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Off to Lincolnshire this week where the thick stone walls of this recently renovated Georgian house will keep us cool from the baking heat outside. This handsome beast is near Stamford and is on the market with Inigo for £2,150,000. It has seven bedrooms set within seven acres as well as a tennis court, parkland

In this week's episode Sophie and I had a long discussion about how to get the lighting right as well as working with architects and interior designers. I hope you will find the information useful even if you don't listen to the podcast (why not?!) so I have summarised our conversation below for you. How

Following on from the first archive post of the series about the three questions you need to ask before you embark on any decoration scheme, I thought you might like to take a new look at this post on how to apply those questions to a particular room - in this case the bathroom. I

Off to a grand Victorian house in south London this week which has taken full advantage of the large rooms and high ceilings to really make bold use of colour. But before you worry this isn't for you, the colour drenching used throughout this property works brilliantly in smaller rooms with lower ceilings so this

A couple of months ago I shared with you the news that I had designed a floral carpet with Alternative Flooring and, as it formally launches at Decorex this week, I'm excited to tell you that such was the amazing response from retailers that it has moved from being an online exclusive to one that

Welcome to the new look blog and to celebrate a tour of my new kitchen. The blog hasn't changed much but it's just had a little refresh and looks a little cleaner. Also you can see more posts on the front page so it shouldn't be hard to find your way around and will, hopefully,

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

Well come on then own up? Who's spent the weekend cheating on instagram, twitter and blogs with the new app Threads? Me first? Yes, yes I have. And I have to say I rather like it. Having given up on the toxic cesspool that is Twitter some years ago (even this blog has somehow disconnected

It's time - this house is a few minutes walk from the beach and it has an outdoor pool and it lies in a protected area of outstanding natural beauty which means no-one is going to come along and build a house right in the middle of your view. And this week had the longest

Welcome to a new week and a new set of rooms that have caught my eye and which I thought might inspire you for your own places and spaces. Now perhaps I was drawn to this as I have just made a curtain for my own kitchen to divide it from the hall - and

Hello to you all and hoping the sun is shining with warmth wherever you are. Welcome another week in The Mad House mad about the house in italy We paid a lightning visit to the house in Italy last week to make a lighting plan. The house needs completely rewiring as it that hasn't been

This two bedroom apartment in the heart of the City of London is, says Historic England, an "unusual example in Britain of the German Expressionist style" and was  Grade II listed in 1990. It is also a blend of Art Deco architecture and Moroccan style interiors. But before you panic that there's a lot going