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This week I have teamed up with Beyond The Box, a campaign dedicated to promoting the benefits of cardboard in response to growing consumer concern about packaging. how to make your recycling easier via madaboutthehouse.com I don’t know about you but while some companies are getting better there are still way too many that seem

This month I'm delighted to welcome to the position of Guest Blogger Jane Rockett, one half of uber-stylish store Rockett St George. Their signature style of cool and funky pieces set against a dark background to give the all-important wow factor has become familiar to us all over the years but their decision to go

Back into familar routines at last and it's our regular post of beautiful rooms to get the week off to a good start. I'm assuming by now the kids are back at school - as far as possible (don't mention the concrete). The 20yo has finally found a student flat and is off at the

An interesting property for you this week as, on the one hand, it's a classic Victorian terrace house where the owners have used the space they have rather than spending on an extension - which often just means making existing rooms bigger rather than adding new ones - but one where there is also scope

I'm excited to show you this week's house as it belongs to a very talented friend of mine who has renovated it from a complete wreck to create five bedrooms and two reception rooms as well as doing clever things that we talk about but don't often see like putting the kitchen in the middle

Right we're going aspirational for this week (after last week's post on how to add character) but I've chosen this one because I think there is value in it for everyone and we will be focusing on the downstairs rather than the numerous bedrooms. And to those who have asked for a wider variety of

There are certain pieces of furniture that are essential to the functioning of any house - I have written before about the power of the Persian rug, the lure of antique furniture and the flexibility of the console table, but there is another that is so useful in any home and given that the WFH

In a little departure from tradition this week we are going to look at five beautiful rooms, since experience tells me that many of you will be too busy enjoying the long weekend to look at blogs and add to that the stunning weather - in the UK at least - means that even fewer