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House Notes #11
A round-up of my month – from a trip to Venice to the return of the podcast, as well as design discoveries and a favourite room. It's long, so dive in…
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Let's Talk... Lighting
A room-by-room guide to what you need and where to put it to create functional spaces with atmosphere – as well as some places to buy great lamps.
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Decorating: where to start
Someone asked me to write an 'Interior Design 101' recently – and while that’s too much for one post, I've isolated the five key elements you must…
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Design Postcard: The house with the $600m art collection
The son of a family of bookbinders who grew up to amass a private art collection described as one of the best in Europe including Modigliani and Renoir…
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How to choose paint colours #1: white, cream and neutral
Join me for this new series on finding the right shades for your home to work with both natural light and the mood you want to create in each room.
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The five Fs of successful interior design
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House Notes #1
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Design Postcards: the round gardens of Copenhagen.
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Why the pursuit of perfectionism is ruining your home
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This much I know...
I always want to read these sort of posts when other people write them. So here, for better or worse, is some of what I've learnt after five decades on…
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Design Decoded: Pearl Lowe's house
Six years ago I visited this gorgeous house for an episode of my podcast The Great Indoors, and now it's on the market I thought you might all like to…
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Let's Talk... Vintage
From what to buy and where to find it and how to style it so it looks like a cool and interesting room and not like the local junk shop.
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The Reimagined Home: a book on joyful sustainability
A new book by stylist Nicole Gray looks at embracing sustainable design and teaches us how to transform our own spaces with existing pieces, adaptable…
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Design Postcard: the house of Dennis Severs
A home should tell a story – but what if that story is completely made up?
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10 places to splurge and 10 ways to save on your interior design plan
Decorating is expensive – and balancing the budget between what you want and what you need can be tricky. Here are my top tips to help you get the…
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Design Decoded: how to solve common interiors issues
This week we are looking at rooms that have successfully addressed challenges like awkward angles, pillars, storage, and zoning. Come and see what you…
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One city, three houses
From the traditional blues and yellows of Frida Kahlo's home to the monochrome concrete of sculptor Pedro Reyes' studio – via Luis Barragan's pink…
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Let's Talk... Art
From what to hang on your walls to where to find it, how to frame it, and why starting a collection is always a good idea.
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Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth
Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth
Learn how to create beautiful interiors and find your own design style from the best-selling author and founder of the award-winning blog madaboutthehouse.com
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