Wonder Walls

Wonder Walls

2017 was wall to wall wallpaper, and I worked with some great brands including Fromental, and Blackpop. This post showcases some of the wide variety of styles out there at the moment. Fromental Blackpop A few others that caught my eye.  ...
“The stuff that surrounds you”

“The stuff that surrounds you”

Tucked away somewhere, I think I still have the very first issue of Wallpaper* magazine, and the above quote was the strapline appearing below the title. Interestingly when it launched in the mid 90s, lining your rooms with patterned paper, couldn’t have been...
The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

There was a rare burst of spring recently at Grosvenor Waterside. Birds, bees, and even butterflies were in abundance, though mostly in decorative form. Jess Lavers had just completed her latest project, a show apartment overlooking a Thameside wharf between Pimlico...
Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

Part of the fun of writing this blog, is thinking up snappy titles for each post. Occasionally serious, but usually just a little bit silly, some pop straight into my head, while others require endless brain racking. This story however, had lots of contenders, from...
Screen Presence

Screen Presence

There is much we love about our 1970’s flat, but the cumbersome storage heaters, are not things of beauty. The main one in the living room was positioned slap bang in the middle of one of the walls, thereby disrupting any sensible furniture arrangement. It was...