Mad About . . .

Now, as dedicated as I am to the cause of bringing you this blog I am not writing this after the result of last night's sporting event so while we may indeed be singing the sporting blues (or not) this week's post is about what has caught my eye this week. And in a week

Oh the Georgians had all the best houses and this one, apparently, has one of the finest staircases outside London. I'm intrigued by that - is there a staircase judge? Is it a committee that has things to tick off - the width, height of the riser, fanciness of the finial (I mean spindle)? Does

As soon as I saw this fabulous Manor House in Somerset I came over all Jilly Cooper. Surely, I thought this seven bedroom property is the home of Rupert Ruttington-Brown but then I saw the price £995,000 and thought that Rupes would probably live in something three times more expensive so I think perhaps it's

Last week I visited a hotel to do some filming for an upcoming project (all will be revealed in September) and I can't quite believe how much it lifted my spirits to sit in a beautiful room and soak up all the well thought-out decor. I mean I know I always say how much I

I was going to show you something else this week - something instantly more classically (and perhaps universally) appealing and then I thought this might be more useful. Not least because one of the most searched pieces on the blog over the last (nearly) 10 years (after how to choose grey paint - still going

Because summer has popped in again (maybe only for a quick cup of tea, maybe she's staying for the weekend) so let's make the most of it with this fabulous two bedroom apartment arranged over two floors with a balcony overlooking the sea. That will do me nicely. In my imagination, for that is where

Bit of a treat for you this week with a tour of Frank Sinatra's Palm Desert home, which is for sale, versus the house that starred in Wes Anderson's film The Royal Tenenbaums which is available to rent. So this week instead of imagining our film scripts for the houses we have them ready made

Well this one's got film script written all over it. One of those gorgeous little apartments right in the centre of one of the most expensive cities in the world, where the gorgeous (yet clearly impoverished) young woman lives with no visible means of support. She's probably a student (all those books) but maybe works

Some lovely new ideas and shops for you this month with a variety of subjects so hopeful, as always, that there is something for everyone. First up Fridge Wrapping. For those of you who aren't on Instagram I recently decided to disguise my huge (and I thought) ugly stainless steel fridge by having it wrapping

Can I just say I am loving our new film school. You are all clearly wasted in whatever jobs you are doing (unless it's the NHS in which case keep this as your creative outlet). The rest of you should all resign at once and move to Hollywood. Or Notting Hill. I think Richard Curtis

Podcast week and over on the show Sophie and I are discussing that renovation  - the one in Downing Street. Such is the timing of these things that the first time we recorded this conversation it wasn’t even a story and we mentioned it only in passing idly wondering what it might look like a