When deciding what to reuse during a major renovation, three qualities are determining what’s sticking with us on Renovation Road: beauty; sentimentality; and indestructibility.
Tag: Stratford
These are the things I can do without
And now, my head scratchers: the things populating current design magazine must-have lists that I look at and go, whatever for?
The cult of Farrow & Ball
Designers talking about Farrow & Ball sound like my late, fervently Catholic maiden aunt talking about the Pope.
Windows of opportunity
One of the more endearing characteristics of old houses are their weird windows.
Reclaiming the wood
I wanted a light, pale flooring to set off our teak furniture: many woods and finishes turn an amber-gold colour and that’s too close to the warm wood of teak.
That’s the way the tile crumbles
The store suggested we order our tiles well in advance as they were imported from Spain. So we did. And then came delivery day.
“And while we’re at it…”
Renovation Road was supposed to stay confined to our house’s first floor. But there’s that second-floor shower too short for tall people …
Inspirational art
There are other forces driving our colour choices that will be the focal point in the rooms they grace: paintings by my former colleagues Anda Kubis and Luke Painter.
