Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

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June 2025

How a big budget can ruin an interior design scheme
Homes actually look better when you have to work within your means and come up with creative solutions – rather than simply throwing money at the walls.
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Kate Watson-Smyth
20
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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Kate Watson-Smyth
15
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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Kate Watson-Smyth
8
On The House
This month Lisa and I are discussing styling. How do you get from clutter to curation? The rule of three and why you need to mix up your shapes as well…
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Kate Watson-Smyth
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Lisa Dawson
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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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Kate Watson-Smyth
7
Why do beige clothes whisper luxury, while beige interiors shout bland?
Clue: it's not the what but the how.
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Kate Watson-Smyth
10
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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Kate Watson-Smyth
9
The mad world of Stefano Seletti
Inside the head, world and home of the Italian designer who turns plastic plates into high end crockery, creates lights from diving ladies and turns his…
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Kate Watson-Smyth
4
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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Kate Watson-Smyth
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May 2025

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