Walls in Nancy’s Blushes by Farrow & Ball/ Photo: from Farrow & Ball How to Decorate by Joa Studholme & Charlotte Cosby, Mitchell Beazley 2016

How to choose the perfect pink paint

May 1, 2019

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…

Pink adults Halloween party drinks tray styling

Styling an adults-only Halloween party with Sainsbury’s Home

October 18, 2018

This year I’m determined to reclaim Halloween; why should the kids have all the fun? So I’ve teamed up with Sainsbury’s Home and used their excellent Halloween décor range to help me style up a scary drinks party at The Pink House, with absolutely NO kids allowed…

The Pink House’s peachy family room, decked out in fabulous Shrimps for Habitat decor

The Pink House family room reveal!

September 26, 2018

In the same way that most families have an awkward uncle, stubborn aunt or uncooperative cousin, most homes have a room that’s just plain difficult to decorate. In The Pink House’s case, this room is the Family Room…

The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff

Introducing The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff limited edition collection

June 10, 2018

It's here! I'm incredibly proud and excited to introduce The Pink House's first ever retail range, a limited edition capsule collection I designed in collaboration with my favourite sofa company, Sofas & Stuff…

Super sexy pink velvet curtains by The London Curtain Girls in The Pink House/Photo: Susie Lowe

2018: Year of the Sexy Curtain

December 17, 2017

“Our curtains are like couture for windows,” says Mary Walsh, co-founder of bespoke curtain company The London Curtain Girls, and a subscriber to the curtains-as-fabulous-home-clothing concept. Together with business partner Laragh Bohn, she made my – yes – my SEXY pink velvet curtains, and I still can’t get over how much I love them...

Never ever letting go of this wow-factor Jonathan Adler vase

The Pink House London sitting room - big festive reveal!

November 17, 2017

Amara's Kitschmas trend ticks all of my Christmas decor boxes: Pink - tick! Irreverent - tick! Luxurious - tick! Shiny and sparkly - tick! Confectionary-as-Christmas-theme - tick! This made choosing from the wide selection of decor deliciousness very difficult, as you can imagine. But choose I did...

Nicola and her famous green sofa

How I won the interior war: Nicola Broughton, The Girl With The Green Sofa

August 18, 2017

During the day, Nicola is a high-flying business woman - an investment director investing in high tech businesses - but at night/weekends she's the driving force behind The Girl With The Green Sofa...

Wendy's Enchanted Wood rug in The Pink House's living room/Photo: Susie Lowe

Choosing the right rug with Wendy Morrison

June 23, 2017

Read on for exclusive info on the inspo behind Wendy’s beautiful rug designs, plus tips on choosing the right rug for your room, decorating when you have little floorsplashers, and her next big project for John Lewis…

The Pink House's Style Room at the House & Garden Festival/Sketch by Anita Brown 3D Visualisation

How I created my House & Garden Festival Style Room

June 10, 2017

When the good people at the House & Garden Festival asked if I'd like to be one of three UK interior bloggers creating a Style Room at the event later this month, I was all, HELL YES!

Colour coded books on Stylophile's shelf

Confessions of a colour-coder (part 2)

March 11, 2017

Continuing my fascination with people who colour-code their bookshelves, I bring you part 2 in my 2-part series. This time I'm having a quick chat with interior blogger, ex-music industry professional and all-round cool person Fiona from StylophileUK...

Laurie Smith from Laurie Lee Leather's bookshelf

Confessions of a colour-coder (part 1)

February 19, 2017

Until I started this here interior blogging, I never knew a colour-coded bookshelf was a thing. Turns out, not only is it a thing, it's a very popular thing among very stylish (and witty) people.

Kitchen design: Jessica Buckley Interiors/Photo: Douglas Gibb

6 rooms that rock pink

February 10, 2017

Pink is not just for bedrooms. Or bathrooms. And it no way needs to have 'girly' or 'starve yourself' (thanks Kendall Jenner) connotations. I hope this post inspires you to add a bit more rose-tintedness to your life, whichever space you're renovating...

Erica Davies: you'd never know her home even HAD roomwreckers in residence

Me & My Roomwreckers: Erica Davies

January 7, 2017

It's time for the next instalment of Me & My Roomwreckers...this time we welcome Erica Davies, fashion, interiors and lifestyle blogger at The Edited, and her gorgeously colour-filled home in Essex.

The Pink House basement before: an ugly, oversized sofa bed, threadbare carpet and not much else

From Grot to Glamour - The Pink House Den before and after

August 18, 2016

Before the renovation, The Pink House's basement was used as a kids' playroom, with a large sofa bed for guests to sleep on. There was a threadbare carpet, dirty beige walls, and a random selection of furniture, most of which I hated.

The Pink House living room; the colour scheme was inspired by the James Hawkins painting/Photo: Susie Lowe

The Pink House Tour: Living Room

February 29, 2016

When it came to renovating The Pink House, the first job was to knock down the wall between the kitchen and living room, to make a big family room...

