Curio Cabinet
Rooms, objects, books, old places and material oddities worth looking at properly. Curio Cabinet is where I follow the things that do not belong neatly in the wardrobe: interiors, reading life, historic objects, folklore and the occasional possession that is useful, ugly, unresolved or all three.
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The Eight Megabytes I Keep Refusing to Check
I nearly threw away an old PS2 memory card, then realised I had no idea what was on it. Years later, that uncertainty is still doing most of the work.
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Edinburgh Ghost Stories: The Tales That Followed Me Home
A rainy walk through Greyfriars, a ring of underground keys and no ghosts at all: my honest account of Edinburgh’s Double Dead Tour and the stories that stayed with me afterwards.
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How to Make a Modern Room Feel Old-World Without Filling It with Clutter
Create old-world atmosphere in a modern home through proportion, warm lighting, natural materials and a few storied objects—without resorting to themed clutter.