Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

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Watch now | Ask an Architect with Catherine Finkernagel
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Spaces Refined
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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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What if planning a renovation felt like a holiday?
Join me and an award-winning architect this June for three days of design workshops, vintage markets, house tours, great food and even better cocktails.
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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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In the studio with Beata Heuman
One of the most influential designers working today opens the door to her beautiful workspace and shares some trade secrets – as well as advice on…
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Design Postcard from Mexico City
Join me at the famous Café La Habana, where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara are said to have plotted the Cuban Revolution over coffee and chilaquiles.
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How to buy, hang and choose art (video)
Watch now | A recording from Kate Watson-Smyth and Lisa Dawson's live video
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Lisa Dawson
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11 ways to maximise space, light & storage – with one simple trick
This idea works brilliantly and I urge you to think about it, because it will change your life. It's not a lottery win or a free holiday, but it is a…
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March 2025

House Notes #9
Where to buy affordable art, why you need a pair of silver shoes, room of the month – and a really good book.
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My Interior Life
American designer Leanne Kilroy of Good Bones London tells us why she loves being a foreigner, how her family influenced her design, and why layout will…
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At home with with Lucinda Chambers
The former Vogue fashion director and co-founder of curated e-commerce website Collagerie talks posh dusting, the links between fashion and interiors…
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