

Getting ready for The Royal Cornwall Show...
For those of you that follow our Facebook and Instagram pages, will know we've been rather busy of late.
Not just on our usual interior


Part 1 - Space Planning & Composition, Designing your Living Room
Planning the layout of a living space, and indeed any room, is all about assessing the space available and then creating functional zones fo


Get the Look - Farmhouse Country Styling
So you want to create a rustic, relaxed, farmhouse style dining room in your home, with lots of neutrals, texture and some ornate detailing


The Importance of Colour
When looking to refresh a room or specific area of the house, one of the main considerations has to be the existing palette of the room.
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Farmhouse Table Make-over
With Christmas just a few days away, I decided it was time to revert some attention to a couple of my own interiors projects that have been


Three on-trend interior styles for Christmas. No. 1 - Scandi
Scandinavian influenced Christmas décor isn’t a new thing, but it has grown in popularity over the years and evolved somewhat. There are sti


St Agnes Bay inspired Chest of Drawers
You may recall in an earlier post that I said we were in the process of slowly refurbishing our lovely but rather tired Cornish barn conversion. This time round we’ve decided to pace ourselves rather than rush in all paint brushes blazing. My approach to design has mellowed a lot as I’ve moved through life and I’ve become a great believer in living in a space for a while first in order to add a little time and perspective on your refurbishment project. What do they say, ‘m


The Gentleman's Games Table
I love that all things vintage is going through a bit of revival at the moment. There’s so many vintage fairs, flea markets and shops in the South West, it’s hard to know where to start. What a problem to have I hear you say. Yes, it’s a hard life sometimes. I mentioned in an earlier post that I recently had a very successful day sourcing some items to refurb and pop on my new online store. Believe me, it’s not always like that, but I have to say the quality of items avai


Autumn Comfort Food - Seafood, Garden Pea and Fennel Risotto
The weather in Cornwall, even for the start of Autumn, has been stunning and I’ve been able to work outside on my furniture for much of the time, rather than being stuck inside my workshop. However, once the sun disappears over the grassy hill at the top of our garden and down the valley out of sight, is starts to get a little chilly and you can feel Autumn in the air. Even the cow’s in the adjoining field moo in protest at the they lose the failing light and warm sun on thei


Designer Spotlight - Piet Hein Eek
With so many differing trends and designs in the interiors market place, I thought it might be a good idea to write a blog every so often spotlighting a specific Designer. This week, I’d like to spotlight Dutch designer, Piet Hein Eek. Eek was born in Holland in 1967 and graduated from the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhovan in 1990. Whilst studying there, he started to gain attention for his exam project ‘Scrap Wood Cupboards’. As a result, he sold the cupboards an