Now we are well into 2019 and this Monday everyone in Madrid was finally properly back to work following the long Christmas / New Year / Reyes celebrations. We managed to get all the photos done just before the new year (the mirror in the kitchen wasn’t here on time so we had most done before Christmas but had to do another shoot over the new year) so here are my favourites (as always by the very talented Felix Davilla @lafotobelle) as well as the sales blurb for those inter

One of the best things about living in Madrid is the amount of time you can spend outside - even in winter the sun is usually shining and skies for the most part blue which means bars and restaurants with terraces can be used all year round (even at night  cold nights with the addition of heaters and cosy rugs).  The other day the temperature on my terrace was up to 17 degrees. Perfect for sitting out and enjoying the sun. Here are some photos of it taken last week  - mid-Dec

I’m on my way back to Madrid today - and have to say I’m looking forward to September, Autumn, that unique  ‘back to school’ feeling - and new projects. Summer is great and I’m definitely a beach/pool/ sun kind of girl but (though we still have a good few weeks of sun and heat in Madrid) but  I’m ready to get back to what I enjoy doing best. Until then here are some photos of the architecture and gardens from my summer. #inspo One of the great things about living in Spain is

White, greens and a tiny bit  of  gold...... I had been thinking about the decoration of this project since before I even bought it - having a month to negotiate meant I had a lot of time to imagine the final result!   I had in my mind a lot of whites, with splashes of colour and some gold and have gone over various ideas for colours, deciding on green here as the contrast. With each flat I try to do something different, rather than something that is just trending at the mome

I was lucky enough, more through accident than design,  to be the first person through the doors of the 53rd annual Casa Decor interiors expo in Madrid this month. What a privilege to see so many interior designers, artists, architects, landscape gardeners, and businesses and suppliers from the building sector presenting their work over the five storeys of the 3000m2 of this crimson coloursed historic corner property built around 1901.  Located in the district  of Chamberí Ca