I recently returned from a helter skelter kind of exciting holiday down in the south west – a cottage break with several family members and a handful of puppy dogs. It was full on for the first half of the…
Keeping True To Design Forms A Museum Piece
On a trip to the Peak district a few weeks ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to visit a gorgeous house that stood out from the rest of the village – which being a walkers’ paradise was made up…
Symphathetic Buyer Needed To Retain Character
I have been watching a particular property near me that went on the open sale market some weeks ago. It’s definitely of the 1920’s era, as it’s in a row of ten or twelve set back off a now very…
Searching For That Pre Loved Art Deco
Whilst watching a recent episode of a well known antique and collectibles programme, I wondered how many things are still out there being described as ‘found in local car boot’ or had been tossed in a skip. With the rise…
Local Art Deco Gem Standing Proud
I have recently visited a really famous house in the east midlands area. It is situated near an extremely busy road network through a major county town and it’s amazing no damage seems to have befallen it so far. Being…
Deco Bungalow New To Market Causes A Stir
On the outskirts of this town with its roots firmly in the industrial period, it’s sometimes hard to find attractive property. The centre of the town itself consists of a none too distinguished High Street with lots of smaller shops…
When Art Deco Was Still The New Idea
There are some really beautiful old houses in my nec of the woods. The styles are very varied, with it being a very industrial area historically. However, before the heady days of full employment of the masses in the shoe…
The Delight Of An Art Deco Scheme For Real
One of the abiding memories from my youth is having visited a particularly fine example of a 1920s style house in a rather lovely part of southern England, well it’s just ouside the greater London environs if truth be known. …
Old Ideas Coming Back Into New Schemes
One of the joys of living where I do is the number of truly fabulous buildings around. From the many and varied country houses out in the rural ‘sticks’, which give the country it’s name as being known for perfection…
Bringing A New Design Concept Into Play
In the old days, when there were nowhere near as many decorating and house interior design studios about, the main focus on decorating houses were the wallpapers and gloss paint for the skirting boards, and woodwork. In most average houses,…