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Interview: What will our interiors look like post-pandemic?



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Today I’m chatting to Ed O’Donnell,  the interior designer and one half of Angel/ODonnell whose house I featured on these pages a few weeks ago and whose staircase caused such consternation – we’ll deal with that at the end. In a piece he wrote recently his thoughts on trends chimed very much with my own
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From My Radar to Yours: What’s new in Interiors



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broste copenhagen pam table in recycled paper via Amara
So what's new? Well, it turns out, quite a lot. With news on the sustainable front too. But before we get into that, thank you so much for your kind and supportive comments yesterday. A couple of early nights and things always seem much better. Although I fear the lockdown madness may have got to
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Meanwhile one year later…



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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
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My New Book: Mad About The House Planner, Your Home Your Story



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Mad About the House, new book scattered with stationery and tape measure on wooden table.
And here it is. Finally, after three delays and a pandemic the next book in The Mad About The House series and this one's for you. The Planner has space for you to write your own to do lists, draw your own floor plans and note down the addresses of the trades and the names
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10 Feature Lights for Under £150



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whitney cluster pendant from made.com
You ask and I shall (attempt to) deliver. Herewith, as requested, ten of the best affordable feature lights. Now affordable is one of those weasel words that means different things to different people. For some it will mean the cheapest, for others the one that suits their style so well that they will pay extra
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Mad About The House to launch Design Storey – an edited interiors shop



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I'm so excited to share this news with you today. It has been a long time in the dreaming and even longer in the making but Mad About The House is launching an online shop in January. Read on to find out the story behind Design Storey. The idea came about after realising that there
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15 Brilliant Subscription Gift Box Ideas



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book subscription box from reposed
It's that time again.... and what could be better than getting a present every month, or every three months? This is my idea of the perfect present and I'll take any of the below. Below are 15 of the best ideas I have found based largely around reading, stationery,  beauty and eco including both small
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Why The Worktop Is The Most Important Element of your Kitchen



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This week for the Wednesday Ad Break we’re going to talk about worktops as part of a collaboration with Caesarstone who make engineered quartz worktops. I posted a friend’s kitchen which has their rugged concrete tops the other day and it was my most liked Instagram post ever (see below) Which wasn’t at all miffing
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From My Radar To Yours: What’s New in Interiors this month



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recycled plastic chair from & tradition
This idea of a news page seemed to go down well when I did it for the first time last month so here's this month's round up of events and general newness that you might want to know about or investigate further. In no particular order but starting with the first one to land in
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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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Design for Diversity: An update



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It's five weeks since Rukmini Patel and I launched the Design for Diversity Pledge and accompanying sticker and we thought it might be time to update you on what has happened since. The first point to note is that we have had nearly 150 signs up from large brands to sole traders all of them
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Shop If You Can



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larger palmer lamp by pooky ilghts £79 minus shade
Thank you all so much for your kind messages yesterday. It wasn't meant to be a complaint but it clearly struck a chord with many of us didn't it. I did that run - 20 minutes continuous and while I'm not going to say it made me feel better, a good sleep did, as well
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Design For Diversity: The Pledge



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It’s three weeks since George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by police in Minneapolis. It’s three weeks since the world woke up to the fact that it wasn’t enough to be passively “not racist” but that it needed to be actively anti-racist. And it’s three days since the writer Reni Eddo-Lodge became the
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The Shops are Open



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cushions by bespoke binny
And lo the lockdown did end and the so-called non-essential shops did start to open their doors once more. And the Chancellor said it was our civic duty to spend our money and one in five people responded by saying they would never go into a clothes store again. And some of the shops were
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Diversity and Interiors: We are Listening – Podcast Notes



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design by rukmini patel interiors
This week on The Great Indoors Podcast, Sophie and I give the first half of an extended show to listen to black voices from the interiors industry. We asked them to record their experiences, as far as possible, so that you can hear their voices speaking. We spoke to designers and stylists who have direct
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Why is there such a lack of diversity in the interior design industry?



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interior design by fawn interiors studio
Last year I started a directory of companies that were actively trying to reduce their impact on the planet. It’s by no means complete and I don’t update it as often as I should, but I hoped it would raise awareness and help you make more informed choices about where you shop based on your
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Wonderful Wallpapers With A Hidden Message



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food babies in blossom wallpaper by poodle and blonde
Every now and then you come across something so brilliant that you can't stop thinking about it and you want to share it, so today I want to tell you about this fabulous wallpaper by Poodle and Blonde that I have been recommending to everyone since I saw it last week. I'm practically stopping people
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Six of the Best: Striped Duvet Covers



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Organic Pyjama Stripe Duvet Cover ORGANIC PYJAMA STRIPE DUVET COVER from toast
I have loved mattress ticking for as long as I can remember - and actually slept on it for years at boarding school - but when, a few years ago, I decided I wanted some for our bedroom there was none to be found. Suddenly now it's everywhere though so I thought I would include
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