Welcome To Mad About The House
“The best interiors blog on the Internet” - The Guardian
I believe passionately in the importance of how we decorate our homes. It’s so much more than a pretty curtain or a lick of paint. Our homes tell the story of who we are and when they are designed for the way we live, in colours that we love, and arranged in ways that make best use of the available space, they become not just a roof over our heads, but vital support systems for both mental and physical health and wellbeing.
I am redoing my home and found your blog and podcast to be a bright spot in a difficult and dreary year, June Zandona
I have been a writer for more than half my life. I started out on a local paper as a trainee news reporter to learn my craft. I graduated to writing for the UK national press, including The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mail and The Sunday Times. In 2012 I founded Mad About The House, which went on to win many awards and became the No 1 interiors blog in the UK. I currently write a monthly column for Red magazine. Words are my jam. Not videos, not reels, not music over the top of everything. It’s all about the words for me –both reading and writing – and for that reason I’m so happy to have found the space and elegance of Substack after the hurly-burly of social media.
I’ve been following your blog for years and always found it incredibly helpful, inspiring and practical and I love your engagement with readers, Miriam Kimber
In the 12 years since starting my blog, I have covered everything from why the kitchen table is the most important piece of furniture in your house, to how to plan your lighting, and what pieces you should buy if you rent. All of that information has now been moved over here into my archive and is instantly available to paid subscribers. (If you’d like something you can hold in your hands, there are also five best-selling Mad About The House books to consult!)
I love your literary approach in how you break down the design process, Carmel Donaldson
Now, about those subscriptions… Here’s what you’ll get:
· FREE SUBSCRIBERS
You will receive one free post a month - House Notes. This is a long read filled with my news - what I am reading, eating and buying that month as well as design tips and discoveries, trade secrets and an interview with an interiors person of note. It’s packed full of interesting stuff and it’s all free for you. There are also occasional design postcards for when I spot something interesting that I think you will like too.
But I really want to bring you more…
· PAID SUBSCRIBERS (£6/month or £65/year)
As paid subscribers, you will have a chance to connect with me directly and to consult me for advice and ideas via a monthly drop-in Design Clinic.
You will receive three or four posts a month – published every Wednesday – in addition to House Notes.
You will have access to my full archive of more than 100 essential posts covering all aspects of home decor – from how to plan the perfect kitchen, to creating a lighting scheme, tips for buying vintage and understanding how to choose the right sofa.
You will be able to read my secret address book – including unmissable design destinations and the best places to shop for all budgets.
You will be the first to receive invitations to Mad About the House Design Retreats that take place at my house in Italy which is located just outside Turin.
You just really get it and you’re always ahead of (or perhaps creating) the interiors curve, Susan
FOUNDING MEMBERS (£350/year)
If you want to be become a Founding Member, then for £350 you will have a a 60 minute one-to-one design consultation with me. We can discuss everything from room layouts and architectural features to lighting, styling and shopping, and selecting paint and paper.
You will also receive a signed copy of whichever of my books is right for you at the time of joining. At the start of a project it might be my first bestseller, Mad About The House: How to Find Your Style. But if you're a little further down the line, it might be 101 Interior Design Answers, or the Mad About The House Planner with specially formatted pages for lists, decorating prompts and graph paper for floor plans. Or my most recent book Home: The Way We Live Now, with cut pages so you can put together design tips for small spaces, rented spaces and working from home spaces - whatever works for you.
Does this sound like something you’d be up for? I hope so. If so, hit the button below and I’ll see you on the other side!
