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Monday Inspiration: A visit to Stockholm



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To Stockholm for 24 hours for the annual furniture fair, which has been going since 1951 and is one of the most popular trade shows, not least because it's a more manageable size than Milane Salone (which fills about five airport hangers) but also because it brings together the most comprehensive collection of Scandinavian and
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The most popular interior styles of 2020



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Vintage (Shutterstock - Pavlovska Yevheniia)
Now this dropped into my inbox a couple of days ago and I thought it might be fun to share; a round up of the top 20 interior design styles as evidenced by google searches so far this year. These things are often to be taken with a pinch of salt, not so much for
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Design Classics: Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair



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A look at the egg chair by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen with Kate Watson-Smyth and Heals. A design classic shown here in tan leather which sits perfectly with pale wood furniture and pink plaster walls. #eggchair #arnejacobsen #madaboutthehouse
After yesterday’s mini guide to mid-century modern (which was coincidental) I have today teamed up with Heals to talk to you a little more about the design classics. The store, whose hashtag before hashtags were a thing, is  Where Design Lives, is one of the biggest bricks and mortar retailers of these iconic (and I
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New Book Reviews and Minimalism v Maximalism (podcast notes)



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Kate Watson-Smyth and Sophie Robinson review three new interior books, shown here on Kate's side table for the Great Indoors podcast. #podcast #thegreatindoors #madaboutthehouse
I spoke earlier in the week about how to revamp your home without spending any money (see previous post) as part of that new year feeling which is always such a big part of September. Another marker of the start of the season is the release of new interiors books. Sophie Robinson and I discussed
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The Househunter: Room by Room



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What about this then? Not in sunny California but in a small corner of Buckinghamshire. Gerrards Cross to be exact where, I was once told by someone wanting to move there, things hardly ever come onto the market. And then this does; a £4,000,000 modernist house built in 1936 that is on the market with
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Podcast Notes: Trends 2019 from Maison et Objet and Small Space Living



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earthy tones at paris maison et objet 2019
It's episode three of the podcast already and this week we are talking about the trends from Maison et Objet, small space living and how to plan the dressing room, which doesn't have to mean living in a mansion with an actual, you know, whole room involved but how you might rethink the space you
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Mad About The House in 2019



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Happy New Year to you all. It’s perhaps a little late to be writing this but it’s the first proper new post of the year so it seemed like the right thing to say. my office at mad about the house I start the year, as I so often do, in reflective mood. Wither blogs
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New Year’s Resolutions



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via Pearl Lowe
Happy New Year! Shall I whisper? How's the head? I just thought that if you were dropping by The Mad House today you might like to see some of the Interiors New Year's Resolutions which also contain some valuable advice. So I'll just leave this here while you get another cup of coffee. I'll see
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The Househunter: Room by Room



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I'm only showing you this one because the Mad Husband has actually vetoed us buying it and moving there and so if I can't have it then one of you must.... It was a totally irrational thing - as falling in love often is. I have never before wanted this style of house but something
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The Danes Love Colour After All



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autumn/winter 18 by BoConcept
Some years ago - when this blog was just a fledgling - I wrote a piece for The Financial Times about whether good design makes you happy. It was based largely around the Danish interior style of minimal furniture, pared back design and muted colours. The pictures were, as you might expect, largely pale and
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The Househunter: Room by Room



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Brrr now that the Beast from the East has finally arrived and settled in, there's nothing for it but to grab a cup of something hot and cosy up for a bit of a read. If you've missed the rest of this week's updates you can find them here and if you're up to speed
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The Househunter



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You know it's the weekend when it's time to poke around some other people's houses and so here we are. No Black Friday deals on these ones sadly, but there might be some ideas to steal. This first property, a two bedroom split level apartment in The Pioneer Centre, south east London, was described by
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New Shop Discovery: Perch & Parrow



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sliver and navy console table from perch and parrow
I first noticed this store when it started popping up on my instagram feed and when I got round to investigating I liked it very much and thought you might too. I have already made recommendations to a couple of clients so here goes for the rest of you. silver and navy console table from
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Warren Platner Side Table by Knoll



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We're all aware of the January sales when you can pick up a sofa for a song or snag a bargain fridge freezer but every November there is another sale. One that only the diehards know about. Yet the prices can be reduced by up to 70 percent. It is the Knoll annual sample sale
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Design Classics #43: Artek Stool



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Created in 1933 by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto, this quintessentially functional piece of furniture celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Design Classic: the artek stool image from thefinnishdesignshop.com The simple stool, which has become a design classic, is recognisable by its distinctive bent legs and round seat. This style would eventually become the feature
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Design Classics #41: Eileen Gray Side Table E1027



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Named after Eileen Gray's summer house in Maison en Bord de Mer at Roquebrune Cap Martin, which she built for herself and her collaborator Jean Badovici, the name E1027 is in code. E is for Eileen, 10 for Jean (J is the 10th letter of the alphabet), 2 for B(adovici) and 7 for G(ray). Eileen Gray's E1027
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Mad About … Danish Interior Design



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It's finally back. Series III of The Killing returned to our screens at the weekend and whether you're a fan of the gritty Danish drama or not, it feels like a perfect excuse to have another look at some  fabulous Danish design. Sarah Lund inside the police headquarters in series II Once again, the interiors
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Design Classics #40: Florence Knoll Sofa



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Florence Knoll sofa from spacecraftint.com which sells authorised pieces As a pioneer of the Knoll Planning Unit, Florence Knoll created what she modestly referred to as the “fill-in pieces that no one else wants to do.” She referred to her own line of lounge seating as the equivalent of “meat and potatoes,”  adding, “I needed the piece of furniture for
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Design Classics: #39: Marcel Breuer’s Wassily Chair



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Marcell Breuer's Wassily Chair from knoll.com So today's question is: What is the link between that chair and this bicycle? an adler bicycle The answer is that Marcel Breuer was a keen cyclist. He had an Adler bicycle which he particularly admired for its functional design. An apprentice at the Bauhaus school in Germany, he
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