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  • The Purple Brown Master Bedroom - Final Reveal

    The Purple Brown Master Bedroom – Final Reveal

    by Karen Knox

    Good day! How are you all doing out there? It has been exactly six months since I last wrote. Hopefully it gave you enough time to read my previous post though, as that was quite a long one. Today’s instalment is the final reveal for the Master Bedroom at The Ilkley Project. Yay. Let me show you the Purple Brown room! If you’re not...

    October 9, 2022
    comments 10
    Architecture, Bedroom, Final Reveal, Interior Design, Mood Board, Renovation
  • Domestic Anthropology

    Domestic Anthropology and Interior Design

    by Karen Knox

    Well this sounds very serious doesn’t it? What is Domestic Anthropology? It’s the study of human behaviours and how our cultures, traditions and societal changes have affected how we use our homes. I’m fascinated by people, particularly how individuals and families interact, move around one another and within their four walls. Everything I’ve learned about people’s habits, pathways and needs in the home environment...

    April 9, 2022
    comments 20
    Interior Design, Just me, Lessons in Design
  • The Victorian Kitchen and Dining Room - the one with the yellow ceiling

    The Victorian Kitchen Dining Room – the one with the yellow ceiling

    by Karen Knox

    Jumping back onto the blog today to share a recently completed project. I’ve been working on this one since the beginning of the year, the final piece of the puzzle going in just last week. With a last minute visit earlier this week to see it all finished and capture some photos, it’s time for a new project reveal! Welcome to the Victorian kitchen...

    October 7, 2021
    comments 48
    Decorating, Final Reveal, kitchen design, Project, Renovation
  • The New Build Final Reveal

    How to add personality to a new build

    by Karen Knox

    Hello everyone, it’s been photoshoot central of late so i’m back with my second post of the month. It’s another final reveal post, plus I’m sharing some tips on how to add personality to a new build property. The homeowners, a young couple were keen to put their stamp on their new four bedroom home so contacted me to help them with the ground...

    August 31, 2021
    comments 21
    Decorating, Final Reveal, Make Over, Painting, Project, Remote Design, Styling
  • The Victorian Terrace

    The Victorian Terrace – Games Room and Home Office

    by Karen Knox

    Hello there, how are you all doing, I hope you’re keeping well and enjoying the glorious British summer!? Today i’m sharing some final reveal photos from a sloooow burner project; The Victorian Terrace. A house I started work on back in April 2019. Yes, that’s how long full house projects can take, especially when you’re living at the property during the works and you...

    August 11, 2021
    comments 17
    Design, Final Reveal, Project, Renovation
  • The Georgian Apartment – Bathroom – Final Reveal

    by Karen Knox

    Hello May, how are you all doing? Your umbrella been getting a good outing this month? Today i’m back at the Georgian Apartment for for the final reveal of the bathroom. Hoorah! This is what we started with… Before A very small and narrow space indeed which surprisingly (or not) the previous owners had squeezed in a loo, basin, bath and a separate shower,...

    May 24, 2021
    comments 29
    Bathroom, Design, Interior Design, Project, Renovation
  • The Georgian Apartment Final Reveal

    The Georgian Apartment – Open Plan Living Space Final Reveal

    by Karen Knox

    Well it’s been a while since I posted about this one hasn’t it? A project I introduced back in June 2019; ya know, the one with those ceilings. It’s time for the final reveal of The Georgian Apartment. Whoop! Before – May 2019 All the major works for this room were completed in time for Autumn 2019 with a list of smaller, fiddly jobs left...

    April 15, 2021
    comments 22
    Architecture, Interior Design, kitchen design, lighting, Project, Renovation
  • The Victorian Coach House - Final Reveal

    The Coach House Living Room – Final Reveal

    by Karen Knox

    Hello! Three months it’s been since I last wrote. A whole season. A quarter of a year. 13 weeks! I thought it was about time I got back into the swing, and what better way than to offer up the final reveal of Victorian Coach House Living Room; one of my favourite rooms to work on since starting this crazy ass job six years...

    March 26, 2021
    comments 44
    Design, Final Reveal, Living Room, Project, Renovation
  • Mood Board Pink Interiors

    In The Pink – Is there a better way to end 2020 than some pink interiors?

    by Karen Knox

    Well it seems I have done all my Christmas wrapping and have a bit of time to share some pink interiors to end this year, what a rosey treat! Let’s start with this room: Before – sales listing This will soon be the guest bedroom on the top floor of a lovely big Victorian house in Ilkley. You can probably fathom it was a...

