
Colour Crush: Black weatherboard
I’ve become obsessed with Black weatherboard cladding. I started researching ideas for cladding when it came to designing our annex conversion. The existing brick structure was ugly as a toad, and really needed taking down but with a tight budget we needed to find an affordable way to make it look pretty. Cladding an existing […]
Why Christmas should be tacky
So up til now I’ve been rather bar humbug about Christmas. With a hardly decorated house, a new build on the go not to mention the puppy we’re picking up this weekend (I know I’ve been in denial about that too!), I’ve just seen Christmas as another thing to add to my insatiable do-do list. […]
Colour Crush: Pantones Greeney
So with the end of the a fairly dismal 2016 coming to an end it’s time to look for new shoots of optimism as we march into the new year. I LOVE a new year. I’m not interested in the parties and hangovers anymore. I’m talking about the exciting expectation of a blank canvas, a […]
Shiplap bathroom inspiration
This post is all about why I’m lusting over shiplap.We’re thick in the throws of designing the bathroom in the annex and during my daily drools over Pinterest I’ve come across a lot of Shiplap, which I am LOVING! Check out my board here for all my Shiplap inspiration. It’s a very American thing, and […]
