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Well to be honest it's an apartment not a house and it's expensive but following the call to look at properties further afield one very kind reader sent me this and I thought it was a good one to look at as it's narrow (like many UK properties) and modern (1988) so not full of

You asked and here we are. This week Melissa got in touch to ask about her awkward living room layout. "We have a townhouse that’s about 15 years old and lived in it for four of them. But we are still unsatisfied with the terrible layout and the fact we have tried what we believe

Right we're going aspirational for this week (after last week's post on how to add character) but I've chosen this one because I think there is value in it for everyone and we will be focusing on the downstairs rather than the numerous bedrooms. And to those who have asked for a wider variety of

Firstly, thank you all so much for your comments and suggestions on the last post. All duly noted and I will try to answer as many dilemmas as I can. So starting as requested for today's Househunter I have found a small flat. The issue is often that I don't want to be unkind about

There are so many things I love about this week's property that I ended up wanting to include too many pictures but I have tried to restrict myself to those that are useful and which illustrate so many of the points that we discuss on these pages time and again. Also, some of the pictures

Now this doesn't happen very often but today we have a fabulous house for sale and, since I know the designer and she was mentioned in the details, I have been able to gather a few extra details from her. Emilie Fournet is a genius with colour and has featured on these pages many times

Usually I use the last Wednesday of the month to tell you about interior design news belonging to other people. This month I'm going to show you two projects that I'm working on. As you know I’m mostly a writer rather than a doer and, aside from the odd interior design consultation, I have mostly

I believe the expression for this week would be Go Big or Go Home. Believe it or not I started off looking for homes with beams as I featured a couple on Monday when we were discussing Autumn shades and I know that beams and low ceilings is something that many of you have to

After last Monday's unexpected (for me at least) look at incorporating yellow accents into the home, followed by its inclusion on the list of trends last week's podcast, I thought I'd stay with colour this week for our weekly wander through some beautiful rooms in search of inspiration for our own. Before we start though

It’s the last podcast of the current series and today we are talking about the top ten trends following the announcement of the Dulux Colour of the Year. Remember you don’t have to follow trends unless they are right for you and this is partly why we have identified 10 as they range from pale

This week on the podcast Sophie interviews Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe of the 2LG studio who are the new designers on that revamped 90s classic  Changing Rooms. Do they take it seriously? Do they think it's about design or entertainment? And what about that hair wall (google it)? Have a listen and see what

Bit of a treat for you this week with a tour of Frank Sinatra's Palm Desert home, which is for sale, versus the house that starred in Wes Anderson's film The Royal Tenenbaums which is available to rent. So this week instead of imagining our film scripts for the houses we have them ready made

The interiors business has traditionally been wasteful as we seek to constantly change our homes the way we used to change our clothes, but over the last couple of years, it feels like change (and awareness) is beginning to happen and filter through. There is a real passion for vintage and antique furniture now and

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