Learn To Renovate With TV Expert - Sustainably, Spectacularly, Seriously | Moregeous Mansions
Cultural Experiences
A unique workshop, quite possibly the only one of it's kind in the UK, taking place for a full day on Friday 26th September in South Manchester, then meeting up on Saturday 27th morning for an exciting shopping trip at the incredible Arthur Swallows architetcural salvage show at the Cheshire Showground.
Are you currently renovating your home or planning an upcoming re-model or residential project? Would you benefit from practical help and guidance with design or build questions? Would you like to create a scheme and finish with panache, style and individuality, but which also has a unique character and genuinely sustainable choices?
Maybe you want to buy a gift for someone embarking on an exciting project, as opposed to for yourself? Whatever the reason, this renovation workshop, with a focus on incorporating reclamation and architectural salvage, is as unique and special as we all want our homes to be.
Many guests come along on their own and thoroughly enjoy themselves, so solo renovators are positively encouraged.
Held in their own home Moregeous HQ, extensively redesigned over several years using reclaimed materials, architectural salvage and treasure sourced from unexpected places, Sian and Martin (aka Instagram’s Mr Moregeous) are hosting a day filled with practical advice and inspirational content. Their “Reno Days”, hosted by Airbnb Experiences pre-Covid, were a smash, featuring in the Sunday Times and the proud recipients of many 5 Star reviews, a handful of which are below.
FRIDAY
On the Friday there will be a full day workshop focused on redesigning and renovating homes with both conservation and cost in mind. TV designer and property expert Sian Astley (BBC 2's Your Home Made Perfect, BBC1's Getting the Builders In and DIYSOS) guides guests through the increasingly expensive world of property renovation and offers invaluable hints and tips from her 25yrs experience. You will save the cost of this workshop in expert tips before lunchtime.
This new walking workshop takes a step forward in an increasingly expensive world where we’re all looking to save money whilst trying to make more sustainable choices on builds and renovations. It helps attendees achieve personalisation and bespoke finishes in an increasingly vanilla world of bland box extensions. It also features a practical afternoon session looking at (and playing with!) specific materials, finishes and paint to help guests to make the right choices for their homes.
Guests are also encouraged to bring along any conundrums from their own home, in the form of photos or plans, for some personal 1-1 advice at the end of the workshop - if that isn’t great value for money, what is!
To get expert 1-2-1 advice from Sian is bookable at £395 per day, so this is a super affordable way to access an expert as part of a group, yet with your specific questions about your renovation.
All that - and a delicious lunch too.
SATURDAY
On the Saturday we all attend the fabulous
Arthur Swallow Fairs
Antique and Salvage Fair at the Cheshire Showground. This is a 20 minute drive from Moregeous Mansions, so attendees can meet here and follow us to the venue, or meet us there. The entrance fee to the fair is £10.
Guests will be filled with inspiration from our Friday workshop, ready to explore the stalls with keener eyes and sharper skills. The Friday workshop will have demonstrated how architectural salvage can be used in the home, both inside and outside, in unusual and creative ways.
You'll then explore the fantastic AS Fair, where Team Moregeous have previously bought a host of treasured items and with Sian's guidance, select and buy your own brilliant finds, whatever your budget. Or not, of course, there is no obligation to buy, you can simply browse and plan... but it's a challenge not to find at least a small amount of treasure ;)
FAQs
For attendees travelling into Manchester, there are a number of affordable stay-over options, such as the
Premier Inn at West Didsbury
, the
Travel Lodge at Parrswood,
or the gorgeous
Didsbury House Hotel
in nearby Didsbury.
Guests can stay at the Saturday fair all day, but we're normally there 9-2ish.
Please let us know any food allergies / vegetarian option required on booking, thanks!
Food at the fair is not included, but there are some cracking food outlets there to buy snacks and a light lunch.
Host experience : Sian has been renovating properties back to brick for their own portfolio and for clients for 25yrs. She has been a project manager & interior designer for BBC1's DIYSOS, and for the BBC2's hit series Your Home Made Perfect, a lady builder on BBC1's Getting the Builders in and project lead on Channel 5's Half Built House. She started her career running a damp and timber company, understanding buildings from the inside out. She and Mr Moregeous run 17 rental properties and 2 Airbnbs, and have redesigned restaurants and indepdendent shops, so also understand properties from a commercial / residential perspective.
Information Source: Make It Moregeous | eventbrite