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Christmas Gifts for people who are hard to buy for because they have everything

13th November 2019

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yes Sir I can boogie print from rockett st george

It's the same every year isn't it. You roll through the Christmas gift lift ticking off most people with relative ease until you come to the one. The one person who is so hard to buy for. Not just because they seem to have everything - they don't but what they seem to have is

The Househunter: Room by Room

14th September 2018

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Morning morning, and two very different properties this week. We're going to head up to Scotland first to fulfill my delusions of grandeur with this pretty castle in Callender, Perthshire. It's on with Savills, for £1,750,000 and technically it's a baronial house not a castle apparently but either way it's got turrets and it's pretty

Come With Me To My New online House

1st November 2023

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Well today’s the day. From today you will be able to join me over on Substack where I have been busy behind the scenes hanging the curtains, unpacking the archive and arranging the furniture ready to welcome you in. Some of you will have already seen the email I sent on Monday in which I

The Househunter: Codebreaking Interior Design

6th October 2023

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A somewhat cryptic headline for this week's househunter as we will be decoding the interior design tactics used in this house which was lived in by Alan Turing, Harry Hinsley and John Tiltman during the time they worked as codebreakers. It's a six minute drive from Bletchley and is on the market with Inigo for

The Househunter: Small Flat Big Storage

29th September 2023

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designed by ilse crawford, for sale via unique property company

This London loft apartment was designed by the wonderful Ilse Crawford but has been on the market before so I don't know if she is selling it or if it's a new owner that hasn't changed anything. Either way it bears examination because a) Ilse is brilliant and b) it's a real lesson in creating

Using Colour To Punctuate A Room

25th September 2023

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deep blue paint via atelier ellis

We begin the week, as usual with a stroll through some of the beautiful rooms that have caught my eye this week. And first up, the picture of the vintage jelly cabinet that I mentioned on Friday. Firstly - how pretty! But the point I made the other day is that it is narrow so

Sweet Treats from Little Greene Paint

20th September 2023

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Little Greene Sweet Treats Madeleine

As I may have mentioned once or twice before at the start of the summer I pushed myself out of my comfort zone to have a go on the world's fastest Zip Wire. All that needs to be said here is that I have done it. I have no need to do it again. However,

Five Beautiful Rooms

11th September 2023

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Back into familar routines at last and it's our regular post of beautiful rooms to get the week off to a good start. I'm assuming by now the kids are back at school - as far as possible (don't mention the concrete). The 20yo has finally found a student flat and is off at the

My House Revealed in Red Magazine

4th September 2023

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home of madaboutthehouse shot by Simon Bevan

It's been nearly a year and now I'm thrilled to show you the finished house as it appears in the 25th anniversary issue of Red magazine which is out now (even though it's the October issue). I will go through all the rooms in turn showing you what we did and where we sourced things

AUGUST POSTCARDS: Clever ways with paint

28th August 2023

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Taking this moment to reshare some of the painting ideas for Italy as there have been a couple of updates since I posted this. I will be sharing the full journey so far on Wednesday for those who haven't seen what has been going on. And, all things being well, by the time the blog

Beautiful Rooms: Earthy Tones

31st July 2023

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I may have mentioned (once or twice!) that I recently completed the fastest zip wire in the world on a press trip to visit The Little Greene Paint factory in north Wales. What I didn't tell you was that we were given the choice between the zip wire or forest bathing. Now I am not

BOOK EXTRACT: Thoughts on Renting

26th July 2023

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Katherine Ormerod has made over her rented kitchen using vinyl, paint and new shelving.

As the 19yo tries to find a student flat to rent in north London for the next year of his degree, our thoughts have turned to that sector of housing and I thought I would share an extract from the book today. Home: The Way We Live Now small home, work from home, rented home

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

17th July 2023

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bathroom by @craft_of_interior

Well what a week last week was. I travelled to North Wales to visit The Little Greene Paint Factory and see a preview of the new colours coming in September. Then, as anyone who dropped in on Friday, will remember there was the zip wire. Reader I did it. I really thought I might not

The Househunter: Anne of Cleves House

7th July 2023

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As a history nut who loves the Tudors I had to post this house this week. I saw it on Twitter a couple of weeks ago but by the time I tracked it down it was no longer available but now it has popped up on Inigo so I assume the vendors changed agents. I

A Summer Table with The White Company

5th July 2023

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summer tableware from the white company

I’m very excited to be teaming up with The White Company today for a post sharing their high summer collection. I promise the sun was shining as I wrote this. Now I don’t know about you, but I feel The White Company has been around for so long bringing its classic style to homes and

The Househunter: Jewel Tones in Central London

30th June 2023

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A two bedroom apartment for you in Marylebone, W1, this week and it's a riot of deep saturated colour and a lesson in how to use it. Bear in mind you might not like these particular colours but it's about how they have been used which provides the lesson. It's also a call to action

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

26th June 2023

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Monday again and we seem to be having a bit of a summer moment. And while I have been inclined to complain* (*mention in passing) that the kitchen is dark compared with the last one as it has no skylight, I have to say that at the back of the house with a stone floor

Plans for the house in Italy

19th June 2023

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A few weeks ago I shared with you the news that we have recently fulfilled a 30 year dream of buying a house in Italy - just outside Turin. Those of you that follow me on instagram will have seen the odd story that my architect has shared as the building is fully rewired and

THREE DESIGN STORIES FROM NORWAY

14th June 2023

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stacking chairs by eikund

I was recently invited to Oslo for a 24 hour press trip to learn more about three Norwegian businesses. It was my first time in Norway but the last of the Nordic countries I had yet to visit. We didn’t get to see the fjords as they are all on the western side of the

Monday Inspiration: Beautiful Rooms

5th June 2023

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Oxshott Kitchen by Devol

Welcome to Monday and I hope you all had a restful half term if that was what you were doing. Suddenly after a month of bank holidays it feels like a long time until the next one although I imagine working parents are quite pleased they're over for now. I took the week off as,