Home is where the heart is.

About two years ago a customer was in the shop and enquired if our home was decorated in the style of the shop/boutique. At that point we still had a long way to go before we could finally relegate the last tin of paint to the cellar. The customer happened to be a magazine editor looking for interesting period properties. Undeterred that we weren’t in a position to be featured, she left asking us to make contact when we were ready. Eighteen months later I made contact and the photographer ‘Di Lewis’ arrived to shoot for ‘Period Living’ February 2011 issue.



The photographs were beautiful and captured the essence of our home. The magazine focused on the kitchen and as a result some of the interior shots were not used. As I have most of the work I thought it would be nice to share them with you. As you will see the colours we have used are strong & earthy - not to everyone’s taste I know, but they work in this old property. Personally I loath bland, safe, colourless interior shades which prevail at the moment. To some, our style is eclectic, this has been toned by observation & travels over the years. Interesting details can be found by just looking up at a building, be it door pediment/window frame/render colour etc. Old interiors provide endless inspiration for colour. I love and admire the work of French designer ‘Jacque Garcia’ best know for his contemporary interiors of Paris.