Today I wanted to tell you about a new site that has launched that is geared towards making shopping easier as it helps you to search for the item you want and gathers a selection of them all together in one place so you can easily see what’s available and, crucially, not feel that you’ve…
Some weeks ago I wrote about The Red Thread – used by the Swedish to describe something that follows a theme. The idea of the red thread isn’t new; Theseus followed a red thread given to him by Ariadne to find his way out of the Minotaur’s cave in Greek mythology, and it has been…
Right we’re throwing the cheque book out of the window this week – only fantasy lottery money will do today – as we head over to west London to look at this wonderful four bedroom second floor flat which is on the market with Knight Frank for £3.95m. It’s packed with original features – not…
I started updating this series a couple of weeks ago as I think the ideas are still valid (with new products) and it’s about giving you a few ideas, or five ways, to revamp a room that won’t break the bank. We started with the hall with a five simple and affordable ways to give that…
I’m excited to tell you about these rugs as I had a small, tiny, hand in the thinking behind them. Last year Wendy Morrison, a hugely talented designer with a background in fashion, wrote to me and asked if I would like to have one of her rugs for my bedroom. Now I don’t accept…
This is one of the most versatile pieces of furniture you can buy and I have found it in white, brown and black so it should suit all colour schemes although I will confess to rather loving the white one. This will go at the end of the bed – as shown – although sadly…
This weekly collection of rooms has always been a fairly random collection of spaces that have caught my eye during the past seven days – sometimes I try and do a walk-through every room in a house (as it were) and sometimes, often, there are lots of of kitchens. This week, for some reason, I…
Right get your coat – because that early Spring has vanished – and we’re off to Bath and then we going to Fife, in Scotland and it’s a long way up. Much further and you’ll fall off the edge. This is a four bedroom split level apartment in Bath that is on the market via…
In this week’s episode Sophie and I had a long discussion about how to get the lighting right as well as working with architects and interior designers. I hope you will find the information useful even if you don’t listen to the podcast (why not?!) so I have summarised our conversation below for you. How…
For the last month I have been working with Houseology, a brand founded by a team of interior designers, to make series of four films for their Brit List series. It has been fascinating to learn more about four chosen brands – from Kelly (who needs no introduction) – more of which later – to an…