A Beautiful Mess is, by its own admission, 'a lifestyle company focused on creating happiness through a homemade lifestyle'. Now, anyone who knows me will be aware that, although I can fold an origami animal or two, my lifestyle isn't exactly what you'd call 'homemade'...
Read MoreWhy we all need a she shed
Yes, there are benefits to working in the basement office. Namely, that it’s close to the utility room. But despite this huge bonus, what I really really want, with Geri Haliwellesque fervor, is not just a room, but an entire tiny HOUSE of my own. Yes; I want a She Shed.
Read MoreThe dos and don'ts of seasonal socialising
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to Christmas, with its parties, presents and pitfalls a-plenty, the least of my worries is wondering what to buy Auntie Margaret (yup; shortbread again). Instead, the biggest stresses of the season are social...
Read MoreThe Pink House in EKBB magazine
I'm a sucker for a sensational bathroom. So when Ciara Elliott, editor of Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom magazine (a mag which itself has an Amara IBA-winning blog) asked me to write this feature I didn't bath to think about it for a second and said YES; water great idea...
Read MoreThe Pink House does Christmas
Then and there I swore to myself (and to the Pink House Husband, but he had his headphones on listening to Have I Got News For You on his laptop) that I would STOP with this blogger Christmas nonsense and let the kids decorate the tree. Hell, how bad could it be?
Read More10 interior tricks Instagram can teach us
Once upon a time I found my interior inspiration in beautiful bars, hotels and restaurants across the world. And then two things happened: 1) I had kids, and the nights out and holidays abroad became far less frequent; and 2) Instagram.
Read MoreIt's Pink Friday!
The Pink House has teamed up with one of my absolute #girlgang favourites, the talented and lovely Sarah Baily, to present to you...PINK FRIDAY! Which means offering you a rose-tinted 30% off all her highly covetable magenta-hued stuff...
Read MoreThe Pink House in the London Evening Standard
We're not exactly minimalists here at The Pink House, and clearly news of this had reached the London Evening Standard, as this Christmas one of their journalists got in touch to interview me about my more-is-more approach to Christmas decor.
Read MoreThe Pink House on Apartment Therapy
Being featured on Apartment Therapy is nearly as good as that time when I found a solid chocolate United biscuit - you remember; the amazing ones that could be broken into three pieces and had little honeycomb pieces in the chocolate, and then biscuit in the middle...?
Read More5 reasons to buy an investment rug
Rugs have always loomed (sorry) large in my life. My mum has always had a soft spot for rugs, and as a result I grew up in houses which were old, draughty and half-finished, but always with beautiful, fascinating rugs from around the world...
Read MoreThe Big Pink House Party!
I always planned to have a big Pink House Party in Edinburgh, but I hadn't realised quite HOW big it was going to be...
Read MoreThe Perfect Pink House Cuppa
It’s safe to say tea is kind of a big deal in The Pink House. I would estimate that, on a typical work-from-home weekday, about 10 milky cups of the stuff are consumed between myself and the Pink House Husband...
Read MoreI'm dreaming of a Pink Christmas
I have serious issues with Christmas’s colour scheme. Although I’m a big fan of clashing colours when it comes to interiors, the one combo I just can’t stand is the yuletide favourite: red and green...
Read MoreMe & My Roomwreckers: Jo Tutchener Sharp, Scamp & Dude
Welcome to our new regular feature, Me & My Roomwreckers, which uncovers the impact inspirational parents' kids have on their homes. First up is superwoman Jo Tutchener-Sharp, founder of cool new kids brand Scamp & Dude
Read MoreMartinhal: the 'relaxing family holiday' DOES exist!
Martinhal is a great relaxing family holiday. Maybe not as great as the pre-kids days where the relaxing came without the shouting, but hey, I chose to create life, and now I have to live with it. Even on holiday.
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