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10 Things to Think About Before You Install a Shower

Installing a shower might seem like a fairly straightforward thing to do but if you're planning a bathroom refurb and thinking of changing from a shower over the bath to a walk-in, or considering removing the bath and putting in a large shower, then there are a few points to consider so I thought I'd
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Postcard from the Podcast (107)

Are you also feeling the shortage of cucumbers and lettuces at the supermarket?  We have the perfect gardening inspiration in the form of Rekha Mistry, the amazing food and garden writer, and presenter on Gardeners World. We caught up with Rekha on the Great Indoors where she shared her wisdom and insights. Be it a
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Easter Treats and New Things

New fabric range from Buchanan studio
Today a round up of some new things for you as Spring has sprung, the blossom is out and the (unaffordable) heating is off. So in no particular order we have new tableware, fabric, wallpaper and, well, a table actually as well as details of a chunky 25 per cent off my interiors course. Read
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The 10 Questions You Must Ask Before You Choose Your Window Dressings

Margo Selby Blinds for Hillarys at madaboutthehouse.com
Today I wanted to take an in depth look at window dressings (part of a paid collaboration with Hillarys with whom I have worked many times over the years) as the company launches its new range of fabrics by the British textile designer Margo Selby. I have written about curtains before and I have mentioned
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The Househunter: A 10 bedroom Georgian House in Devon

OK this is it. I know I've said it before (every week) but we're off to Devon. And since there are 10 bedrooms I'm either going to have to open a hotel or you're coming with me.... It's Grade II listed, with private gardens and in walking distance of the "wild remote" beaches below. It's
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10 Small Changes That Will Make A Big Difference

choclate brown wall in alcove, pink chaise longue, large corner book shelves in the sitting room at madaboutthehouse.com
As Lockdown drags on the motivation is hard to find isn’t it? I found this list the other day and think I was preparing it for a book but not sure it made it,  so I’m posting it here as it’s a list of suggestions for small things you can do that will improve your
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10 Feature Lights for Under £150

whitney cluster pendant from made.com
You ask and I shall (attempt to) deliver. Herewith, as requested, ten of the best affordable feature lights. Now affordable is one of those weasel words that means different things to different people. For some it will mean the cheapest, for others the one that suits their style so well that they will pay extra
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10 of the best vases

recycled glass vase from zara
One of the best gifts I ever bought myself was a monthly subscription to a bunch of flowers. There have been times over the last few months when that has felt like a massive indulgence but the cancellation of my gym membership (I'm currently using the free Nike Training Club app although I will say
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10 Ways to Work from Home

the loft studio at madaboutthehouse.com
Now I sense this is a subject we will be returning to over the new few weeks but for now I wanted to share a few things that have helped me work from home over the last 20 years with babies, toddlers and now teenagers. Sometimes I had a dedicated space and often I didn't.
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Trend Focus: Reeded Glass and all things Fluted

A look at the recent trend for reeded glass and fluted designs with Kate Watson-Smyth. This Canaletto cabinet by Ligne Roset has a reeded glass top and a modern open cubic base. #reededglass #madaboutthehouse #interiortrends
As January is all about new stuff - from trends and trade shows - I thought it might be interesting to focus on some of the things that are coming into store and also to show you how the ideas are being incorporated into real homes. Today let's look at reeded glass. This is one
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Mad About The House 101 Interior Design Answers: the new book

image by by Rekha Damhar copy
Hello and almost Happy  New Year. I wanted to finish off the old one, and the decade come to that, by showing you my new book which will be out on 5 March: Mad About The House, 101 Interior Design Answers. It's a collection of 101 of the most common questions that I have been
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10 Of The Best Coat Hooks

Since January is all about all boring stuff like dieting and detoxing and not eating this and not eating, that I thought it would be fun to show you some cool things that needn't be expensive so you can perhaps have a little treat that won't cost calories but fits with the general mood of
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10 Beautiful Rooms

image of @mizzknits tree via @comedowntothewoods
So we're still not quite there yet but it feels like the build-up has been going on for so long doesn't it? Imagine what it feels like if you're five. It must be unbearable. In that spirit I have decided not to show you 10 more beautiful Christmas rooms but to revisit some of my
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10 Beautiful Rooms

rug by Wendy Morrison
Hello and Happy Monday (or whatever day you are reading this). Are you ready for a tour of 10 Beautiful Rooms. I wanted to start with this gorgeous pale pink room by the rug designer Wendy Morrison as I have recently found the perfect shade of pink and am currently enjoying all things this shade.
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10 Beautiful Rooms

Starting the week with this new kitchen by Devol which is in an Islington townhouse. It's a large open plan space and by keeping it dark and not too fitted the owners have cleverly blended it into the living space so that it has become a room with a kitchen in it rather than a
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10 Beautiful Rooms

warm neutrals by Bianca Hall of French for Pineapple
Good morning and welcome to the new season. The clocks have gone back, the leaves are turning and, in the UK, we all had an extra hour in bed. At least some of us did. Those with small children will have got up at the same time as usual despite what the clock said. As
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10 Beautiful Rooms

And it's October already. Some of you will have received my newsletter, which I hope you are enjoying. Anyone who missed it can sign up here for either monthly (newsletter) or daily (blog) updates and I will try not to double up on news. senato hotel milan Last week I visited the home of Abigail
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10 Beautiful Rooms is back for Autumn

Hello and how lovely to be back on these pages. Some of you will have read the newsletter, which went out at the weekend, but for the rest of you welcome back to The Mad House. I thought we would start with some fabulous workspaces seeing as so many of us will be going back
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