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Monday Inspiration: That unexpected colour burst

Kate Watson-Smyth looks at ways of introducing pops of colours to a scheme. A favourite piece of artwork is made a focal point with a wide painted border in this dining room. #popofcolour #diningroom #madaboutthehouse
Now I'm well aware that most of the internet has gone Christmas-mad already. Well, there'll be none of that in this corner. Firstly, there's clearly enough of it everywhere else and, secondly, not everyone likes or celebrates this time of year and I feel there should be respite. Also, and this is maybe not everyone,
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Monday Inspiration: Pink is a Neutral

zebra print rug image via wendymorrison
Goooooooood Morning everyone and Happy Monday - or whatever time or day you are choosing to read this. I thought we would have a little look around the happy neutral that is soft pink today as it's the most perfect background colour that you can tone down or punch up depending on your mood. It's
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Champagne Glasses

Ready then? It's reached that stage of the proceedings where every other sentence seems to be punctuated by: "Oh well I don't mind if I do. It's Christmas after all...." So with that in mind, Christmas gift guides done (I can't help it if you haven't read them) decluttering and storage discussed, all that's left
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10 Beautiful Rooms

Cold then isn't it? That'll be November for you, so this week we're going warm and cosy to banish the winter blues. These first images are from the Tine K catalogue. This Danish designer inspired me to use leather handles on my kitchen cupboards after I saw in a magazine that she had done the
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Mad About The House 101 Interior Design Answers: the new book

image by by Rekha Damhar copy
Hello and almost Happy  New Year. I wanted to finish off the old one, and the decade come to that, by showing you my new book which will be out on 5 March: Mad About The House, 101 Interior Design Answers. It's a collection of 101 of the most common questions that I have been
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The Househunter: Room by Room

Right I'm moving to East Sussex this week. That's it. I'm not even entirely sure where I'm going but I fancy this tranquil location by the banks of the river in Rye, by the Romney Marshes. This black timber clad house is on the market with The Modern House for £1,845,000 (it's Fantasy Friday folks
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New Year’s Resolutions

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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10 Beautiful Rooms

black windows for alexanderwhitesthlm
Morning, morning and welcome to a Christmas-free zone this week. It wasn't a deliberate choice so much as feeling that I'm seeing trees and sparkles wherever I look at the moment and I thought it might be nice to have a little respite from that. Also the recognition that not everyone celebrates it, and finally,
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The Secret to an Organised Home

I don't know about you, but I have never really got involved with the great Spring Clean. Spring comes, Spring goes, my windows remain the same - unless the window cleaner drops by. Life carries on as normal with no sofas being moved or mattresses being turned. December, however, it's another story... December is, for
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Stemless Martini (Pudding) Glass

stemless martini glass from rowen and wren
stemless martini glass from rowen and wren  Right we've made it to the end of the month, pour yourself a drink because it's about to be Christmas everywhere you look. I try to keep it to a minimum but even I have succumbed this year and will be publishing some gift guides next week so
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