This post was first published in November 2013. Today Wilkinson Eyre architects unveil their latest interiors for the apartments. Here is what used to be inside…

Battersea Power Station needs no introduction from me… the empty building is a London landmark, icon and place of fascination. It’s been sold (again) but this time it seems the owners really do have a workable redevelopment plan. And so we’re very excited to bring you an exclusive photo tour of areas of the site normally closed to the public, from the very last tour before work begins.

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Get the look: Ulva Kirk (originally published Aug, 2013)

This blog post is a year old but the colour combo is still pretty hot. Just off Mull is the isle of Ulva – or, according to the Viking’s who named it, ‘Wolf island’. It’s privately owned, has no tarmac roads and has a population of 16. So imagine my surprise to find this scene in the […]

Downing Street makeover (originally published May 2010)

This post was first published on May 5 2010 – and so written before we’d even heard of the Con-Dems, witnessed the Rose Garden love-in, etc. Election day dawns, and My Friend’s House wanted to mark it with a style assessment of Number 10. Please don’t take the photo above – of the White Drawing […]

Ugly DIY (originally published November 2012)

Because I had a minor op last week (ah, don’t worry I’m fine), my parents came to take care of any heavy lifting required in the house. I’m not really meant to do anything more labour intensive than lead a cup of tea, which someone else made, to my lips. It’s like being on a mini break […]

Greatest Hits I

Hello and welcome to our Greatest Hits week (I). Every summer in history features a compilation album – mix tape if you grew up in the ’80’s – so we thought why not for the blog? For the rest of the week here on My Friend’s House, we’ll be posting from a back catalogue that […]