I started this series on different design styles at the beginning of the year and thought it was time to revisit it as, it seems to me, that while everyone has been writing about Art Deco for months, it’s the natural, curving forms of Art Nouveau that fit more with the current zeitgeist. And, in…
One of the things I am often asked about is ugly tiles – particularly in rental homes where it isn’t always possible to replace them. It can also be hard to change tiles on fireplaces without ripping the whole thing out and even if you own a property it’s an upheaval to rip them off…
Oh haven’t we all felt this at some point? And I know there’s that old saying that it’s not about the lack of space but the amount of stuff you are trying to cram into it, but speaking as a someone with hoardish tendencies (History A level crib sheet folder covered in the Corona Fizzical…
Now on the one hand the fact that everyone has to stay at home might/should mean the hall is free from coats, shoes and schoolbags and the detritus of modern family life. On the other hand the fact that everyone has to stay at home probably/does mean the hall is full of all the stuff…
A slightly wordy title but one of the commonest questions I have been asked recently so I thought I would tackle it here. Since – as someone said to me the other day – many of us are seeing our homes in daylight for the first time and realising, now that we’re all in them…
This is a term that has been used (and abused) so much over the last ten years that I thought it might be good to have a look at true mid-century modern design to help you work out what’s real and what’s just pinched a few straight lines and called it mid-century when there’s nothing…
There’s been a lot of talk, now that we are in 2020 about the Roaring Twenties and that disintictive style of decor coming back into fashion. In fact there was a lot of chat last year about how Art Deco was one of the biggest design trends of 2019 and that looks set to continue…
I promised you a more detailed look at this most classic of interior design styles last week so here you go. It’s seen as quintessentially English and yet it was popularised by an American. It’s a maximalist look that’s even better when it’s messy and mismatched. While some will say it’s having a revival others…
Before you start reading this new series, I know that some of you haven’t received the daily email update that a new post has been published. It didn’t go at all on Monday morning and was sent manually at about 9pm. This morning it went to some people and not others. It’s being investigated and…
Our kitchen is north-facing. It is practically Baltic in the winter and the two radiators in there just don’t seem to make any difference. We have long fantasised about installing a wood-burning stove but never been sure where to put one. And over the last eight years I have spent much of the winter at…