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How To Buy Ethical Interiors



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tortoiseshell bamboo covered cupboard with peach glass floor lamp, cream sofa and orange striped cushion. .interior designer Em Gurner, image by anna yanovski
This week on the podcast, Sophie interviews Chloe Bullock, a BIID member and the first interior designer in the UK to be vegandesign.org certified. There is no doubt that we are all becoming more aware of the need to decorate our houses sustainably and in a way that is less damaging to the planet. interior
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A Directory of Small Businesses



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black table lamp and vintage plates by alijoedesigns with tap and drip design
Now this is going to be a collective post and so I'm going to need you all to chip in in the comments and if you come to this later on make sure you read the comments too. With the news of a second lockdown and the plight of small businesses once again pushed to
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Six Rooms to Inspire



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interior design by Interior Fox
And here we are again but I've found some rich colour-saturated rooms for you to soak up and hopefully feel inspired by. First up is this brilliant hall storage area by Andrew Jonathan, whose brilliant work has featured on these pages before and who has rebranded as AND (A New Day Design Studio) so do
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The Househunter: Georgian Dreams



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warm neutrals via the modern house
Oh I had such a good house for you this week. A real mix of yesterday's post actually so I know you would have loved it. It was all dark and rustic with lots of William Morris velvets... anyway it's been taken off the market so you can't see it but just consider a floral
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Book Review: De Gournay Wallpaper and Scandi Rustic Interiors



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St. Laurent designer Greg Natale photo Anson Smart
Suddenly there are new interiors books coming out every week after years of it being a massively unfashionable subject and it's becoming hard to keep up. Today I'm going to show you two books from either end of the spectrum - in a vain (probably laughable) attempt to try and keep all of the people
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Monday Inspiration: Green and Floral



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the gym at les deux gares hotel designed by luke edward hall
No I don't think I'm done with the florals and greens yet. Must be the onset of winter. And the clocks going back. Or the continuation of living indoors. Probably all of it. It's hardly surprising that green, the colour both of nature and creativity, is drawing us all in this year and I have
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How We Live and Work Now



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home office designed by @home_at_brookes and built by @createescapeshome office designed by @home_at_brookes and built by @createescapes
The last six months have dramatically altered how we live. Aside from the Government’s advice, neatly summed up by Matt Lucas as Go to work. Don’t go to work, it seems that many of those who can work from home are doing so and a survey in September found that 30 per cent of adults
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From My Radar to Yours: What’s new in interiors



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colourful cushions from Osime Home
I have been meaning to start a regular news page for ages. In the absence of time to create a proper newsletter, I thought I would start a monthly round up here which will be mostly press releases and information that you might find useful - you can bookmark these pages - but also interesting
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Monday Inspiration: Let’s Bring the Outdoors In



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Kips Bay Dallas Showhouse by M Interiors photo by Stephen Karlisch
I went out on a job last week. A proper get up early to be on set, fill the cab with props sort of job. It was styling two room sets for a brand (more of which I can tell you about next week) but one of the key elements of the rooms were the
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The Househunter: Pretty in Pink



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From the candy pink of stylist Siouxsie Dickens to the pale pink of this week's Victorian terrace I think we can safely say that pink is gaining ground as the new neutral of choice. Of course, there will always be those who default to a safe grey (and a dark grey will warm and enhance
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10 of the best vases



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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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Book Review: Bold British Design



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Suddenly it seems that there is a raft of new interiors books so I thought I would share a few of them over the next couple of weeks as they might give your inspiration for your own spaces as well as brighten up your coffee tables or even, whisper it, work as presents as that
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Beautiful Rooms: Monday Inspiration



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Black kitchen cabinets, large windows with natural linen curtains and wooden dining table and chairs by Neptune.
A round up of pictures that have caught my eye over the last week. And one of the things that struck me, after I had decided on the final five, was that three of them are product shots and so I got to thinking... you know the rest but actually if you like SATC you
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The Househunter: White Beachside Decor



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Now it was only when I was deciding to include these two houses this week (yes a double treat) I realised that it might have been a subconscious design to create a contrast with yesterday's post which was all about colour. Never let it be said that this blog doesn't try to cater for all
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Decorating with Bold Colour: A House Tour with Sophie Robinson



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muted pattern clash and english country style at sophie robinson house
Yes she's finally finished her house and since we have only met once since before lockdown (when we recorded at Skye McAlpine's house, we thought it would be good to show the finished article. So welcome to a house tour with Sophie Robinson. Now you can hear the full story on the podcast so do
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Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms



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pink and wooden kitchen design by studio duggan and 202 design photo by mariell lind hansen
Focusing on kitchens and bathrooms this week as these are the hardest to get right, the most expensive and yet the most important rooms in the house. The key to both of these rooms is not to treat them in isolation. They are part of your home and, as such, must reflect and link with
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My Home Office Plans



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home office makeover plans by madaboutthehouse.com
After the 10th conversation about what I would do to the kitchen if we had the money and the justification for doing so, I heard the Mad Husband say to a friend: "She's got that look in her eye. I know that look. She needs to decorate something." Turns out I have a recognisable decorating
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Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms



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marianne cotterill location house blue panelling
A bumper post for you today as it's a mix of househunter and inspirational rooms and that's because the house of top interiors stylist Marianne Cotterill is on the market and I thought, since it's a top location house as well that you might fancy a look. Located in north west London, this six bedroom
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The Househunter: A stunning warehouse conversion



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Time for a full on fantasy Friday I think. If the week's news has got you down then come on over and let's go for a poke around this fabulous, huge warehouse conversion and you can imagine filling it with all your fantasy furniture and family as well. And speaking of being down, I found
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Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms



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via wanderinginteriors @lumikello__’s apartment
Never never never would I have thought to paint the ceiling of a pale pink room in pale blue, but the the other day I was lying on our bed in our pale pink bedroom looking out of the window of the blue sky and thinking how pretty it was and then this turned up
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