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Pink and blue bedroom with pink headboard and neon art

My London bedroom, where I love to sleep uninterrupted by screaming babies

Why sleep deprivation forced me to leave London

March 18, 2022

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 don’t miss it…

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In Bedrooms, Opinion, Shopping Tags Bedroom, Sleep, London, Edinburgh, Scotland, Neon
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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!

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In Press, Opinion, Inside The Pink House Tags Trapeze, Fun house, Play, Rugs, Wallpaper, wallpaper, Playroom, living room, Living with kids
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The best room in The Pink House

March 15, 2021

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 own…

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In Inside The Pink House, Opinion, Shopping Tags Pink, Bathroom, Beauty, Pink products, Dream bathroom, Pink House renovations
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1990s
2020s
2020s

From Reel to REAL: my interiors style from the 1990s till today

January 7, 2021

On Instagram I’ve shared a 30-second Reel video of my home style and fashion sense from the 1990s to the present day. In this blog post I’m going into more detail about the influences and inspiration behind my style in each decade…

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In Inside The Pink House, Opinion Tags Buying a house, Personal style, Fashion, renting, Sport, Cocktail cabinet, Colour confidence, Edinburgh, London
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Home trapeze swing in the sitting room at The Pink House

Play with Emily Murray - my new podcast launches!

November 28, 2020

I’m SO excited to announce that my brand new podcast, Play with Emily Murray, launches on Tuesday 1 December! While you wait for the episodes to drop, here’s a quick trailer explaining what you can expect from Series 1…

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In Expert Advice, Opinion, Inside The Pink House Tags Play with Emily Murray, Podcast
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No cooker hood (or cooking) to be found here!

No cooker hood (or cooking) to be found here!

Lazy lockdown lunches – no cooking required

May 31, 2020

I might have a fancy kitchen, but truth be told I designed it more for looking at than cooking in. How else would you explain my decision to rip out the very practical extractor hood above the hob, replacing it with a hand-blown glass pendant lamp which looks like a glamorous strawberry?

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In Opinion, Expert Advice Tags Food, Kitchen, sponsored post, Supper Club, Healthy eating, Pink
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The basement hallway in my Edinburgh home/Wallpaper is Prism by Cole & Son/Photo: Susie Lowe

The basement hallway in my Edinburgh home/Wallpaper is Prism by Cole & Son/Photo: Susie Lowe

Pink House Helps...in the hallway (and on the stairs) 

November 27, 2019

Pink House Helps is back! And this time we’re tackling the hallway and stairs. Alongside hanging pictures (how does any couple ever agree?) and replacing faulty windows (they somehow cost more than you paid for the actual house), designing and decorating the hallway and stairs is often the last task in a home renovation project.

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In Inside The Pink House, Expert Advice, Opinion Tags Hallway, Stairs, Renovation, Pink House renovations, Carpet, Tiles, Mylands, Alternative Flooring
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The scarcely-seen loo side of my Edinburgh bathroom

The scarcely-seen loo side of my Edinburgh bathroom

Breaking the loo taboo

July 31, 2019

When it comes to bathrooms, everyone’s 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!

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In Bathrooms, Opinion, Shopping Tags Loo, Geberit, Shower toilet, Bathroom, Renovation
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Are you ready, are you ready for love?

Are you ready, are you ready for love?

Forget the bikinis and six-packs – we rate Love Island's interiors

June 5, 2019

Love Island is back, but we’re less interested in analysing the Pantone shade of the contestants’ tans (somewhere between Mango Tango and Atomic Tangerine) and more about rating the rooms inside the new villa out of 10. So pour yourself a tequila sunrise, put on your teensiest swimwear and decide if these interiors are 100% your type on paper…

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In Opinion Tags television, holiday, pop culture
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F*** You Cancer, a brilliant new book by Deborah James; click HERE to buy

F*** You Cancer, a brilliant new book by Deborah James; click HERE to buy

Why I’m not qualified to write about cancer (but I’m going to do it anyway)

October 2, 2018

Until I met Deborah James AKA @Bowelbabe, Cancer was pretty much pink ribbons and park runs. Now, thanks to my inspirational friend, I’m starting to learn a little about what it’s like to be on the other side of Cancer.

