This week the fabulous ladies from Little Yellow Couch popped my podcast cherry đ (despite my own couch being both green and rather large) - have a listen, at the bottom of this post. We talked about not showering, why pink isn't really pink, and feeling inspired by your home, despite the kids. I hope I don't sound like too much of a dick. And sorry about the swearing. Ooh and listen out for a super awkward guest appearance by the Pink House Husband...
Over to Zandra and Karen from the Little Yellow Couch to introduce the podcast while I go and hide in the embarrassment cupboard...
"Our guest this week is the wildly entertaining and talented Emily Murray of The Pink House. Her mission is to translate her sparkling life as a no- strings- attached London girl into a home that is now filled with a husband and two children. But rather than write a blog about the ups and downs of being a mom, she decided to figure out how to create a home that hasn't forgotten who she is. In doing so, she has embraced imperfection and small sticky hands smearing chocolate on the sofa. And so, after years as a lifestyle journalist for print magazines, she decided to start a blog about gorgeous interiors, all the while acknowledging that life is messy and never perfect. And that blog, by the way, just won the very-big-deal Amara Interior Blogs award for best newcomer. We have been so looking forward to talking with Emily and you're about to find out why!"
The thing I love most about entertaining outside, is the lack of mess and clutter it creates inside! Our homes have to work so hard these days - and my boys are definitely not getting any smaller, so every spare inch countsâŚ
A great sleep turns me into a morning person, a jump-out-of-bed, look-on-the-bright-side, Ferris Bueller-quoting kind of person. Basically, a person who, when life moves pretty fast, has the energy to ensure I donât miss itâŚ
Revealed! The full range of 6 fabulous patterned armchairs I designed in partnership with DFS and Katie @comedowntothewoods, AND the crafty quiz Iâve concocted to help you decide which chair is right for youâŚ
Family spaces are all very well, but right now, after months of being locked down with two little boys and one largish ginger man, heaven is a space of my ownâŚ
Thanks to lockdown, we now have a) the makings of a poncey pretend-youâre-in-Ibiza outdoor seating area (thanks, handy Pink House Husband), and b) an imperative to light it so enticingly that a passing Calvin Harris would settle down beside me and offer me a sip of his Spritz (this is a euphemism).
What if there were some magical way of receiving delicious home goodies AND have that added moral superior rush one gets from the thrill of giving? These nine interiors finds look great and help to give back to charity â particularly womenâs causes. Itâd basically be heartless for you not to whip out your credit card.
When it comes to bathrooms, everyoneâs happy to chat pretty taps, rolltop tubs and lovely lighting. But despite the fact that using the loo is the main reason we go to the littlest room, when it comes to designing a sanitary space, no-one really talks about toilets. How very British of us!
Stripes, sequins, candy floss and friendly elephants - whatâs not to love about the Big Top? Here are The Pink Houseâs favourite circus-themed interiors to help make yoursâŚ(cue Hugh Jackman voiceâŚ) THE GREATEST HOME ON EARTH!
Bella Freudâs 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 sheâd designed an apartment in the newly renovated Television Centre â also home to the utterly fabulous White City Soho House â we had to take a snoop aroundâŚ
LOVE BRAND & Co. have just launched their very first womenâs collection (the brand previously focused on effortlessly chic beachwear for men and kids) â and it was love at first sight when I saw the stylish range.