WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR EYE IN ON WHAT’S GOING ON IN GARDEN DESIGN as we often get pulled in to advise on a frontage, a courtyard or a small garden or find ourselves working with garden designers on larger projects. The recent occasionally spring-like days have encouraged us to think about garden trends for…
WHEN IT COMES TO DRESSING A BED, the yardstick for how it should look is set by the images that we see in the media. But let’s drill it back to what is really important and why we’re where we are today when it comes to dressing a bed. Although we spend about a third…
THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE SOMEONE – AND ESPECIALLY AN INTERIOR DESIGNER – looking at your home with fresh eyes. If you’ve simply not enough storage space, want to fit in a utility or find room to put up that occasional overnight guest, I suspect you feel you’ve pursued every option. What you need is someone…
PLANNING A NEW BATHROOM? Here are a few things to think about…. We’re great fans of insets in bathrooms. Not only do they fulfil a practical function, especially in showers, but they also provide a great opportunity for display. Trim your inset with a brass edging for a special touch. While talking about display, make…
WE’VE JUST COMPLETED A FIVE-BEDROOM, MULTI-GENERATIONAL home in London in which three of the bedrooms have ensuites. This may sound extravagant but in today’s marketplace it’s not so unusual – the new norm is one bathroom to one bedroom. In addition, the value that an ensuite can add to your property is rarely commensurate with…
THERE’S A LOT OF TALK IN THE TRADE ABOUT WHERE AND HOW WE EAT IN OUR HOMES. The thought process is that when eating out becomes less of an option, eating in becomes more of an occasion.During the pandemic, the dining room/area became a multifunctional family space, where work, schooling and even, it has been…