    December 18, 2020
    comments 9
    Bedroom, Decorating, Interior Design, Mood Board, Property, Renovation, Wallpaper
  • Living Room Design Concept

    End of year updates – What have we been up to?

    by Karen Knox

    Well hello there, it’s been a while hasn’t it? How are you all doing? I don’t think there’s any need for me to explain why i’ve been absent from the blog is there? I mean, i’ll just say “2020” and leave it there for you to work it all out. It seems I have some time today for some rambling, so let’s see how...

    December 8, 2020
    comments 12
    Interior Design, Living Room, Project

Recent Ramblings

The Purple Brown Master Bedroom - Final Reveal
October 9, 2022

The Purple Brown Master Bedroom – Final Reveal

Good day! How are you all doing out there? It has been exactly six months since I last wrote....

by Karen Knox
comments 10
Domestic Anthropology
April 9, 2022

Domestic Anthropology and Interior Design

Well this sounds very serious doesn’t it? What is Domestic Anthropology? It’s the study of human behaviours and how...

by Karen Knox
comments 20
The Victorian Kitchen and Dining Room - the one with the yellow ceiling
October 7, 2021

The Victorian Kitchen Dining Room – the one with the yellow ceiling

Jumping back onto the blog today to share a recently completed project. I’ve been working on this one since...

by Karen Knox
comments 48
The New Build Final Reveal
August 31, 2021

How to add personality to a new build

Hello everyone, it’s been photoshoot central of late so i’m back with my second post of the month. It’s...

by Karen Knox
comments 21
The Victorian Terrace
August 11, 2021

The Victorian Terrace – Games Room and Home Office

Hello there, how are you all doing, I hope you’re keeping well and enjoying the glorious British summer!? Today...

by Karen Knox
comments 17
May 24, 2021

The Georgian Apartment – Bathroom – Final Reveal

Hello May, how are you all doing? Your umbrella been getting a good outing this month? Today i’m back...

by Karen Knox
comments 29
The Georgian Apartment Final Reveal
April 15, 2021

The Georgian Apartment – Open Plan Living Space Final Reveal

Well it’s been a while since I posted about this one hasn’t it? A project I introduced back in...

by Karen Knox
comments 22
The Victorian Coach House - Final Reveal
March 26, 2021

The Coach House Living Room – Final Reveal

Hello! Three months it’s been since I last wrote. A whole season. A quarter of a year. 13 weeks!...

by Karen Knox
comments 44
Mood Board Pink Interiors
December 18, 2020

In The Pink – Is there a better way to end 2020 than some pink interiors?

Well it seems I have done all my Christmas wrapping and have a bit of time to share some...

by Karen Knox
comments 9
Living Room Design Concept
December 8, 2020

End of year updates – What have we been up to?

Well hello there, it’s been a while hasn’t it? How are you all doing? I don’t think there’s any...

by Karen Knox
comments 12
Projects in progress
September 20, 2020

Making (lots of) Spaces with five projects in progress

Hello hello! Yes I know it’s been a while since I last wrote, but I have an excellent reason,...

by Karen Knox
comments 6
The Harrogate Master Suite
August 20, 2020

The Harrogate Master Bedroom – (very nearly) Final Reveal

Hello everyone, how’s your August going? Today I’m sharing a (very nearly) final reveal of the master bedroom at...

by Karen Knox
comments 12
Next Door @ The Old Forge
July 28, 2020

The Old Forge York – Two Years in the Making – Final Reveal Part 2

Hello hello, how are you all? Thanks to everyone who read Part 1 of final reveal for The Old...

by Karen Knox
comments 4
The Old Forge York
July 15, 2020

The Old Forge York – Two Years in the Making – Final Reveal Part 1

And so, today’s blog is partly an opportunity to emotionally offload (when isn’t it?) and more importantly celebrate over two...

by Karen Knox
comments 17
Design for Diversity
July 9, 2020

Diversity in Design – Positive Changes in the Design Community

A slightly different post from me today, about something i’ve spent days researching, reading, talking to others, and re-educating...

by Karen Knox
comments 8
3 bed semi extension
July 3, 2020

The 3 Bed Semi Extension – The Site Visit

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? It’s been a while since I last posted, for lots of reasons...

by Karen Knox
comments 15

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