How can you increase your property’s value in 2024?
If you’re considering selling your property or looking to enhance its value for the future, now is the time to explore practical strategies to elevate its appeal. With the UK’s property market expected to remain competitive in 2024, increasing your property’s value will be beneficial to attract buyer attention and secure the best possible market […]
February’s Newsletter & This Week’s Links
Power to the Pebbles. My eyes are closed. The little cottage window’s open. It’s 6.46 am, and all seems still and quiet. Outside, every five seconds, billions of smooth pebbles are dragged and deposited. Moved. The sound of absolute power is enchanting. Soothing. It never ceases and appears repetitive and rhythmic, something to rely upon. […]
Builder of the month: Now Build It
Communication and transparency equal trust. Meet Alana and Kevin, the team behind Now Build It, a firm of building contractors operating in Portsmouth and the surrounding area. I had a chat with them earlier this week. They offer a bespoke, high-quality and fully costed building service that puts the customer at the forefront of everything […]
Planning a new kitchen? Read this first
We want every customer to have the best kitchen for them at a price they can afford. The words of John Le Masurier of kitchen company, Kutchenhaus, whom I met at their Petersfield Showroom earlier this week. Deciding where to buy a new kitchen is a minefield. When there are so many suppliers around, how […]
January’s Newsletter & This Week’s Links
New Year, New Designs & the Sun’s Out. Happy New Year to all of you! As John Lennon said, “Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.” I’m excited to embark on this journey through 2024. I know it will be ‘a good one’, filled with fun, creativity, and much to share. The year […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
In Search of Home: A Journey Through Memory & Place. Where we are born – does it shape us, or is it just a point on a map? Recently, working on Charles Dickens’s former house in his birthplace, I’ve been reflecting on this. Cities often celebrate their famous sons and daughters, but is there deeper […]
Feature on Emma Kelsall – a Southsea-based interior designer
“It starts with a feeling.” This month, I met with Emma Kelsall, a local interior designer who believes strongly in your home as your sanctuary; somewhere you can be yourself. “I start by asking people how they want to feel in their house. How should the ambience be in a particular room? How do they want […]
