It’s simple, and I think I know the answer. But it’s not that straightforward. Do I get a fire? I have a boarded up fireplace, a handsome mantlepiece and a big, freezing living room. I like to be warm. I like a focal point. I like to burn things. So I owe it to myself, […]
Real Reveal time. There’s a reason I rarely photograph more than two rooms in this house, and here it is. What a a mess. That’s our attic spare bedroom. Complete with paper shredder thank you Mr MFH. When we moved in, we went as far as removing the carpet and putting tongue and groove panelling […]
I do like a door that’s colour-matched to the walls around it. I’m also partial to a black window frame. Now seeing this room by Patricia Urquiola for Patrizia Moroso, I’m wondering, are coloured window frames the future? (Also two-toned armchairs – discuss). What do you think – trend or travesty?
Can you tell what it is yet? Not art, but a form of self-expression I guess. It’s me trying out paint colours again. Yes I’m back on the colour charts. My bedroom, though it has a wallpapered wall done, has not been painted since I moved in. The putrid peach remains. The awful stuff is […]
Saw this bit of pavement art that I’m calling pavazzle, in Herne Hill at the weekend. It reminds me of something I wrote about years ago, which you could easily copy if you have 10,000 bottle tops and a lot of patience. Art student Sebastian, from Stockholm, was only 22 when he made that splashback […]