By Adam McGrory, Director, MR Mouldings The UK residential doors market was valued at £1.26 billion in 2024, with an estimated 10.6 million doors sold. Interior doors account for over 80% of that market volume - roughly 8.5 million internal...
By Adam McGrory, Director, MR Mouldings Something has shifted in the way British homeowners think about their walls. For the better part of four decades, the prevailing instinct in interior design was to strip back, simplify, and remove. Cornices were...
With renovation spend at record highs and disruption costs rising, covering rather than replacing trim is one of the smartest moves in the modern renovation toolkit More than half of UK homeowners renovated their properties in 2024 - up from...
Most people assume the rooms they love in magazines come down to expensive furniture or a particularly clever paint choice. In practice, it's usually neither. What separates a room that feels genuinely designed from one that simply feels furnished is...
There's a moment that catches a lot of new-build homeowners off guard. Not during the move itself, when the chaos of boxes and bubble wrap provides its own distraction, but a few weeks after. The sofa is in place. The...
Many British homeowners say they would choose a period property over a new build, given the option. The reason comes down to a single word: character. The ceiling roses, the cornices, the deep skirting boards, the picture rails, the sense...
Your hallway is the first thing every guest sees when they walk through your door. It sets the tone for everything that follows: the warmth of your home, the care you put into it, the kind of space they're about...
If you've been on Pinterest in the last twelve months, you've seen it. A room where the walls, the panelling, the skirting boards and the cornice are all the same deep, saturated colour. No contrast, no white mouldings breaking up...
Removing skirting boards in a period property requires care, patience and the right approach. Older homes often feature delicate plaster, uneven walls and historic materials that can be easily damaged if skirting boards are removed incorrectly. Whether you are restoring...
