Underfloor Heating – The Basics
Renovating a property provides a golden opportunity to become more energy efficient. After all, who doesn’t want to cut their gas and electricity bills. Today, there are heaps of new […]
Edit: Sun Loungers
The lazy, hazy days of summer are here. Hooray! Time to kick off your shoes and spend an hour or two lounging in the garden. Grab a Pimms, a good book […]
May 2017: We are off!
We are off! Building work has started on our project and things are moving quickly. After almost two years of waiting, the builders are in and our house is a […]
The Five Rules of Designing Open Plan Living
Last week we joined a group of architects and interior designers at the gorgeous Bulthaup showroom in Clerkenwell to learn about designing open-plan living. Specifically, how to create an open plan […]
Changing of the Clocks
Each year on the winter solstice, the people of Brighton celebrate the ‘Burning of the Clocks’. After a procession through the town, residents and visitors throw their handmade paper clocks […]
Edit: London Art Exhibitions
This year is setting up to be a cracking one for art exhibitions across the capital. The doors have opened on some fascinating exhibitions. This year marks 100 years since the […]
Edit: Mellow Yellow and Bold Gold
The arrival of daffodils in the shops always brings a spring to my step. The dark days of winter are giving way to the longer, light filled days of spring. […]
Review: Beginners Shibori Class with Romor Designs
In the centre of a crisp white room at Craft Central a pair of tables was neatly set out with fabrics, needles, threads, beads and books. This was beginners Shibori with Rob […]
Crafting Fine Art
One wet and windy morning a car crash on a country road transformed a young woman’s life. For the next six months she worked hard to rebuild herself, writing a bucket list […]
Edit: Christmas Crackers & Tea Towels
Our Christmas edit brings a little luxury to your dinning table and your kitchen. While looking for this year’s best Christmas crackers, we found some irresistible tea towels, so we […]
Interview: Shibori Sorcery
In the East End of London, behind a shabby, worn out wooden door, hidden in a railway arch lies an undiscovered Potteresque world. Leather is steamed, stitched and stamped into […]
Review: Design Museum
Who decides whether design is good or bad? You do, according to the new Design Museum. Its aim is to give you the tools to make that judgement. To prove […]
Valencia Old Town: One Day, Ten Sights
The remedy for dark autumn nights and the chill of the first frost is a weekend trip to sunny Valencia. At this time of year, Spain’s third largest city is warm, […]
Edit: Made London
The fourth Made London craft and design fair was a remarkable showcase of craftsmanship and skill. The fair offers visitors a chance to buy directly from artisans and designers across […]
Edit: Top 12 Tea Sets
As the nation’s favourite TV show, Great British Bake Off, heads off into the Channel Four horizon, we thought the only way to drown our tears was with tea and cake. It […]
Edit: Handmade Kew
Amid the ancient trees and Victorian glass houses of Kew Gardens a host of designer-makers gathered, last weekend, to launch the Christmas shopping season. The annual Handmade at Kew exhibition celebrated […]
London Design Festival Highlights
London Design Festival is an annual celebration and showcase of design. Hundreds of events across the city, including fairs, designer-maker markets, installations, parties and product launches showcase the world of design. […]
A Porcelain Garden
Leaving a job with nothing else lined up takes courage. Faced with the daily tedium of dreary chores and unchallenging work, quitting can seem the only option. It can also be the shock that […]