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10 Beautiful Rooms

fireplace and image by jamb.co.uk
It's reached that time of year when time seems to speed up. It's like the beginning of the holidays when the first three days seem to float gently past and you think you will live forever like that drifting from lazy mornings to lazy afternoons and evenings and then as soon as you have fully
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Forget the Leopard Print Trend it’s all about the Zebra now

Now I don't know about you but I think this leopard print thing is out of hand. I went to a dinner a couple of weeks ago and out of the first five people I met I was the only one NOT wearing any. It's all over coats and boots, dresses and skirts. There's not
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10 Beautiful Rooms: The Light Side

pale walls and copper cupboards by Em Gurner via made.com
Now I'm not saying that the fashion for dark interiors is over. But I am going to say that its dominance is perhaps beginning to wane. That it's having to move over to make room for its lighter cousin. Suddenly I feel like I'm seeing lots of light walls and warm colours and it looks
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The Househunter: Room by Room

I loved these two houses when they were on the market back in May. The character, the history and the colours. Watch out for that mustard yellow. You may not put it on your walls but you are going to be seeing a lot of it in the accessories. And you'll come round. We always
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10 Beautiful Rooms

pavilion grey by farrow and ball
Morning to you all - are you ready for a stroll through nine beautiful rooms and one garden? Seeing as it's warm (understatement) outside I thought we'd finish up outside for a change. I'm not complaining, but I have taken to leaving the windows open and the blinds down all day to try and maximise
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10 Beautiful Rooms

blue modern rustic kitchen by @a_prettier_interior
Well wasn't that heaven? No not the wedding, although actually that was as well wasn't it? I may have watched it twice (well three if you count the news and the highlights) and I may have shed a tear or two, but I was actually talking about the weather. In this corner of north London
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10 Beautiful Rooms

Morning and Happy Monday - or happy day depending on when you are reading this. A mixed bag of beautiful rooms for you this week, starting with the newly decorated Pink Cabana bar at the Sands Hotel and Spa in California's Coachella Valley. This was designed by Martyn Laurence Bullard as a fresh take on
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10 Beautiful Rooms: The South East

patterned tiles in shower by fiona duke interiors
Now I'll be honest the geography's gone a bit Pete Tong here. This is basically the south east minus London. But not all of it. Call it a south east part I and part II may follow. And then there may be London. But that doesnt' matter too much does it? It's still 10 Beautiful
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Forget the Brass Tap it’s all about Black now

taken by KW-S at the Houzz of 2018
Now this post is more by way of an idea that I'm just putting out there, as my son would say. Something to muse on and see what you think. Then we can perhaps revisit in more detail later. So, on the basis that most of us still have chrome taps, can't afford brass and
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Gorgeous Handmade Lampshades

black and leopard lampshade A few weeks ago we were talking (well all right I was talking and hopefully some of you were listening) about pendant lights and how to get them in the right place. And then I remembered that I had been meaning to tell you about Love Frankie for ages because she
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Interiors Trends 2018

I know I said I wasn't going to do it but I keep being asked. So I've had to think about it and once I'd thought about it it seemed a waste of think not to include it here. And then when I was offered a set of images to do with my words it
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Eight of the Best Console Tables

lene bjerre dessia console table from houseology
Time for the regular monthly 10 best feature on this month there are eight. Because after a while they were all starting to look the same and I would rather show you eight good ones that 10 with two makeweights. So, console tables. Massively useful. Perfect for the huge house where you want to put
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The Househunter: Room by Room

A mix of old, new and just plain quirky this week. Ready to come on the tour with me and see what you think? First up this is Grade II listed village house on the market with Strutt & Parker for £1,650,000 in a village near Woking, in Surrey. This is the back view with
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Peacock Door Handles

peacock handles from rockett st george
Now listen carefully because this is one of those Objects of Design that is so of the moment that it's practically hitting you with its tail as you read. peacock handles from rockett st george So where to start. Let's keep this simple: 1 The flamingo is dead, long live the peacock which makes this
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10 Beautiful Rooms: Could Your House Make You Money?

booking.com house to rent in amsterdam
Once again we're doing 10 Beautiful Rooms with a difference for the Christmas season. So far this month we have looked at trends versus reality and how some of the best UK interiors bloggers decorate their homes for the festive season. This week we're looking at 10 beautiful rooms that are listed on Booking.com and are
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Christmas Gift Guide IV: The Home Office

The next part of this series on Christmas Gift Guides is the home office. Now I know not everyone has, or needs, one of these but there's no reason why we can't look at a few gorgeous gadgets and luxurious stationery which we can use in any part of the house is there? clockwise from
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10 Beautiful Rooms: A Bloggers’ Christmas

For one of the last issues of Beautiful Rooms before Christmas I thought I would show you 10 very different trees by 10 very different bloggers and maybe you will be inspired for next year or maybe you can just have a scroll while sipping eggnog or something. There are real and faux and kitsch
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10 Beautiful Rooms: Trends versus Reality

This week I thought we'd do 10 Beautiful Rooms in a slightly different way. Essentially chosen by you or people like you. A few days ago I went to the annual trends dinner at Houzz where we ate delicious food and talked about our trend predictions for next year. open plan kitchens was the most
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Ethical Interiors: Why it Matters

Following yesterday's post on what makes a home, today I wanted to take that one step further and look at the idea of ethical interiors. We are all familiar with the concept of eco-friendly and sustainable materials and we are well used to wondering just who makes those super cheap clothes on the High Street
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The Househunter: Room by Room

And we're off. To Brighton. Because the sun is shining (at the time of writing and following the wind and the torrential rain) and who doesn't like a trip to the seaside? So grab yer sunnies and let's start this week's tour with a look around this five bedroom Regency townhouse - with sea views
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