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
I took some time away from work and the renovation to visit House at Olympia yesterday. It’s so exciting that our project is finally getting the stage where we can start thinking about the surfaces and fittings (not quite furnishings just yet). I had a lunch appointment and had to be over on the other side of town at Taste of London in the afternoon so I only had a …
June 19, 2015
To carry out the side return extension to the rear of the house, although it falls within permitted development (just), we still need to obtain pre-planning approval. This involves submitting architect’s drawings to the council, waiting for the council’s planning department to consult the neighbours and playing the waiting game. The process can take up to eight weeks, in some cases more if there’s a backlog of applications or objections …
February 22, 2015
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