Contemporary Scottish Living
Well, I am mad about Scandi interiors; I took my husband to Copenhagen as a surprise treat for his 50th, you can read all about it here; I have read all about Hygge and my son, who is 25 years old today, is living in Glasgow with his beautiful Danish girlfriend. I need to find […]
Alexis and her husband Stephen bought their home brand new, from the developer, so it was a complete blank canvas. She initially planned a very low key, Scandi minimal interior, but found herself injecting more and more colour and drama as time went by. Her challenge was to add character into the property and differentiate […]
Delighted to see our feature in the latest issue of 25 Beautiful Homes, September 2022, gracing the front cover. Owner, Jo Tutton Lifestyle and interiors, on Instagram, has become a dear friend and colleague. We have photographed a number of her properties over the years. All exquisite, but this project is definitely the most exciting […]
Well, I am trying not to sigh and say OMG too much, I am basically loving this weather and very pleased to have an outdoor space to enjoy it. I was brought up in a flat with a communal garden in London which was fun and I have lived in a couple of flats since, […]
For me there is no point in having a beautiful home unless I can read in it. I cannot relax unless I have a good book on the go – it is almost like a drug for me. I do get quite stressed sometimes and the older I get the more I realise how helpfully […]
Delighted to show off this gorgeous home that we shot for the current issue of Your Home magazine. I had been corresponding with Rosie for a while, knowing that I would love to write about her. There is no hurry though, a house does have to be ‘ready’ for a shoot and Rosie is a […]
I wonder how many of these beautiful shoes were worn for the many Jubilee parties over the weekend? Mandarina are definitely the shoes of choice for fabulous weddings and parties, all over the world, and these comfy cotton twill flats in patriotic red, white and blue were made in honour of HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee […]
My trip to the East Neuk… What a treat this was, a wee adventure in one of my favourite parts of the world. Whenever I arrive, I think ‘should I live here?’ The East Neuk is basically a string of gorgeous fishing villages along a stunning coastline, backing onto pretty countryside, where one of my […]
So delighted with our latest feature for Grand Designs magazine – yay we made the cover! The owner, Kate Atchley, is a beekeeper and has built herself a contemporary home in the Scottish Borders. The house references the timber construction of a traditional beehive in a garden. There is a kink in the design to […]
I have got to know a lady in Hungary who, like me is half Hungarian, but unlike me, is the great, great, great grand daughter of Charles Dickens, on her British side. She is a global ambassador for the Dickens family, and has also set up a home and business in Hungary called Catherine’s Vineyard […]
Spring has definitely sprung, I was delighted to spend much of Easter Sunday working on my laptop, in my garden. I know that might sound a bit dull to some people, but I am a terrible nerd about my work and it was absolute bliss! I have just written a feature about injecting seasonal colour […]
Absolutely thrilled with our latest feature in House Beautiful magazine. I discovered artist Tim Stevenson when I saw a write up about him in the Sun newspaper: he had used acrylic teal kitchen cupboard door fronts from Ikea, as flooring, in his beautiful, brand new, purpose built studio. They were on sale in bargain corner […]
If there is one thing we all want at the moment it is a Garden building where you can escape and concentrate. I am thrilled to share our advertisers, Modern Garden Rooms, new arm to their business, Modern Garden Offices A brilliant concept, enabling purchasers to simply design an office for themselves for their garden […]