A Christmas Home
There are no other seasons when ‘creating cozy’ is quite so luxuriously indulged, no other seasons when weekend pyjamary is entirely excused ….. no other seasons when we nostalgically display decade old ornaments with pride and eat our own weight in raisin-y bakes.
Designing a garage conversion
Renovating a garage seems fairly straightforward, its a small space, surely not a lot can go wrong? In actual fact, creating a luxury holiday property for @stivescottage from such a small space is pretty tough. There were a few hiccups in the beginning, a small exterior wall went up in place of a window to house […]
Renovating an old Police Station
The starting point in all my designs is a scaled layout, a cup of tea and a Pinterest Board. (With over 2000 pins on Pinterest I think I must be slightly addicted). When I was asked to start co-ordinate the renovation, it looked something like this
Do it yourself; The DIY Cottage renovation
As an independent designer, I’m lucky to have a fair amount creative freedom when it comes to where I source my furnishings and I often push the limit on this and buy from auctions, small cottage businesses and independent suppliers just to create something unique. This is especially true when creating something for myself and […]
Renovating a Town House
A lot has been happening over the last few months, and in this post, I would like to share the progress of a project that has recently been completed. The Town House had been an ongoing project throughout most of 2015. The back section of the property was declared condemned and a whole host of scaffolding was […]