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A House Tour of the Private Home of Piero Fornasetti

Come With Me To My New online House

The Househunter: Colour Drenching

Bloom! My Floral Carpet launches at Decorex

Beautiful Rooms For Monday

The Househunter: Codebreaking Interior Design

Beautiful Rooms To Start The Week

The Househunter: Small Flat Big Storage

Is AI the Future of Interior Design?

Three of the best: Sofas

9th August 2016

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I wish I needed a new sofa. modern leather chesterfield from westelm Well that's not entirely true as I don't wish to be spending vast sums of money. I DO need a new hob and I'm not looking forward to spending the money on that at all as it will be expensive, and the one

August Updates: The Househunter

This is one of my favourite houses so far this year. It's sold now (no surprise there) but we can still go in and remind

10 Things to Think About Before You Install a Shower

Installing a shower might seem like a fairly straightforward thing to do but if you're planning a bathroom refurb and thinking of changing from a

Glass Table Lamps by Anna Jacobs

Aren't these lamps gorgeous? Monochrome with a hint of colour in the flex, I just love them. They are by the British designer Anna Jacobs

The Pink Collection by Little Greene

little greene confetti and lamp black

confetti by little greene with lamp black I know I know, we were supposed to be on a break, and then these pictures came in

The Househunter: Serpentine Summer Galleries

29th July 2016

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barkow liebinger serpentine galleries summer house

yona friedman serpentine galleries summer house This week, for something a little different before the August break, I'm going to show you four summer houses. All very different, all very fabulous, all can be yours for £95,000. Which might seem a tad pricey for a posh shed at the bottom of the garden, but, as

Pooky Table Lamp

green table lamp by pooky lighting

green table lamp by pooky lighting Are you paying enough attention to your table lamps? This might seem like a random question but there are

Ruark Radio

ruark radio

ruark radio R1 tabletop A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... well it was the 20th century at any rate, I was

Hot Box by Bert & May

hotbox from bert and may

I am so painfully aware that by writing this post I will probably bring and end to summer as we know it, but I have

Printed Plywood Furniture

For those of you who were here yesterday we were discussing the joys of pattern. The feeling of having something in your home that isn't

Vintage Chairs with a Modern Twist

20th July 2016

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I do get fed up with having to be practical. I mean it's so boring isn't it? I mean I know we have to think carefully about longevity and what we're spending and how long it will last and all that but I do get bored with all those safe colour choices that people make.

Tiptoe: Build Your Own Table

white tiptoe legs I love it when someone sends me details of a really good idea and this is a really good one. Like all

The Househunter

This week we're starting off with a house that is all about the outside. Gorgeous gardens and an amazing extension. Sometimes it's very hard to

NORR11 – A Danish Way of Life

furniture by NORR11 Regular readers will know that I am a big fan of Danish furniture and the Danes' abiding principle that good design makes

Moroccan Tile Mat

moroccan tile mats from Graham and Green

And now, as they say, for something completely different. But it's rather a good idea and one you might find useful. And pretty, so we're

Vintage Bird Cage Light

12th July 2016

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vintage bird cage night light I just love this light. It's clever, it's funny and I love the way it's just the birds that light up. They key point being that it looks just as good on as off, which is a point that is often overlooked. It's powered by batteries so you can hang

The Househunter

We've come over all architectural this week. Usually I concentrate more on the interiors as that is tends to be what sells a house (well

10 Best Floor Lamps

oliver floor lamp from graham & green

Well that month flew past didn't it and so we find it's time for the second of my 10 Best series. Last month I showed

Kitchen Innovations from Magnet Part IV

Well here it is the final piece in my collaboration with Magnet. There have been some good ideas which you can catch up with here or,

New Shop Discovery: Curious Egg

gold baba jug from curious egg

Oh we do love to find a new shop here in The Mad House; it's a well known fact that retail therapy is the cure