Affordable Art Fair 2024 Last week, when the sun was shining, I decided to make my way to the beautiful vast green outdoors of Hampstead Heath and to view the art on sale at the Affordable art Fair. I used to collect original pieces of art when I was much younger, but that fell by the way side with other financial priorities, such as raising young children and establishing my medical career. It’s not to say that I haven’t been active in the art market at all, it just slowed down. Now, as I’m older, I can re-focus on my passion in art collecting and investment. Here are a few of my favourite p ..read more

I’ve been on the lookout for a Boiling Water Tap for my mother’s kitchen. About 2 years ago, I set about refurbishing her London apartment, including putting in a new kitchen. My mother is getting much older and is especially finding it difficult to carry the kettle to and from the sink, as well as executing the pouring action when making a cup of tea. So, perhaps a hot boiling water tap may be a safer option for her. I came across hotwatertaps.com, one of UK’s leading suppliers of instant boiling water taps and was impressed by the variety of boiling water tap styles and functions they offer ..read more

Landscape gardening at its best can always be found at the Chelsea Flower show. I thought I’d show you one of my favourite gardens at the 2023 show which has truly inspired me. The garden above is the Nurture Landscape garden by Sarah Price and inspired by the 16th Century garden of Sir Cedric Morris. Next year, I will be embarking on a garden redesign for my London home, so I’m trying to collect ideas. I have already started working with a group of garden designers for my project. I love how this garden is delineated into different areas of interests, with a mix of flowers and foliages. Isn’t ..read more

Declutter and organise is on the cards now that Spring and long bank holiday weekends are around the corner. I’m doing this with the help of various storage solutions from Very. I have decided to tackle different locations at home that I have been putting off, but now require some attention. Recently, I changed my living room with a new ottoman as a coffee table. I needed a solid and stable surface on my ottoman to store and burn my scented candles . This rectangular tray with adjustable handles was perfect both as a storage and decor solution. There’s always random items and magazines all o ..read more

The Unexpected Red Theory? I recently discovered this on social media. It’s a term coined by Brooklyn based Tik Tok designer Taylor Migliazzo, as an attention grabbing hue that can instantly add a touch of interest and energy to a space. If you analyse designed rooms, you will notice that this is what interior designers have been doing. For me, I think it adds a pop of luxury and eclecticism to a space. Subconsciously I have been adding small pops of red to my interior space over the last few years. More recently, I have been leaning towards all things striped. That’s how I discovered Lucy Mus ..read more

Introducing you to my new sofa, the Ren from sofa.com. It’s a beautiful modular sofa that has allowed me to give up my much loved 8 year old sofa. I have been looking for a replacement for some time, as I wanted one with wider and more comfortable seats, but have not found anything until now. The Ren sofa is absolutely divine and I can easily sink with ultimate comfort into its feather and fibre filled cushions. As the room suited a pink sofa, I needed the replacement to be the right shade of pink, nothing too bright, too orange or overly candy sweet. The Sakura Pink Organic Smart cotton that ..read more

Here are my round up of Cool and popular Brunch places in New York during our recent Christmas trip. Russ and Daughters – 127 Orchard Street, New York 10002 ( Lower East Side)  This is the place for the most delicious bagels and lox ( smoked salmon). There is no reservations, but be prepared to patiently wait on their virtual queue. They are so popular that people would even queue for up to an hour, so that says a lot about the food. The restaurant has been serving up cured fish since 1914 ( yes during World war 1 !). We had The Classic which was Gaspe Nova smoked salmon, cream cheese ..read more

Trends at imm cologne 2024. I’m just back from imm cologne January 2024. These are the major trends I liked: As you scroll through my images, you will spot these 3 central trend themes: 1.SCULPTURAL SHAPES. 2. TANGY ORANGE COLOURS. 3.ORGANIC INFLUENCES. The sculptural ceramic lamps above with pops of citrus orange and greens are by Pulpo products. This zesty lime sculpted side table, also by Pulpo products, contrasts nicely with that wonderful brown leather sofa. This Pleated Partition Screen is by Fenna Van Der Klei, one of this year’s Pure Talent winners at imm cologne. The citrus theme con ..read more

Here are my Top 5 tips for fast and easy Christmas decorating at home. 1. Pick Christmas decorations that match your home. This is a great way to banish indecision. Your house is the ready made template to base your decisions against. The decorations that you pick, can be added to in future Christmases to come. Sometimes we are tempted (me included) to follow a trend or colour theme, only to discover after spending vast amounts of money, that the decorations clash with the style or colours of our home. Very stocks a huge variety of Christmas decorations, and I was able to pick the ones that m ..read more

I’m looking forward to going back to Cologne in January 2024, to attend imm cologne. imm cologne is one of Germany’s largest interiors and furniture fair, and next year it will be even bigger and better. I recently had the pleasure of attending their press round table dinner event in Paris on board a yacht on the river Seine to hear about their plans for imm cologne 2024 It was a lovely event, we also got to see all the major sites up close, including the eiffel tower. The image above, is one that I photographed on Bastille day. During June of this year, I attended their first fair since the C ..read more