Category Archives: inspiration

Building the Titanic [Bathroom].

Without a doubt the most unattractive (aka revolting) room in the those when we acquired it, was the bathroom in what we referred to as the second flat. This was the nicest of the three flats and the bathroom had … Continue reading

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Inspiration: Edwardian Bloomsbury & Beidermeier

Visitors often ask where I (and they might) get inspiration for rooms or décor moments. The question arises because too often when searching for decor ideas homeowners simply look at decorating magazines. The problem is compounded in that if you … Continue reading

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Moroccan Style after YSL

How does one do a Moorish-Moroccan interior after YSL? I ask the question as I am in the early design stages of a small bathroom and searching for a theme, or rather a style.  The theme of the last bathroom … Continue reading

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Orientalising-up

The other day I set my mind to thinking about a new lamp. My old standard lamp – a nanna-style turned wooden number painted green – had been dislodged in the reorganisation of my study, pending the arrival of the … Continue reading

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