Lifestyle Archive
(February 2016)

1 February 2016

Barn with all the benefits

When Dr Nigel Payne and his wife Christina decided to move, they didn’t have to look far to find their ideal home. The couple had lived in a four bedroomed house at Bassingham to the south of Lincoln since 2005, but Christina had always longed to own a character property with a swimming pool. So Read more…

A garden of rooms

February is the month to revel in the sight of carpets of snowdrops and other spring bulbs. Caroline Bingham visited Brightwater Gardens, Saxby ahead of their winter garden open days. I had not chosen the best day to visit. Driving rain and a bitterly fierce wind was blowing but while I cowered slightly, Chris Neave, Read more…

Artist signed limited edition prints

A challenging moment at our regular appraisal days can often be informing a client that a picture, which they think to be an original and worth thousands, is in fact a print and worth moderate decorative auction value. It can be hard to distinguish to the untrained eye. The art print market is complicated with Read more…

Super Sloppy Joes

The standard rectangular shape lends itself to many interpretations of jumpers, cardigans and jackets. The weather is usually at its coldest during February so what better than to spend your days wrapped up in this season’s knitwear? Greys and light pinks are popular warm colours that have dominated the catwalk this season, with chunky and Read more…