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How To Put The Lighting Right (without calling the electrician)

16th October 2019
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Kate Watson-Smyth discuuses how to put bad lighting right with Helen White, co-founder of Houseof. The green mesh table lamp adds an interesting element and complements the pink metal cabinet. #lighting #tablelamp #madaboutthehouse

One of the things that magazines and blogs and designers talk about all the time is how to get the lighting right in each room. I have done that myself (and I hope it was useful) but it seems to me that a far greater, and perhaps more common, issue is how do you PUT…

New Collections and Launches for Autumn

17th September 2019
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Organic shapes, soft textures and natural materials feature heavily in the Zara Home collection. The warm colours and natural materials of these bathroom towels help to create a minimalist feel. #newseason #bathroom #madaboutthehouse

I spoke the other week about September being the start of the new year for many and we talked around how you can update your home without spending any money. But the other thing that comes with the new year is new launches, and, as London whirls itself into a frenzy of fashion and design…

Find Your New Season Style (my piece in Grazia)

27th August 2019
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Kate Watson-Smyth compiles a guide to the new season's trends for Grazia magazine 'find your new season style' #grazia #newseason #trends #interiortrends #madaboutthehouse

Things are beginning to take on that back to school feel and in honour of that I wrote a piece in last week’s Grazia magazine looking at the key trends that will be coming into the stores in the next few weeks. I have reproduced the pages here with a few of my favourite pieces…