All White Rodders!

August 2, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments

The all white scheme. Simple right? I mean, it’s just… white. In theory that may well be true, but in practice a minimal scheme is a very delicate and difficult style to pull off really well. It takes a keen eye and lots of attention to detail. When done too strictly, it can feel clinical [...]

Tagged: colour schemes, Curtains, cushions, minimal, Rugs, white room

Brass- now really, who saw that coming?

June 16, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments

After years in the shadows of, until recently, unchallenged champion of home metals- steel, brass has made a quite unexpected comeback. With so many connotations and links to naff Olde English items like horse brasses and country beer garden ash trays, I must admit that this one came completely out of nowhere. I guess it [...]

Tagged: brass, Curtain Poles, homely decoration, minimal, table lamps

Style with a Story

November 24, 2008 by james.brennan · View Comments

Those aspire-to-homes we are bombarded with images of on T.V. and in magazines are really beautiful things to look at. Filled with all the latest styles, furniture gadgets and wall coverings they really are beautiful…to look at. However! Looking at and living in are two very different things. A room lacking in history and character [...]

Tagged: antiques, furniture, minimal, period style, retro