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Emily Murray on her trapeze in the Pink House

I'm swinging in Metro newspaper!

February 23, 2022

The Metro found out I had a trapeze in my home and they wanted to know more - so I told them!

This article is all about the part of The Pink House I call the Playroom, and why it’s just as much about adults having fun as kids.

Incredibly, Coco the ridiculously fluffy cat does not appear in this shot. Perhaps she’s finally heeding the directive on the cushion…

I hope you like it! With thanks to the Metro for featuring me, and to Susie Lowe who took the photo.

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Emily Murray founder of The Pink House Living

"Hello! I’m Emily Murray, founder and editor of The Pink House. I’m a lifestyle journalist who has written and edited for loads of different publications, including Stylist, The Guardian, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Conde Nast Traveller, Brides, and Mother & Baby. Here I am in the bricks-and-mortar Pink House in South East London, where I live with the Pink House Husband (PHH) and our two small, semi-feral boys. Our fabulous Christopher Farr sofa is covered in marker pen and chocolate, and the Eames rocker has a few suspicious stains. Come in and make yourself at home. No need to take your shoes off." 

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