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future plans & works in progress
renovating a victorian terrace

bedroom plans

Take a look at my plans, sketches and mood boards for my master bedroom makeover. It’s not a huge room, but I’m giving myself plenty of DIY to do.

FIREPLACE restoration

The first job I wanted to tackle in the new house was the living room fireplace, restoring the original wrought iron hidden under six (count them six) layers of paint.

BED DIY MAKEOVER

As part of the master bedroom makeover, I wanted to reupholster our bed frame. Here’s how I did it with just three tablecloths from H&M Home and a staple gun.

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#ad I am already a bit of a gin fiend to be honest, and I always go for the one that’s got something a bit different about, especially an interesting new flavour, so when @boutiqueygin offered to send a bottle of their Spit-Roasted Pineapple gin to try, how could I resist? 🍍 We used it to make summery Pineapple Mule cocktails at the weekend, which consist of a couple of measures of the gin with fevertree ginger beer, a squeeze of lime, a spring of mint and ice. To be a little bit extra, I also threw a few slices of fresh cut pineapple in the griddle pan (but barbecue would work too!) as a garnish to complement the spit-roasted pineapple flavour of the gin. Safe to say they brought a bit of sunshine to our weekend, even if the weather didn’t play ball 👌🏼 If you’re free on the 1st-3rd June, you can find @BoutiqueyGin in Soho for London's first Pineapple Gin Parlour. If you use the code word MULE, you’ll get a free cocktail too! Enjoy 😉 #pineapplemule #pineappleginparlour #boutiqueygin

SELF CARE FOR CANDLE ADDICTS — I originally asked for these candle bits for Christmas (which kind of look like instruments of torture, no? 😄) just as coffee table accessories, but I’ve since learned that they can make a real difference in prolonging the life and getting a better burn from a good candle. I’ve popped some of these tips I’ve learned over in a blog post on the website if you fancy some morning reading (link in bio).. also if you’ve got any good candle brands recommendations you’re loving at the moment, let me know! [Candle gifted from @dobbiesgardencentres]
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[AD] DESIGN COMPETITION 👉🏼 Swipe along for my entry. When I was working on the office makeover, the team at @flokk_design sent me over one of their HÅG Capisco chairs to try out, and I've got to say it was one of the most comfortable office chairs I've ever sat on and it's got a nice Scandi sleekness about it. Flokk have just launched a design competition for a chance to win your own chair, using your own bespoke fabric design. They've created a special online tool where you can upload a design and customise it to fit the shape of the chair. I'm no graphic designer, but I've had a go, so swipe across for my attempt – I've also blogged about how I manipulated the design to fit the chair, so head to the blog for a look at that (link in bio). Then you just post to your main feed tagging #mycapisco and @flokk_design, making sure you are also following and then you're all entered 🙌🏼 You can look at other entered designs on the website too, whether that's for some cheeky inspiration or to vote for your favourite. What kind of design would you go for? 🤔
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Oh hey it’s me! 👋🏼 I’m not being the best at keeping up with the old Insta at the moment - I totally overthink what I post the majority of the time, and would rather not post anything than something I’m not 100% on, but I guess the idea of being on here is enjoy it, so I’ve decided I’m going to just try and chill out a bit about it. That means today, you’re getting a dog walk selfie! 🐶 I swear the weather was meant to be beaut this weekend, but it’s been mostly overcast and rainy - on the plus side, I’ve had a productive couple of days and we’ve had time to start watching Line of Duty from the beginning which I’m so into 🙌🏼 We’re only on season two, so still three more to go before I know what the hell everyone’s been talking about for the last few weeks..!
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#ad The @waitroseandpartners #BeautifullySimple recipes have switched up, so I popped in store to pick up a recipe card and the ingredients, all handily in the same chiller! This time, I’ve tried the veggie balls with bucatini, which is a hollow spaghetti that I can honestly say I’ve not had before! It’s a beaut texture though, and this dinner was prepped in like 20 minutes, so good for a quick meal unless you spend ages taking a photo of it like me 🙈🙈 I’ve popped the recipe in my stories if you want to give it a try yourself. #WaitroseAndPartners

Having loads of shelves is a real commitment to find stuff to fill them I swear, and I don't even have that many. The living room is suffering at the moment as I've stolen half of the good bits and pieces away for the newly decorated rooms – does anyone else do that? Anyway, when I finished off decorating the study, this fireplace mantel was seriously under-styled, mostly because I had run out of things to put on it, but also I'd run out of the energy to care by that point tbh. I'm doing a little thing with @brostecph to style and finish off the bedroom soon, but at the moment, these candlesticks, which I absolutely love, are surplus, so they've found a home here with these crazy oversized tapered candles which I also live for. Side note: string of hearts is still alive, which is a nice surprise, but I've moved it over to the mantel as it gets a bit more light there. Fact: trailing plants really make any shelf styling better.
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[Post contains gifted items: Siggie marble candlesticks, Sara candle plate, morning scented candle, Arild flowerpot, all @brostecph. Curvilinear wall light from @westelmuk] .
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[ad] Okay, help me out guys, I'm having a bit of a decorating dilemma. I do like this chest of drawers in the bedroom, but I think the wood tone is a little bit too orange for the room and it's throwing the rest of the colour scheme out a bit, especially with the exposed brick already there. So I'm thinking to maybe paint it with an @earthbornpaints eggshell and then sealing it to make it a little more durable. I've been playing with paint samples, from top to bottom we've got Rocky Horse, Kissing Gate, Paw Print, Donkey Ride and Tom's Bakery. I want something with a bit of contrast, and I like Rocky Horse as it's a warm-toned grey-brown, but once I've painted it it's going to be a nightmare if I want to take it back. Opinions please?? 😄
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Moving photos over to a new phone today manually (because I have one million random screenshots that I definitely need to purge) and found this shot from the outside-in of a design project I undertook a while back. Finding this has also renewed my goal to do install another plant wall in our garden when we get around to sorting it this summer. Anyone else got any gardening plans this year? Our space is probably the worst bit of our house at the moment, so I'm determined to do something with it..
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About me…

Hi, I'm Luke and I'm an interior designer, stylist and writer, currently living in the South East of England. I've recently moved into a new home - a Victorian terrace in need of a little TLC.

Once upon a time, I was a contestant on BBC's The Great Interior Design Challenge, but in the many moons since then, I've been working with brands and residential clients around the world, helping to bring a touch of my individual design philosophy to their spaces.

I'm all about understated, timeless interiors that will age gracefully, using a delicate touch to create the drama and impact demanded in homes of all shapes and sizes.

If you follow me on Instagram, you might find out I'm also a little obsessed with my two Jack Russell crosses - Pearl and Nancy.

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