Monthly Archives: February 2016

They say that when you're restoring an old house on a limited budget you should spend your money on the things that you touch rather than the things you simply look at. So, best to invest in really good light switches and door handles, and when it comes to bathrooms or kitchens, spend your money [...]

A couple of Fridays ago a lump of (arguably rather rare and lovely) metal sold at Artcurial for ‘over €32m’ against a pre-sale estimate of €28-30m – not bad for 10 minutes work with the gavel, even if Artcurial’s slightly excitable post sale tweet of ‘#WorldRecordForACarAtAuction’ had to be taken with an appropriately gallic pinch [...]