Clever storage solutions for Georgian houses
When thinking about storage in Georgian houses, you have to be clever to make every inch of your home work hard with clever and space-saving storage solutions.
How to breathe new life into your home this spring
Spring is the perfect time to look at all the ways you can make your home a fresh and welcoming space. As soon as the clocks change at the end of March it’s time to get decluttering, cleaning and revamping your home ready for warmer days, longer evenings and holiday plans.
A few useful rules about using pattern
There are a few basic rules that will help you use patterns. When you mix patterns, you need the right combination of shape, colour, shade, and size to create a harmonic look in your living space.
The power of pattern
There are hundreds of different patterns, but I group them into a few broad categories to help plan my overall look. From stripes and spots to florals and damask, I will show you how to mix and match patterns.
Using pattern in the home
Patterns can seem intimidating at first, but once you have a few guidelines, they’re not difficult to work with — and they’re guaranteed to add life and joy to a space. From subtle accents and statement features to full-on layering and clashing prints – go as bold as you dare.
Bridgerton inspired interiors
Bridgerton is set in Regency times between 1810 and 1820 and it had a very distinct interior style which can inspire our homes today. It works particularly well in the Regency and Georgian houses of my home city of Bath.
Beautiful rooms to inspire your interior design – part 2
I love interiors magazines and blogs and I get lots of press releases from interiors brands, but the two other places I get lots of inspiration from are hotels and location houses. There ae a few agencies specialising in location houses and you can lose a few hours just browsing through the wonderful homes they have available to rent for photoshoots. Here are 10 more gorgeous rooms I think really work.
Beautiful rooms to inspire your interior design – part 1
“Where do get your inspiration from”?, is one of the questions I get asked most often. Like many interior designers my answer is always, “from all over the place!”. However, there is one place where I get a lot of décor inspiration from and that’s is from location houses.
Turn your home into an oasis of calm – Part 1
When we are still facing such uncertain and stressful times, it’s essential that we create an oasis of calm at home where we can relax and recharge our batteries.
Using artwork in the home
As someone who studied art early in my career, I have always encouraged my clients to bring art into their spaces. A piece of artwork can immediately make or break a room.