by Dorcas George-Jones | 20 May, 2025 | Journal
Glorious mud When casting around for inspiration for this month’s journal, I pinged a groupwide WhatsApp message asking for ideas. Jon Veale (Director of Castellum Cotswolds) suggested ‘earth mortar’ which, I must admit, made me raise a rather sceptical eyebrow....
by Dorcas George-Jones | 29 Apr, 2025 | Journal
Set the scenery We are known as a nation of passionate gardeners and the importance we place on our gardens is certainly neither new nor news. Anyone who has ever visited a National Trust property will acknowledge the stunning historical gardens and parklands on...
by Dorcas George-Jones | 28 Mar, 2025 | Journal
Wall to wall The luxury residential market in the UK is defined by its attention to detail, superior craftsmanship, and bespoke finishes. Wall treatments (along with floors and ceilings of course) are the rudimentary key elements of design and significantly influence...
by Dorcas George-Jones | 27 Feb, 2025 | Journal
Crafting excellence A luxury renovation and a seamless handover As February draws to a close, so too does our wonderful project in Hyde Park Gate, London. Located on the southern boundary of Kensington Gardens, between Queen’s Gate and De Vere Gardens, Hyde Park Gate...
by Dorcas George-Jones | 27 Jan, 2025 | Journal
A positive start to 2025 Happy New Year everyone! 2025 has started with aplomb! In November 2023’s journal, we featured our then new retrofit project, Claridge House. Well, a little over a year later, and we are now handing the completed project over. The primary goal...