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This two bedroom apartment in the heart of the City of London is, says Historic England, an "unusual example in Britain of the German Expressionist style" and was  Grade II listed in 1990. It is also a blend of Art Deco architecture and Moroccan style interiors. But before you panic that there's a lot going

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.

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

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.

The main bedroom is done. We have two complete bedrooms (see the first one here) and brush stroke by brush stroke the grey is being eradicated. For once again this room was a sea of grey when we moved in with a pale grey carpet and walls, broken shutters on the windows that blocked the

It's Fantasy Friday again and we're looking at the property market to see what we might buy or be inspired by this week. So far this year we have been to a palatial property in south London, a 60s terrace (complete with serving hatch and short curtains) and now we are heading to a low

A trawl through my own camera roll this week as there are thousands of pictures on it that I have clearly taken because I loved what I was seeing and yet there they languish, for the most part unseen again until a phone reminder "on this day" pops up and I am reminded once again

Last week I took a trip out of London to visit the HQ of Corston Architectural to give a talk on the importance of details and I thought I would share some of that detail (as it were) with you here as I realised, when writing my speech, that the scheme for this house was

Something different this week - who's up for living on a boat? I do slightly feel that one should view something like this in the depths of a grotty winter to wipe away the romantic illusions but it's July, the sun is out (maybe) and it's for sale now so we can only work with

If you fancy buying, or seeing, a new piece of art for your home then take a look at The Crossover Project. Founded by journalist Roddy Clarke (who was on a sustainability panel I chaired during Clerkenwell Design Week) and Aurelia Islimye, of the Bleur Art Gallery, the initiative brings together the worlds of art,

A treat for you this week as we take a peek around the house of the interior designer Anouska Hempel, known all over the world for her hotels, gardens and homes. She is often credited with the invention of the boutique hotel - an informal style of hotel intended to be as relaxed and comfortable

Well as it turned out it wasn't a bad week to have Covid as it was a long weekend with lots of telly and no-one was reading blogs anyway. But we're back now and normal service is resumed. Thank you all for your kind wishes over the last ten days. In the end, for me

Last week at Clerkenwell Design Week (back in real life for the first time in two years) I was delighted to chair a panel discussion on designing sustainably for the home. And yes it was just before I succumbed to the dreaded C (I kept a distance from most people and none of the panel