The most common question I get asked by clients is how to bring character and personality into a decorating scheme, and there are as many answers to… Read more “Magnolia”
Individual Style
Well, here we are in February and the festivities of Christmas and the New Year are well and truly behind us. Now is the time to take… Read more “Individual Style”
Setting the Tone
Colour has an enormous psychological effect on all of us, sometimes in an obvious way, but often in subtle ways we don’t even notice. Some colours are… Read more “Setting the Tone”
A Brush with the Past
Nostalgia is a powerful marketing tool, and along with an increased awareness of the environmental impact of importing raw materials and the amount of plastics we use,… Read more “A Brush with the Past”
Panel Show
Originally used as a way of keeping buildings warm, and often covering a multitude of damp patches, panelling has fallen in and out of fashion over the… Read more “Panel Show”
A Warm Welcome
How can it be November already? With Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night behind us, Christmas is undeniably on its way. Before we know it, we will be feverishly… Read more “A Warm Welcome”
Keep in the Shade
September brings with it a bitter sweetness. Although the weather may yet be lovely for weeks, the end of summer is tangible with an autumnal sharpness in… Read more “Keep in the Shade”
The Fifth Wall
The first flat I had after I left university was in a lovely decrepit old building above a dusty old bookshop. It was freezing cold in winter,… Read more “The Fifth Wall”
With the Changing of the Seasons
During long, dark winter days and nights, cocooning spaces in inky tones offer a cosy retreat from the world. But with the changing of the seasons, the… Read more “With the Changing of the Seasons”
Pattern is back.
There has been a massive reaction against the Skandi minimalism and Japanese-style decluttering trends which have reigned for the last few years. Maximalism is back. Gorgeous wallpapers… Read more “Pattern is back.”