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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?

Best of the Mad House

2nd November 2014

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Now I know that while I publish a post every day many of you don't have the time (or the inclination) to drop in every day and see what's new, so today I'm going to make it easy for you. Here's a round up of the week. The best bits, as they say on various

I Feel Smug Shop

No, not me (well not all the time!) but the name of a shop. It's in north London (cue more jokes about smugness from those

Industrial Wooden Shelving

Open shelving is becoming increasingly popular in kitchens and this one's a beauty. Now, as a long time fan (and owner) of the open shelf,

My Joss and Main Curated Sale

A few weeks ago I was asked to curate a sale for the members only site Joss and Main. I worked with their buying team

Industrial Desk Light

Well this desk light is ticking a few boxes isn't it? It's made by District Eight Design, a Vietnamese company founded in 2010. Their office

Tropica Prints from Bianca Hall

25th October 2014

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Now it would be fair to say that I am not renowned for my use of colour. I fall firmly into the monochrome end of the spectrum but every now and then, in the interests of fairness, I will make an exception. And this, people, is today's exception. These gorgeous prints are part of the

Steambent furniture by Tom Raffield

I have written about Tom Raffield before but when I received a press release with two of his latest designs on I really wanted to

Industry Foundry Dining Chair

It's no secret that I love a bit of industrial furniture but there is something about these chairs that I particularly like. Is it the

Industrial Meccano Furniture

What about this then? Do you know what it is? Yes it really is. Funiture.Made.From.Meccano. It's so exciting I can't believe it hasn't existed before

Industrial Mirror Shelf

Oh how we all love to mock Anthropologie. Yes we do, don't pretend you're above such things. And for those of you who don't remember

The House that George Clooney Bought?

17th October 2014

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A couple of weeks ago (well shortly after that wedding in Venice in fact) I started noticing that the blog was getting numerous referrals from estate agencies saying that George Clooney and his new wife Amal had bought a house in Berkshire. I couldn't quite understand why it was pinging back to me, so I

Object of Design: Florian Schmid

I first came across the German designer Florian Schmid when researching a feature on concrete for The Financial Times (you can read it here if

Linen Bedding

Halfway through the week and some of us are starting to dream about the weekend. By the way, I have come across that expression Hump

MAD ABOUT YOUR HOUSE

In the YOUR HOUSE category I have included some of the most common decorating queries I have received over the years. But I'm delighted to

Liberty Fabrics and Wallpapers

I have to say I have never really thought of myself as a Liberty kinda gal. I mean I adore the shop and the furniture

Wall Clocks by Leff Amsterdam

11th October 2014

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Oh I do love a clock. We have clocks in every room - two in the kitchen - and I would totally have another. By contrast, I never wear a watch, so am clearly not time-obsessed. Well not much. I am always early for everything and can't abide lateness, but I don't have a clock-ticking

The Househunter 10/10/14

It's that time of the week again people. For all you avid house browsers out there - and let's face it, most of us are

Abigail Ahern’s Collection for Sofa.com

by Graham Atkins Hughes Ooh look a charcoal velvet sofa. But this isn't just any charcoal velvet sofa. No, it's an Abigail Ahern charcoal velvet

Navy Blue Rugs and Accessories

midnight blue ombre rug from westelm

As you may have noticed recent posts have been edging slightly away from grey and towards navy and I note, from the comments I receive

New Steampunk Wallpaper Collection

This is the new wallpaper collection from Galerie which was inspired by the mechanics of the industrial revolution. It comes in a palette of metallic