Posts tagged ‘inspiration’

An unusual house sale has been taking place on the island of Guernsey this month. A fascinating collection of dolls’ houses to be precise, ranging in age from Victorian to modern times with prices going up to £2,500.

The oldest house in the collection, named the Ann Drury House after a Guernsey antiques dealer from whom it was acquired, is thought to have been originally made in the 1830s by a local estate worker using old boards and odd bits of wood. It has an estimated value of £1000.

The highest valued house in the collection is The Green House, a fine Victorian example of the art of the dolls’ house, which features a three storey design and includes three porcelain collectors’ dolls.

Of course, for each of us our own dolls’ houses are invaluable but it’s always worth keeping a history of dates and stories associated with them. They’ll certainly be fascinating for future generations and who knows what they might be worth!

We are delighted to be able to announce the winner of our 2010 Creative Competition – Viki McDonnell of Greenock, Inverclyde, created this amazing Moroccan dream from our Village Hall.  The colours, the realism and the attention to detail was absolutely amazing.  We all wanted to be sat on the roof patio with a cold drink letting the world pass us by!  Because of this we awarded Viki with our first prize!  This is why and how Viki made her winning creation! (more…)

The Independent has visited Annina Günter’s 1960’s-built house in East Sussex. It has beautiful clean, smooth lines, from the black legged Eames dining chairs to the vintage vinyl floor tiles. It also has a trio of stylish nudes above the teal sideboard, where a red plastic ice bucket sits poised for retro cocktails. Overall it’s a mid-century modern paradise being cosy but not too kitsch and stylish but with a lived in feeling – which is ironic, considering you have to be under a foot tall to get through the door! (more…)

A veritable Victorian feast!

This beautiful Victorian wedding by Harriet Jones, from Walsall, was definitely one of our favourite designs.  We love the idea of an outside reception in the grounds of a stunning Victorian house!  We’ll let Harriet explain where she got her inspiration from. (more…)

Michelle Zarfas’ stunning purple-themed wedding venue in a beautiful walled garden really stood out as a winning design from amongst the entries in last months Design a Wedding Venue competition.  We loved her Spring inspired design and were very impressed with the attention to detail – we would have been more than happy to sit down with a glass of bubbly and listen to the speeches! (more…)