Yesterday evening I booked on to a event at Brighton Pavilion – a fantastic venue – titled ‘Colour in the Home’ – hosted by Farrow & Ball’s International Colour Consultant Joa Studholme. It was perfect timing as we’ve been busy rollering mist coats of white paint all over the freshly plastered walls in the house. There was talk of slapping on white topcoat everywhere and worrying about colour later, although …
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June 25, 2015
It’s fair to say, thanks to delays on the kitchen extension and the need to move into the house by a certain date (before it will be finished), our renovation has taken a backwards approach. We’ve been attempting to press on with upstairs, installing new windows, boarding and plastering walls and tiling the bathroom, all before the groundwork for the downstairs kitchen extension was complete. A rookie error, as it …
June 17, 2015
I wanted to share something of great poignancy in relation to the house renovation and the personal sacrifices we’re making. Following on from my previous blog about the removal of the plaster walls and lathe, I think it’s clear we’re putting in the hours. Alongside our full-time day jobs it was knackering but early on there was a further, unexpected, sacrifice we’d have to make. Take a look at the …
April 5, 2015
There are many things I look forward to when I think about my future home. More space, more light and more bedrooms are high on the list. Less obvious is colour. I’ve long been an advocate of pure, clean, white interiors. Looking back over my years growing up I can see how this came to be. During my early teens my mum was constantly redecorating the house, often with colours …
October 9, 2014
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