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Monday Inspiration: Wood is for Warmth

26th July 2021

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dark wood kitchen cabinets, vertical black brick tiles halfway, giant terrazzo flooring kitchen at Zoe Anderson (wa green) by Guy Derwent architects

Right so I'm going to try very hard to write about the picture next to the picture to avoid the scrolling up and down but this will mean we're going straight in. None of that spraff about how are you, what's the news, have you remembered to water the pots (er no not as often

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Brick Shades

19th July 2021

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fabulous colour combinations by @theouseondolphinst in Deal, Kent

It is a measure of how slowly interior trends move that I first started saying about three years ago that the the so-called millennial pink would deepen and darken to a more brick or terracotta shade as the 70s revival gathered pace. And suddenly this week it felt as if that colour was jumping out

Finding the Perfect Neutral paint with Ruth Mottershead of Little Greene

25th March 2021

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colours from the new stone collection by little greene

This week on the podcast Sophie and I discuss how to buy furniture online and get it right. You can listen here and I will return to this as a full post next week as it's an increasingly permanent part of our lives. We also discuss hall flooring and sound proofing in our regular Style

Meanwhile one year later…

22nd March 2021

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designer eva sonaike is taking part in the design for diversity webinar

Well here we are then. One year on. I remember the last time I went on the tube – to interview Orla Kiely for the podcast. I remember shutting the front door and opening it weeks later to find all the plants in the tubs in the front garden had died. And I remember the

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

8th March 2021

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house for sale via historiskahem.se

It is now about six weeks since I founded Design Storey Shop, the idea being that I would "edit" the internet for you to find you the best of each item to save you time scrolling through endless pages of tat to try and get to the good stuff before it a) sold out or

How To Cope with Lockdown in a Small House

11th February 2021

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pink and green kitchen at sophie robinson house

A post in two parts for you today as part of the show notes for the latest episode of the The Great Indoors podcast which is out today. We spoke to Julia Samuel, a psychotherapist, whose book This Too Shall Pass, came out (with uncanny timing) last March. She specialises in bereavement counselling and dealing

A Home Office for Life

13th January 2021

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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,

The Househunter: A two bedroom apartment

11th December 2020

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Well that was controversial last week wasn't it? I was expecting the comments about the darkness (it was dark) but I wasn't expecting such dislike of open plan living (although I completely get that) and ultimately I thought it was interesting to see such a completely unexpected interiors to a somewhat classic Victorian terrace. That

A Directory of Small Businesses

3rd November 2020

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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

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

28th September 2020

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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

The Househunter: Room by Room

29th May 2020

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Proper lottery money this week as we get to have a look around this house which, apparently, belongs to the illusionist Derren Brown. It's a 19th century former print house that has been converted into a three bedroom property spread over five floors to include a cinema, artist's studio and two south-facing terraces. It's on

Monday Inspiration: Bright Green for the Lockdown Blues

18th May 2020

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unfinished green room by Greg aka man with a hammer

Last week I wrote about post pandemic design and how there is a theory that white will make a return to our homes because of its association with cleanliness and hygiene. You can read it here if you missed it or want to have another look now you've had a chance to ponder. as yet

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

30th March 2020

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A look at some inspiring room schemes with Kate Watson-Smyth. This home office features a terracotta filing cabinet is a darker shade than the walls and the green cupboard provides a glorious jolt of contrast. #homeoffice #terracottascheme #madaboutthehouse

Come on in. Let's go for a calm and quiet stroll through a collection of beautiful rooms and take a moment to look at what appeals (or doesn't in each room). We have the time to plan so we might as well really look at what works for us in each of these and see

The most popular interior styles of 2020

17th March 2020

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Vintage (Shutterstock - Pavlovska Yevheniia)

Now this dropped into my inbox a couple of days ago and I thought it might be fun to share; a round up of the top 20 interior design styles as evidenced by google searches so far this year. These things are often to be taken with a pinch of salt, not so much for

Monday Inspiration: Colour Soaked Spaces

16th March 2020

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dark walls and persian rug via @white_rabbit_living

Now before we start: a word on the virus. I feel that you come here for escapism, for home decorating advice and chat, and to see things you might want for your own homes and to be inspired. I also feel that for some of you right now that will feel inappropriate and wrong. I'm

Design Classics: Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair

4th March 2020

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A look at the egg chair by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen with Kate Watson-Smyth and Heals. A design classic shown here in tan leather which sits perfectly with pale wood furniture and pink plaster walls. #eggchair #arnejacobsen #madaboutthehouse

After yesterday’s mini guide to mid-century modern (which was coincidental) I have today teamed up with Heals to talk to you a little more about the design classics. The store, whose hashtag before hashtags were a thing, is Where Design Lives, is one of the biggest bricks and mortar retailers of these iconic (and I

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

17th February 2020

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mural wall by makingspaces.net

Morning to you all and I hope you are all ok after the battering from Storm Dennis over the weekend. We discovered a leak in the top bathroom which is coming down into our bedroom below but I'm not sure I can blame Dennis for it in all honesty. Fence panels and roof tiles are

Monday Inspiration: Warm Neutrals

13th January 2020

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cream and brown tones by claire menary at redchurch townhouse

Last week's beautiful rooms post was all about using strong colours, so this week I have swung the pendulum back the other way - because there is no right or wrong answer - to look at some gorgeously pared back interiors full of natural materials and textures and all of which I find incredibly restful

The Househunter: Room by Room

1st November 2019

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We're off to Leeds this week to a Grade II listed 17th century hall which has been divided into three homes of which the end wing, with four bedrooms, is for sale. It's on the market with Manning Stainton for £399,950 and is five miles from the city centre. It's spread over four floors with

An Interview with Michelle Ogundehin (podcast notes)

17th October 2019

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Kate Watson-Smyth and Sophie Robinson take a house tour with Michelle Ogundehin for the Great Indoors podcast. The dining room features floor length dusky lilac velvet curtains, a antique mirror effect wallpaper and anaglypta. #thegreatindoors #madaboutthehouse

Michelle Ogundehin needs little introduction; the editor of Elle Decoration for 13 years (from 2004) she is now a regular television presenter, creative consultant and is just finishing off her first book. Notoriously private about her home, Michelle posts only corners of her rooms and has said she will never, ever, invite a magazine into