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A Home Office for Life



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I am delighted to tell you that this year I am collaborating with USM, a Swiss company that makes modular furniture which has become a design classic. We first met over a year ago to discuss working together as I am a huge fan of the brand and, as you know, I love learning about,
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Don’t Forget The Fifth Wall



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Kate Watson-Smyth advises not to forget the fifth wall, also known as the ceiling. Her office ceiling in gold adds interest and bounces light around the room - the ideal backdrop for her large statement pendant light. #madaboutthehouse #homeoffice #goldceiling
Throwing it back to some statement ceilings in honour of a spread in Grazia earlier this summer which included two of mine. And, coincidentally, today's issue of the magazine includes their first ever interiors special for which I wrote a four page special on the seasonal updates you can make now.  It's not that walls
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What Paint to Use on Which Surface: A Guide.



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As regular readers know I take a break from blogging in August. This is partly to recharge my batteries and partly because I suspect that since I blog four times a week many of you don't have time to read everything, or you might skip a post because it doesn't feel relevant when it's published
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5 Best Velvet Dining Chairs



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dining room painted in Benjamin Moore Tarrytown Green
This is the rather fabulous new dining room belonging to a friend of mine. The work has just finished and they moved back in a few weeks ago. I wish I had come up with this fabulous green for the walls but she found that on her own. It's Tarrytown Green by Benjamin Moore if
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Handblown Glass Pendant Lighting



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Earlier this summer I went to the Rothschild & Bickers studio to learn about glass blowing. I have admired their gorgeous glass pendants for many years and, ever since I read a Donna Leon thriller set in a glass factory in Venice, have been keen to learn more about this ancient art. black kitchen with
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The Househunter



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This week we're starting off with a house that is all about the outside. Gorgeous gardens and an amazing extension. Sometimes it's very hard to find houses with the sorts of interiors we like here in The Mad House and, given that we've been looking at things for inside all week, I wanted to show
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Objects of Design #129: Hand Blown Glass Lights



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hand blown glass lights from rothschild & bickers Lighting. One of the most important aspects of decorating and, so often, one that is overlooked. When it comes to dining rooms, or kitchens, or anywhere where you are going to be eating, the right lighting is crucial. tassel lights Sally Storey, the design director of John
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