The PLAY chair with me and Katie
Revealed! The full range of 6 fabulous patterned armchairs I designed in partnership with DFS and Katie @comedowntothewoods, AND the crafty quiz I’ve concocted to help you decide which chair is right for you…
Read MoreI’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…
Read MoreI’ve never lived anywhere with a bathroom big enough to swing a cat. The littlest room in every home I’ve ever occupied would only just accommodate a revolving hamster. Or possibly, at a push, a whirling guinea pig. And my current home, The Pink House in South East London, is definitely no different…
Read MoreNo cooker hood (or cooking) to be found here!
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?
Read MoreThis gorgeous garden, complete with festoon lights and paper lanterns, belongs to @agi_at_59
Thanks to lockdown, we now have a) the makings of a poncey pretend-you’re-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).
Read MoreThe basement hallway in my Edinburgh home/Wallpaper is Prism by Cole & Son/Photo: Susie Lowe
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.
Read MoreThe Fab 5 in all their glory.
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk is an interior design tornado; a modern day Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, but without the flouncy sleeves, commitment to MDF, or refusal to create spaces his clients actually like. We took a look at Bobby’s impressive transformations to see what we can learn about redecorating a space in a few quick moves.
Read MoreMe and the kids in our half-finished home
In an ideal world, we wouldn’t be living in The Pink House while it was being renovated; we’d be chilling in a large, fully-furnished, dust-free - hell, this is an ideal world; let’s throw in a swimming pool, grotto and a kitten farm too - mansion across the road until the very last lick of paint had been applied.
Read MorePaper Collective Amelie Hegardt Dancer, £45 from Selfridges
You’ve just moved into your brand new rented home, a blank canvas of white walls and cream carpets. You’re excited to make the place feel like home. But wait. What are the rules here? Are you allowed to paint the walls? Are pictures okay? Is blu-tac more annoying than banging a hole in the wall? Can the curtains come down? Can new shelves go up…?
Read MoreSoho Home sprinkles aesthetic fairy dust over the humble velvet armchair
I have a shameful interiors secret. It’s taken me a little while to admit it, but I’m just not *whisper it* very good at vintage. So I’ve deferred to the vintage experts at Soho House, The Old Cinema and Vinterior to get their top tips on vintage furniture shopping…
Read MoreEagle Mansions, sold by The Modern House, proves a pink wall can add desirability
We asked Rosie Falcon, Director of Home Sales at The Modern House, whether it’s easier to sell a minimalist beige house than a maximalist colourful one, for her quick wins to add £££ to your house price and whether we really do need to paint over our leopard print ceiling when it’s time to list the property…
Read MorePinterest, eh? We interior bloggers can get all excited about the room renovation possibilities, pinning hundreds of images of brass taps and tiled hallways, then promptly forget all about it for weeks. But the truth is, Pinterest is one of the most important tools out there for driving traffic to your blog and as such should be part of your regular social media strategy. It’s wayyyy more fun than it sounds, promise…
Read MoreFifty 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 MoreJust 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…
Read MoreWalls 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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