Decorate your House: Matt or Silk Paint?

What paint to use on walls? Decorating decisions

As we head for New Year and most people have a little downtime from work, as we all sit around in our living rooms, literally staring at the walls whilst trying to concentrate on Granny’s anecdotes – it’s time to redecorate. But do you know what paint to use on walls? About six years ago, Copse Magazine (or Home & Decorating Magazine as it was … Continue reading What paint to use on walls? Decorating decisions

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Jered Threatin: Creating a false life and musical career online

Jered Threatin. If you are already familiar with the name then it is entirely possible that you are already part of the Jered Threati story yourself. If you’ve never heard of the world-famous musician (or artist?) Jered Threatin, then you now have a crucial decision to make ahead of the facts. Do you want to know? And in the process of doing so, become part … Continue reading Jered Threatin: Creating a false life and musical career online

Pantone color of the year 2019 living coral

Pantone 2019 Colour of the Year: Living Coral

Announcing the 2019 Colour of the Year from Pantone is ‘Living Coral 16-1546’ – Living Coral is a brighter pink than the ubiquitous ‘Millennial pink’ yet it’s still a soft pink but just with a little more bite. Pantone, the world’s commonly appointed guardians of colour, have once again announced their ‘Colour of the Year’ and this year we are sticking with pink but going … Continue reading Pantone 2019 Colour of the Year: Living Coral

Grão collection tables from Galula

Grão collection Cork & Steel Tables: Product of the week

This week’s Copse Magazine product(s) of the week is a collection of stunning mixed media, cork and steel tables from a powerful yet understated Portugese design duo – Filipa Mendes and Gustavo Macedo and their Grão collection for their Galula studio. Mendes and Macedo have produced an attractive table collection with a mix of both the materials and colours between the natural look and feel … Continue reading Grão collection Cork & Steel Tables: Product of the week

How to become a model in Paris

How to become a Model in Paris: The Truth

There are millions of young women and men who, blessed with great parentage, genes, and nurture have developed into beautiful, striking, young adults and are trying to find out how to become a model. In a fascinating multi-media content approach, the BBC has investigated the world of modelling through the eyes of a young Russian aspiring model via an audio documentary podcast: ‘Model X’ and … Continue reading How to become a Model in Paris: The Truth

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Volunteering for Paradise Island on the Calf of Man

Daniel Woolard pulls back the curtains and looks out onto the one-mile square he calls home, the Calf of Man. “Wow, I’m in paradise” he says. On other days, he recalls, it would be close to bag-packing time. The BBC News website has a wonderful story about how Daniel, having volunteered to work on the Calf of Man, has now become it’s only full-time resident … Continue reading Volunteering for Paradise Island on the Calf of Man