It was Emma’s unusual up-bringing, which inspired her to become an interior designer. As a child she lived in a large home in Bruntsfield, where her mother was the live-in nanny and they had the annex flat adjoined to the main house. A large Georgian villa which needed a lot of work, Emma spent her…
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Crafting is officially cool. Knitting, embroidery, sewing and a host of other crafts have cast of their unglamorous image and are enjoying a boom thanks to television shows such as The Great British Sewing Bee. And for Rosie Creyke, who started sewing on a vintage Singer sewing machine when she was eight-years-old, this rise in…
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… yet sadly, chores still need be done and our homes still need to be looked after. Morag Readman, owner of the East Lothian franchise of Bright & Beautiful shares her top tips. As our homes continue to be multi-functional spaces, many of us have added home office or entertainment features to our gardens and…
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Shaker kitchens never date and look wonderful in both contemporary and traditional homes. Forever Spaces tell us how to get your Shaker style kitchen right. FOREVER SPACES1-2 Church Street, Haddington EH41 3EXt: 01620 825808 | e: info@foreverspaces.co.ukforeverspaces.co.uk
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Hayley Flangan asks when is Scandi not minimalist? Rediscovering podcasts, I recently listened to ‘The Great Indoors’ an interior design series by Sophie Robson off the telly and Kate Watson-Smyth of ‘Mad About the House’ fame. In one episode they actually said that Scandi minimalism is dead. I had to rewind and check I’d heard…
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The roof and walls are often the most striking and dramatic feature of any building, whether it be modern or of some antiquity. And its maintenance and repair requires experts skilled in both new technologies as well as traditional techniques. We speak to Darren Munro of Weatherproof about some of their recent work. Britain has…
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Long fascinated with crystals, gemstones and fossils, Hayley Flanagan introduces us to NØRDEN’s newly launched crystal range. In 1880, French physicist Pierre Curie (Marie Curie’s husband) discovered that putting pressure on various crystals – including quartz, topaz and tourmaline – created electricity. This phenomenon, called the Piezoelectric effect, is why crystals are used as essential…
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Unsurprisingly, the predicted trends to watch for this year are all about creating a comforting and nurturing home. And as our homes continue to be multi-functional spaces, zoning and being organised are high on the list of design considerations too. Forever Spaces share five of biggest interior design trends for spring/summer 2021. FOREVER SPACES1-2 Church…
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When The Lighthouse in North Berwick opened its doors three years ago as the first purpose-built business centre in the town, it was one of the first trailblazers in the out-of-town workplace market. Offering a mix of private offices and co-working, with flexible memberships to suit those after a fixed desk and those whose routines…
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