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New Book Reviews and Minimalism v Maximalism (podcast notes)



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Kate Watson-Smyth and Sophie Robinson review three new interior books, shown here on Kate's side table for the Great Indoors podcast. #podcast #thegreatindoors #madaboutthehouse
I spoke earlier in the week about how to revamp your home without spending any money (see previous post) as part of that new year feeling which is always such a big part of September. Another marker of the start of the season is the release of new interiors books. Sophie Robinson and I discussed
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Monday Inspiration: New Season



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A look at the new season with some Monday inspiration from Kate Watson-Smyth. Brighten up a space with a bold splash of yellow, the classic roll-top bath has been given a modern update. #yellowbath #bathroom #madaboutthehouse
And we're back. Happy September everyone. Are you ready? I'm sure the parents among you are desperate for term to start again. It's bittersweet for us this year as the 18yo will be off to university in a couple of weeks which is both a proud and a tearful moment. For everyone else ( and
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THE HAPPINESS SURVEY (PODCAST NOTES)



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Kate Watson-Smyth takes a look at visualiser apps and in particular the Topps Tiles allows you configure your room with tiles, like a classic emerald square design for the shower and a hexagon design for the floor make a elegant combination #madaboutthehouse # tiledbathroom #toppstiles
This week on The Great Indoors podcast we reviewed the new tv show Interior Design Masters, presented by Fearne Cotton, click here for her house tour, discussed the power of statement walls and floors and also investigated a new report into happiness in the home, which threw up some surprising results. First up the show.
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Colour Psychology for Interiors



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Kate Watson-Smyth take a look back at the colour psychology course she attended hosted by Sophie Robinson and Fiona Humberstone. Sophie's former Brighton open-plan apartment was an eclectic mix of colours, patterns and styles. #openplan #sophierobinson #madaboutthehouse
Following on from yesterday's post about how we react emotionally to colour I thought I would look back to the time I did Sophie Robinson's colour course. I found it completely fascinating and bang on and while I don't think she is running this exact course any more she has recently launched an online course
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At Home with Kelly Hoppen (Podcast Notes)



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In the home of interior designer Kelly Hoppen, Sophie Robinson and Kate Watson-Smyth take a tour of her home. The renovated house features a quadruple height ceiling, open-plan kitchen dining table large enough to seat 30. #openplan #diningtable #madaboutthehouse #kellyhoppen
Now the first thing you need to know about Kelly Hoppen's home is that yes while big (enormous) with tall (quadruple height) ceilings and it may be in shades of her signature taupe, there are so many things you can take from it as inspiration for our own (probably smaller. Just a tad) places. You
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Monday Inspiration: The Red Thread



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wooden kitchen via stadshem
This has proved one of the most popular posts this year with many of you taking to instagram to describe your own red threads (rarely are they actually red) so I thought it might be useful to bring it back for anyone who missed it the first time around.  Some weeks ago I wrote about
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Do Less Harm: The Directory is Launched



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Mad About The House's Kate Watson-Smyth launches the Do Less Harm Directory. Aimed to help us find and support companies reduce their impact on the planet. #dolessharm #madaboutthehouse #katewatsonsmyth #
The Do Less Harm Directory is live. And you will notice that it's far from complete. Hopefully it will never be complete until we can add every company making anything to do with the home but in the meantime I wanted to launch it so you could start to see what it looks like. At
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Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms



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Kate Watson-Smyth takes a look at reclaimed materials for flooring. In this victorian rectory kitchen by deVol the herringbone floor is enhanced by a 'rug' style insert of textured tiles creating interest and a focal point. #victoriankitchen #reclaimedfloor #katewatsonsmyth
Happy Monday to you all and welcome to our weekly stroll through some beautiful rooms that might give you inspiration for your own. This week we are mostly looking at reclaimed materials for floors. If I didn't have floorboards and rugs, and if I owned my fantasy Italian house then I would definitely fill the
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Biophilila, Colour Blocking Trends and Childhood Home Influences (Podcast Notes)



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Kate Watson-Smyth and Sophie Robinson discuss colour blocking colour blocking, example by mosey home shown here, biophilia, childhood homes and design crimes on the Great Indoors podcast. #podcast #colourblocking #katewatsonsmyth #madaboutthehouse
Hello and Welcome to The Great Indoors... as it were. It's time for the second episode of this series and this time we spoke about Biophilia (which I wrote about in some detail recently, whether your childhood home influences your adult house and the new trend of colour blocking. You can, as ever, listen here
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An Interview with Fearne Cotton (podcast notes)



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at home with Fearne Cotton for The Great Indoors Podcast
For this week's podcast we were thrilled to visit the home of broadcaster and author Fearne Cotton, whose book Happy, has been on the bestseller lists since it was published two years ago. We wanted to find out her what makes her happy when it comes to her home and, as she is about to
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Monday Inspiration: For the Love of the Metro Tile



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star tiles by ca pietra
Morning morning to you all. It's a five day week which feels like a bit of a shocker after the run of bank holidays doesn't it? Anyway, after last week's tile talk I thought I would show you a few more ideas with tiles that won't break the bank. vertical metro tiles at brepurposed Because
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How To Decorate, The Rules of Rug and Interview with Trinny Woodall: Podcast Notes



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rug on seagrass at sophie robinson
This week on The Great Indoors podcast Sophie and I discuss how to plan the decor, everything you need to know about choosing and laying rugs and, in a first for the show, we spent 10 minutes in the instagram-famous bathroom of tv presenter, fashion stylist and make-up entrepreneur Trinny Woodall. We recorded the first
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Faux Plants and Real Flowers and How to Hang Art: podcast notes



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bisque tetro radiator volcanic image by madaboutthehouse
I can't quite believe it's already the third series of our podcast The Great Indoors and before I tell you what we were talking about this week I wanted to share a couple of reviews for anyone who has thought that it might be odd to talk about such a visual subject as interior design
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Decorating on a Budget and How to Plan Kids’ Rooms: Podcast Notes



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Howdens kitchen cupboards with customised mdf doors by Sophie Robinson
This week on the podcast we discussed whether Instagram is simply the 21st century version of Keeping Up With The Jones (you can listen here) and then we moved on to talk about quick budget home updates and how to decorate kids' rooms, which I have written about below for listeners who like to read
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Podcast Notes: All About Soft Furnishings and Planning A Dining Space



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bedroom at the dean hotel dublin
For the fourth episode in the series we went to Dublin for a live recording so it made sense to talk about using hotels as inspiration as well as how to choose and match - or clash - your soft furnishings and finally planning the dining room - or for most of us the dining
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The Househunter: Room by Room



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open plan living green accents via savills
And just like that it was Friday again. Although I say that, it might have been a slow week for you. Ours got off to an expensive start as the 17yo passed his driving test. And the insurance for a 17yo boy is earbleedingly expensive so we're definitely down to the fantasy savings for this
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