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In Opinion Tags Cancer, Charity, Pink
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When Painthouse met The Pink House

When Painthouse met The Pink House

The new paint company rewriting the colour rules

September 18, 2018

A couple of months ago I got a mysterious email about a paint brand called Painthouse - a brand so new their website didn’t even exist yet. They sent me the 72-colour paint chart…and I was sold straightaway. These are some seriously mood-lifting colours…

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In Shopping, Opinion, Inside The Pink House Tags Paint, Colour, Upcycling, Pink and green, Painthouse
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Any brand that has you serving up pink champagne is fine by me | CREDITS: Jacket, hat, tables, all QVCuk.com; ice bucket Kalinko; skirt, Hush | PHOTO: Jane Looker Photography

Any brand that has you serving up pink champagne is fine by me | CREDITS: Jacket, hat, tables, all QVCuk.com; ice bucket Kalinko; skirt, Hush | PHOTO: Jane Looker Photography

How brands should work with bloggers - a case study

July 20, 2018

I made myself a solemn promise when I started The Pink House that I'd only work with companies that fitted the following criteria: 1) I loved their stuff, 2) they loved my stuff…

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In Shopping, Opinion, Expert Advice Tags QVC, Faux plants, Blogging, Content, Fashion, Garden
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Me with fabric designer Emilie Georgia (L) and Zoe Anderson from W.A. Green

Me with fabric designer Emilie Georgia (L) and Zoe Anderson from W.A. Green

Oh what a night! The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff launch party

June 21, 2018

You know when the stars align, your dreams come true and your husband says, "I can pick the kids up, no problem"? The fabulous launch party for The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff, which took place in Shoreditch on 13 June, was one of those times…

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In Shopping, Opinion, Travel Tags The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff, Pink, Pink House Party, W.A.Green, Sofas & Stuff, Hayford & Rhodes
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Getting started on the holiday packing.../Walls painted in Oval Room Blue by Farrow & Ball; Jacket by Rino & Pelle

Getting started on the holiday packing.../Walls painted in Oval Room Blue by Farrow & Ball; Jacket by Rino & Pelle

Family holiday packing essentials (to make it feel like a Royal honeymoon)

May 20, 2018

Catering for the kids can become the first thing you think about when holiday packing, but make sure it’s not the last. If you fancy enjoying your well-earned break as much as Princess Meghan will enjoy her honeymoon, here are 8 things to put in your suitcase (sorry, Ginger Prince not included)…

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In Travel, Opinion, Shopping Tags holiday, Mark Warner, Fashion, Living with kids, Packing, Beauty
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They even have pink cushions

They even have pink cushions

How The Body Camp Ibiza changed my life (in just one week)

May 11, 2018

Losing weight, acquiring a few freckles and getting my glam on was only the beginning of my epic Body Camp Ibiza journey. Because when I say my week there changed my life, I really mean it. And here are six reasons why…

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In Travel, Opinion Tags Ibiza, exercise, holiday, mindfulness, Food, Instagram
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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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📚6-BOOK GIVEAWAY!📚 This is my bedroom as it appears in my book, Pink House Living ⚡️. If you‘re a lover of a luxurious coffee table book, complete with tactile cover and loads of interior inspo, how do you fancy winning not just my weighty to
My FABULOUS new bespoke trapeze just arrived from @flingo.and.swollop and it’s giving me ALL the Glastonbury Festival feels (plus it would be PERFECT for a Pride parade 🏳️‍🌈). I’ve actually only been to Glastonbury once, in 2000, wh
We sacked off home school and went to Whitstable for the day. It was glorious. I swam in the sea, ate oysters (though not from this #pinkpilgrimage destination sadly as Wheelers isn’t open on Tuesdays), watched my son gleefully throw stones int
🍾I now declare The Pink House Deck officially...OPEN! Swipe for mini tour and see stories/Garden highlight in bio for last night’s deck launch party details, including my attempt at becoming the Athena poster tennis girl 🎾, and what happens w
10 FACTS ABOUT ME My mum called me yesterday from Edinburgh to say her old school friend, who now lives in the US and follows me on Instagram, had contacted her to ask if I was ok, as she “hadn’t seen you on Instagram for about a week!&rd
🥂Sweetie dahling! 🥂I’m proud to be working with @johnlewisandpartners and the @britishfashioncouncil to share my (rather unconventional 🤸🏼) catwalk moment and support the very first digital-only, gender-neutral London Fashion Week! Swipe to
💖PINK DECK DEBUT!💖
Who needs foreign holidays? 😬 If you’re looking for me this summer I’ll be chilling out here with socially distanced friends and a bottle of pink fizz, ignoring small person pleas for ‘just one more ice cream&r
💖PINK LADY💖 I’ve been on many wonderfully colourful Instagram journeys over the last few days, discovering gorgeous accounts belonging to creatives from a diverse range of backgrounds. I found this beautiful artwork by über-talented fell
I hereby pledge to use my white privilege - and any other privileges I enjoy - to stop being part of the diversity problem and start becoming part of the solution. The lack of diversity in the interiors industry is shocking. Things must change, and t
As part of the work I’m doing to be actively anti-racist and diversify my account, I spent time today and yesterday researching non-white interior designers and influencers. Along the way I was reminded of some incredible creatives I already fo

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