Journal
Notes on interior design, craft and London homes.
1 May 2026
What makes a London interior feel considered
Notes on proportion, light and restraint in residential interior design — and why the quietest rooms are usually the most carefully drawn.
8 May 2026
How to read the light in your home
A practical guide to understanding natural light through the day, and choosing material palettes that respond to it rather than fight it.
15 May 2026
When to hire an interior designer
Understanding the phases of a project, how fees are structured, and how to prepare so that the work begins on the strongest possible footing.
22 May 2026
Designing a kitchen that will still feel right in ten years
Timeless material choices, considered ergonomics, and the quiet luxury of a kitchen designed to outlast trend cycles.
29 May 2026
The case for fewer, better things
On restraint as a design principle, and why the most memorable rooms are usually the ones that contain the least.
5 June 2026
How to live with colour without losing calm
Working with deeper tones and bold choices in a way that feels grounded, considered, and easy to live with day to day.
12 June 2026
Designing for a listed building
Working sensitively within Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian architecture, and how constraint can become the most generous design brief.
19 June 2026
Texture over pattern
Layering linen, stone, timber, and plaster to create rooms that feel rich and considered without relying on print.
26 June 2026
What makes a room feel finished
Proportion, negative space, and lighting at three levels — the quiet details that separate a complete room from a furnished one.