This week we chat with Jules Haines, a woman on a mission to reduce waste in the interior design industry one cushion at a time. So far she has saved over 22,000m of fabric which is the length of about 107 London tube trains or enough fabric to make more than 10,000 pairs of jeans.…
It’s been some time since I did a round-up of the latest additions at Design Storey. mainly due to my house drowning in dust, and my brain not being able to handle another design decision. But I’ve made it through the other side and have found an interesting mix of furniture, lighting, and accessories –…
Reporting from the dust front lines again and I am happy to report that with the demolition finally done we were pretty much dust-free for a couple of days. Then the plastering started which means wet, soggy floors that stick to the bottom of your shoes as it dries and as you walk it deposits…
Off to south east London to this former watch repair shop which has been restored with a focus on sustainable and non-toxic materials to create three bedrooms, a large kitchen diner, sitting room and private garden. Now it can be tricky taking on a former shop with those big street-facing windows but this has been…
It’s time for our monthly style surgery on The Great Indoors podcast; the episode where you get the chance to have your burning design dilemmas answered. From how to combat the acres of cream and beam in a period house to adding character in a new build. The burning question though, is where should Jordon hang his…
It’s been a while since we had a shopping post and given that my house is full of dust and I don’t really need any new furniture (plus the design decision fatigue is real) I thought a little virtual wander round the corridors of the internet to see what’s about might be just the thing.…
We have reached peak dust. By which I mean that point in the renovation where the dust keeps coming and the will to remove it has been completely lost. The dust is the thing everyone forgets about. It’s the thing that is literally swept out of your mind over time so when people grimace as…
This week’s property is perhaps nothing special on the outside- it’s attractive – but there are some clever ideas inside and it’s a classic four bedroom Victorian terrace family home. The sort of thing that will be familiar to many so it’s always worth having a look around. It’s on with Litchfields for £1,395,000 and…
Today I am going to tell you about my discovery of a brilliant site that allows you to buy and sell used kitchens which not only saves them from landfill but also means, if you are quick, that you can pick up designer kitchens – Plain English, Devol and, er mine (!) for a fraction…
It’s a while since we looked at location houses for inspiration and as the dust mounts here at Mad House II and the kitchen will finally be pulled out this week – we have managed to hang on to the sink, washing machine and dishwasher while all the building work was done around it and…