Avocado and raffia have combined to form a super group
Bella Freud’s knitwear is instantly recognisable and effortlessly chic, transforming a chilly day into a bright one with a swift injection of her signature playful style. So when we heard she’d designed an apartment in the newly renovated Television Centre – also home to the utterly fabulous White City Soho House – we had to take a snoop around…
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Fifty Shades of Green – the more calming, interiors-based sequel
Nicola Broughton, better known as the wildly successful @the_girl_with_the_green_sofa makes the rest of us look like slackers. We spoke to her about juggling her online life with the real world, as well as the magical unicorn of Instagram – actually making hard cash from your profile…
Read MoreJane Mackay, the journalist who wrote this feature in Luxury Edinburgh (a glossy magazine published by The Herald), actually took the time to come to my Edinburgh book launch at The Principal Hotel in Edinburgh’s George Street, and interview me in real life…
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3D image of The Pink House, complete with the pink steel extension we’ve received planning permission for
A few months ago, when I told a neighbour we were applying for planning permission to erect a pink steel structure at the front of our house, she just laughed: “In Lewisham? You’ll be lucky!” But we DID get lucky, and ours was given the go ahead just last week. Hooray! Break out the pink champagne!
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Painting the town pink, room-by-room
Here at The Pink House, we unabashedly LOVE pink and everything it denotes – irreverence, playfulness, flirtation and yes, an unabashed celebration of the feminine (whatever gender you are). So we rustled up The Pink House’s most on-brand shopping edit ever. Here are 11 perfect pieces to pink up your pad…
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Just look at that drinks trolley…
We chatted to Shelley Carline, owner of amazing interiors shop (and Instagram account) Hilary & Flo. Shelley spoke to us about the blurred line between personal and professional when your social media accounts are your business, as well as that elusive question: how to grow sales by growing your Insta…
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Walls in Nancy’s Blushes by Farrow & Ball/ Photo: from Farrow & Ball How to Decorate by Joa Studholme & Charlotte Cosby, Mitchell Beazley 2016
Want to paint the town - or at least a room - pink, but struggling to find the perfect shade? The Pink House is here to help! We caught up with Charlotte Crosby, Head of Creative at Farrow & Ball, and Annie Sloan, queen of chalk paint, to get their top tips for using pink in your home, whatever vibe you’re trying to achieve…
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The epitome of extra: @PortLympne
In our new travel feature ‘Extra Extra!’ (in which you can indeed read all about it), we’re travelling the world looking for the most out-there hotels; the ones that really push the boundaries of design, style and taste. Up first, it’s Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve.
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Robyn chats to us about pun-slinging captions, DIY fails and her dog being an arsehole
Robyn lives up to her alias @almost_everything_off_ebay by lighting up Instagram with her thrifty tips, beautiful styling, and refusal to take any of it too seriously (that’s our kinda girl). Here, Robyn chats to us about pun-slinging captions, DIY fails and her arsehole dog…
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We scoured the Instagram to bring you six of the best toilets and tubs from around the world. From people’s personal bathrooms, to bars and hotels, you won’t be short of inspiration for spicing up your wash space. Did someone say #bathroomgoals?
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The Apartment, Copenhagen
Next up in our series of looking at how some of the world’s loveliest places can help improve our homes is Denmark’s cool AF capital city. And that’s because Copenhagen (and its gorgeous inhabitants) seems to possess a certain effortlessness, a chic-ness, a… ‘je ne sais Copenhagen’, that we mere mortals can only marvel at…
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Pati Robins has transformed her rented home into a plush wonderland.
In our new series ‘How to win at Instagram’ we ask super-successful Instagrammers to share their pearls of wisdom for building followers and engagement in the world of interiors ‘gramming. First up, it’s renter and prolific Instagrammer Pati Robins...
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The pink hue of the Farmhouse’s exterior is known as ‘Suffolk Pink’, a finish common to historical homes in the area
One of the oldest buildings on beautifully restored 19th century manor estate The Wilderness Reserve is the Suffolk Farmhouse, designed with pink hues throughout, and home to quite possibly the most beautiful bathroom we’ve ever seen. As part of The Pink House’s ongoing #pinkpilgrimage we caught up with The Farmhouse’s interiors team to find out more…
Read MoreThanks to Fabric Magazine for featuring me, my house and my book Pink House Living in their most recent issue. Writer Ali asked me a number of probing questions about my London home (AKA The Pink House v2), my views on how the digital world inspires my decor choices, and my favourite brands and interior finds…
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Prints by Desenio (From top, L to R: Pink Gradient Cubes; Pink Sky; Pink Dress)
Sometimes the perfect brand approaches you with the perfect project at the perfect time. In this case, when I was at peak print panic, it was Desenio, the affordable art specialists, who asked if I’d like to pick some pieces from their collection to hang on The Pink House walls…
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