The bookshelves all bulge. There is really no space, well an ordered space, to put another book. But somehow, it still finds its way...

Standing over a project… things are just not coming together… then the urge to explode in some way (to varying degrees of magnitude)...

I sometimes pause, momentarily, on a walk down to the water, at a small Chinese grocery store. There is always a myriad of strange and...

I stood back for a few moments, just to get a better perspective on how the reassembly of the dresser was going. Too much closeness and...

Stopping momentarily, I found myself thinking, “Mmmm a piece of fish might be nice”. So, off to the fish shop for lunch it was. The fish...

At a certain time, there once was a lovely arm chair. The chair was very proud of its appearance. One day the chair announced to anyone...

Each week I encounter people undertaking significant life transitions. For me, it largely relates to their (often) life long possessions....

Generally, our culture takes a very positive view of memories and the act of remembering: we esteem the study of history, we are expected...

As a dealer in beautiful furniture – primarily preoccupied with applying that focus to those in need within my local community such as...

When it comes to design and decoration, it feels extremely tricky and dangerous to accuse anyone of having ‘bad taste’ or to pride...

The modern world is wonderful in many ways (dentistry is good, cars are reliable, we can so easily keep in touch from just about anywhere...

Compassion for others is an attractive notion, but in reality, we sometimes (perhaps often) find it extremely difficult to be kindly and...

If you had the misfortune to do too much, or the wrong kind of it at school, you’ll probably remember one thing about history: how dull...

Furniture over the ages speaks volumes about how people live. Not only does furniture choices and trends identify social attitudes but...

On work days you’d be out of the house by now; but today you’re still in bed. You’ve got time to notice how the light is filtering...

This is how I make Bee Snot wax... not one single bee was hurt in the production of this video...

Many of us want to or at least have thought about starting our own businesses at some point. The news and social media is filled with...

Here is the next instalment in the Shape of the Chair series - this one, the Cane Back.

Here is part 4 in my series on the shape of chairs - the bedroom chair.

Here is the third in my series on the shape of the chair. This one focuses on the shabby chic style.