The Househunter
Room-by-room analysis of a house that's on the market this week. Today we're looking at how to use dark colours – and whether they're right for you.
As I settle more into my new Substack home, things are starting to evolve and change. Coming up next week will be the second of my new regular magazine House Notes that’s free to read for everyone and includes design tips, interviews and new discoveries, as well as my own news and details of what I’ve been reading, eating, wearing and buying. It’s a long and varied read and, for that reason, will now be the one free monthly post. As a result, The Househunter will become available to paid subscribers only. I began this post on my blog many years ago and it has remained one of the most popular features I write.
Those of you who are paying particular attention will notice that I have also run Design Decoded this month. Since we’re in August I figured it was a good excuse just to look at lovely houses. If you want to know how and why things work, the words are there. If you just want to scroll by and admire, you can do that, too. My Drop-in Design clinic will return next month, along with more posts on interior design know-how.
Talking of that know-how, there are now over 100 posts in the archive that are packed full of information and advice on topics such as: how to plan the perfect kitchen, why you should shop vintage, what to look for in the perfect sofa, and how to create that red thread. If you want to access them, you can upgrade to a paid subscription below. It’s £6 a month, or £65 a year, which works out at around £1.25 a week. And don’t forget that a paid subscription also gets you an invitation to the monthly design clinic.
Anyhoo. For this month’s Househunter we’re off to see a one-bedroom flat in north-west London. It’s on with Inigo for £750,000 but, as regular readers will know, this feature is not about price, but about inspiration. You might already live in a flat like this one. You might be toying with idea of using strong dark colours and wondering how to make it work. You might just like poking about other people’s houses. Whatever your reasons, all are welcome here.
