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

Having  sold the Ortega y Gasset property before Christmas, I spent most of January pounding the streets in search of a new project. It took me until mid-February to reach an agreement on price and sign the deposit or Arras contract on the property I had set my sites on in Chamberí;  as a number of other interested parties were also offering on the property. Madrid is seeing a rise in demand for centrally located properties in prime areas whether from those looking to invest

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

I have taken to bringing a Union Jack cushion from my house to use in the photoshoots.  It always captures everyone's eye and bring a bit of British design to the flats -  if I do take it home afterwards for the next project! Often it is the funny little touches like this that catch people's eye. The last buyers from Latin America remembered the cushion from looking at the site from back home. Another touch which is becoming a bit of a trademark of our renovations are the mid