There’s enough gloominess in the world without letting it into your home – kick out the shadows with these top tips on how to brighten up a dark room. Let the light in It sounds obvious but if there’s a way to let more light into a room, that could resolve your problem! Knocking through […]

Finding the right shade for your home is really important – you’re going to be looking at it a lot! If you see a perfect colour and need to match it, there’s a simple tool to help – the Pantone system. What are Pantones? If you find it tricky to identify a precise colour shade, […]

This post is written by Autumn Jones, our fabulous work experience student. Autumn has been working with Michelle for the past few weeks and learning about all elements of Greenstone Design’s architectural design practice. Last week I arranged to work with Michelle to try and get some experience in architecture. I’ve always been interested in […]

The walls are up at Castle Hill School, and we’re preparing to add the roof. Missed the wall-raising? You can read about that here. Meanwhile work has been continuing at a pace. We’ve had a mixed bag with the weather – plenty of swelteringly hot July days, but some rainy ones too, forcing us to […]

We all remember how we drew houses as a child: a simple box with a triangle roof and square windows. It’s too easy to think grown-up style has to be complicated. Going back to square one by sketching simple shapes can be a real eye-opener. An A-frame vacation home using simple shapes Take the example […]

The new straw bale classroom at Castle Hill School is progressing well! Since the pupils broke up for the summer holidays, building on-site has been continuing at a fantastic pace, with most of the straw bale walls now in place. We’ve had two different site managers looking after the build. Craig Taylor has managed the site […]