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Bedside tables are a constant request and you also asked for more of "the bests" and shopping round ups at the beginning of the year and I'm happy to oblige. Some of you asked for it to be broken into budget but I don't think three posts on one product would be interesting for those

I have spoken often about how brilliant hotels can be for decor inspiration - especially for those in small spaces. It's not just about bedrooms, where there are often ingenious ways of dividing the space up to provide a bathroom, but also in the public spaces which may be trend-led or attention-grabbing through their use

Back to the UK this week and yes it's a narrow period terrace house (plenty of those about) but it's also full of gorgeous tonal colour and, while regular readers will know that I don't impose (that many) decor rules and firmly believe that everyone should know the tools to be able to find their

We know, now, about the importance of low VOCs* in paint, about trying to find paints with few synthetics, the issues of recycling and the problem of all those leftover tester pots. But there is one company that is one of the most certified eco paints in the world and yet, as it doesn't advertise

Sometimes the joy of a collection of inspiration images is that precisely that there is no theme - it is just that: a seemingly random group of pictures that have caught my eye during the week and that I feel you will like or be similarly interested in. But then is anything really ever random?

To Sweden this week and a three bedroom apartment built in 1953 with a "large, light and sunny balcony" in Gothenburg, a city (according to Wiki) that is known for its Dutch style canals and leafy avenues. Certainly my half-Swedish friend is always telling me we should visit and, were it not for the pandemic

We made it back at last. What with Sophie having to do the voiceovers for her show, me on a book deadline and Covid striking our producer it took longer to get going than we thought and it was back to the duvet dens  last week for our recording of The Great Indoors Podcast …

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

Wandering round the internet this week in search of beautiful rooms for you to see and be inspired by, I came across a few which were not only lovely, but where the designers, or owners, had added something clever to really bring the space to life or elevate it above the ordinary - and aren't

So far this year we've done small flat with no original features, a new build and a narrow house, all of which have, I hope, provided useful pointers and inspiration for your own homes. This week we're just going pretty. I love this house and while it may not be applicable for many of you,

A new homewares shopping app has landed and it promises to be the Depop of interiors. And if you don't do Depop (pre-loved fashion) but you want to furnish your home with vintage or antique things or from small businesses and one-person outfits and to do it in a sustainable way with products that are

Firstly when I say these are small ideas that is not to downgrade them - they are actually big ideas that either don't involve much work, or might involve simply a tweak to what is already going on and which make a big difference to a room. Big. (Huge, as Julia Roberts would say). First

Well to be honest it's an apartment not a house and it's expensive but following the call to look at properties further afield one very kind reader sent me this and I thought it was a good one to look at as it's narrow (like many UK properties) and modern (1988) so not full of

Maybe it's January maybe it's fashion, but either way I was drawn to these warm colours of vintage wood, rich cream and shades of chocolate this week. It all feels very cocooning and comforting but, at the same time, is essentially taking a classic black and white base and turning the dial round to the

As this has been a week full of room inspiration and analysis I thought today we might just take the time to have a look at the kind of property that we don't normally get to see that often. This is an award-winning newly built wooden house that offers flexible living and is flooded with

You asked and here we are. This week Melissa got in touch to ask about her awkward living room layout. "We have a townhouse that’s about 15 years old and lived in it for four of them. But we are still unsatisfied with the terrible layout and the fact we have tried what we believe

For today's stroll through some beautiful rooms to give you your weekly dose of inspiration we start off here and end up in roughly the same place in a neat circular route - always better than having to go miles in one direction and simply retrace your steps no? skirts on kitchen cupboards via devol

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

I know that many (most?) of you are interested in sustainability and trying to live in a more eco-friendly way so today I thought I would share this report on the future of the sustainable home and office which has been put together by Springwise and Aritco (a London-based global innovation intelligence platform for positive

Morning all! I think it was interesting to note that while the overwhelming feeling was that last Friday's househunter was useful the pictures weren't inspiring and this has always been my dilemma with that slot - either you can have lovely images which might fire the imagination, or you can have words that might help,