by Kirsty Lake | Apr 19, 2025 | Bristol Life
Want a home that lives up to the picture perfect images you see in magazines like well, this one? Then we have, I’m afraid, a wake-up call: you can’t, at least not consistently. But you can get close. The secret’s in the styling, the fun stuff you do in the last week...
by Kirsty Lake | Nov 19, 2024 | Bristol Life, Uncategorized
A change of pace for this issue’s interiors, as we sit down for a natter with Alex Ratcliffe of Konk Furniture, Bristol-based maker of beautiful pieces that are the very antithesis of throwaway culture By Kirsty Lake When buying furniture you want it to be beautiful,...
by Kirsty Lake | Nov 19, 2024 | Bristol Life
XX From made-to-measure storage to one-off designs, custom-built furniture can do more than just improve the look of your home – it can also transform how you use it. Contrary to popular belief, it needn’t cost a small fortune either… By Kirsty Lake From Narnia-like...
by Kirsty Lake | Nov 19, 2024 | Bristol Life
Here in Bristol we’re not quite at more-bathrooms-than-bedrooms madness just yet, but we may well get there. Fresh ideas and eco-friendly upgrades are revolutionising how we view these most practical of sanctuaries, making them the most desired room in the house. By...
by Kirsty Lake | Jun 7, 2024 | Bristol Life
“I am silver and exact,” wrote Sylvia Plath, but few mirrors are as cruel and truthful as hers. So often an afterthought to a home, they can lie about light and space in the most enticing of ways, and all without breaking the bank too. By Kirsty Lake ...
by Kirsty Lake | Jun 7, 2024 | Bristol Life
Sometimes it seems like colour schemes for interiors falls into two distinct camps: those that revel in punchy shades, and those that avoid them like the plague. But you can combine the two sucessfully, and I speak from experience- it’s what I did in my own...
by Kirsty Lake | Mar 21, 2024 | Bristol Life
Got a big kitchen refurb in mind, but unsure about where to start? We don’t blame you! They’re expensive, disruptive, technically tricky at times but nothing else will make more of a difference to your home. By Kirsty Lake When redoing a house and trust...
by Kirsty Lake | Mar 21, 2024 | Bristol Life
New year, new home? Yeah, right. But actually, now is a good time to decide what it is you want to do with your space this year, and work out a schedule for achieving it. By Kirsty Lake As an interior designer, working on Georgian country manors, cool Bristol...