Winner Pinterest UK 17 Best Wow factor interior The Pink House bathroom

Amara Interior Blog Awards IBA16 Best Newcomer winner The Pink House

Best of Pinterest awards best use of colour 2017

"Fabulous family living!"

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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🎊Whoop! 🎊The Pink House has been shortlisted for the Best of @pinterestuk Awards 2019 in the Best Interiors Inspiration category, thanks partly to this picture of my kitchen taken by interior photography genius/my mate @susielowestudio 🙌🏻📷. 📌Pinterest was inspiring my own decor choices long before The Pink House opened its digital doors, though. And the platform has continued to not only help with my renovations and styling/design projects, but also to drive thousands of people to my blog every month. If you’re also looking to lure readers to your blog/website you might find The Pink House’s blog post ‘How to use Pinterest to drive 3x the traffic to your blog’ helpful - I’ve added the link to my bio just in case. 📌 Pinterest might also be the place for you to hang out for a bit if Instagram is a getting a bit too intense. I find it easier to stay in my creative headspace on Pinterest, plus it often introduces me to excellent blogs and websites I hadn’t heard of before. 📌But I also blame Pinterest for my now fully-fledged Veja trainer obsession. I WAS cheating on fashion with furniture but now feel I’m in a fairly balanced polygamous relationship with them both. Someone’s bound to get jealous soon though...😅
#bestofpinterestuk

⏰ #WakeUpToHomelessness ⏰
Today is World Homeless Day and I’m sitting on my posh pink bed, drinking hot tea. Lucky, lucky me. But many are not so fortunate. That’s why I’m proud to be partnering with homeless charity @stmungos to encourage you to #WakeUpToHomelessness with me. Because the shocking statistics are as follows: ⏰ Rough sleeping in England is on the rise - since 2010 it’s increased by 165%
⏰ 4 in 10 people sleeping rough have a mental health condition
⏰ Tonight there will be 15 people sleeping rough on the streets of London for the first time
⏰ 9 years of Government cuts have led to a £1bn-a-year funding gap in services for homeless people
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St Mungo’s uses donations to provide a bed and support to 2,800 people every night, and they need our help. If you’d like to contribute I’ve added the link to donate to my bio (click @pinkhouseliving and there it is). And please do spread the word so we can ensure as many people as possible #WakeUpToHomelessness today. Thank you 💖

Let’s talk utility rooms, starting with this neon beaut belonging to @emmarhianhill of @hillandfriends (and Mulberry) fame💖👀. To wilfully abuse Jane Austen: it’s a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman in possession of her fifth decade, must be in want of a utility room. What is it about entering your 40s that means former dreams of becoming a rockstar start paling in comparison to having a room, however tiny, in which to keep your washing machine, multiple bottles of Ecover liquid and softener, and a sink for hand-washing your woollens?
Mine is currently a work-in-progress but you can bet I’ll be sharing the shit out of it when it’s done (spoiler: there’s going to be plenty of pink...). 💝 For more pics of Emma’s incredible home, plus how this utility room came to be THIS PINK, click @pinkhouseliving then link in bio 💝
📷: @susielowestudio
#pinkhousehometours

🔨BEFORE/AFTER 🔧Swipe to see how the family room at The Pink House looks after 2.5 months of renovations. Of course, you could argue the latter shot isn’t the ‘after‘ but the ‘middle’, as we have approximately 2.5 more months to go until it’s finished*. What you CAN see is how the internal wall separating our family room and what used to be the utility/toilet has been removed (there is now a shit tonne of steel holding up our house). That wall will in fact be partially replaced - although the door you see in the corner of the room will not; this room with become a cosy cul de sac instead of a corridor. But instead of the normal wall that was there before, we’re having internal crittal-style windows installed, as well as loads of hallway storage on what will be the new hallway side - shelves, wardrobes, shoe benches, the works. And guess what colour I’m going to paint said storage solutions (and the exposed steel beam which is currently dark red)? Uh huh...PINK!
Oh, and see that rectangular cut-out patch of ceiling in the ‘after’ pic? That’s where the trapeze is going to be installed...😍
Before photo: @susielowestudio *Houses are never really finished in my experience
#pinkhouserenovations

Take a seat - it’s Saturday! I definitely need a wee sit down: last night I completed a Tough Mudder race, which was perhaps ill-advised after Friday’s epic @fourseasons fairground-themed knees-up, complete with with giant swings, a bouncy castle and candyfloss cocktails in the heart of Camden 🎠🍭🍸 .
Wishing you all a relaxing/exhilarating/peaceful/joyous weekend (delete as appropriate). If you’re looking for me, I’ll mainly be slumped on a chair (the sofa is in storage due to renovations 😢) eating Oreos watching Orange Is The New Black. 💝Gorgeous embroidered chair ethically handmade in India for @iansnowltd - recieived a pic of it on an email and just had to share💝. #pinkhouseloves #shopindependent #chairingissharing

🎪 EXCITING RENOVATION NEWS! 🎪 Guess what we’re having installed in our renovated family room? Yes! A TRAPEZE! 🎉I’ve long been inspired by images like this one of @oeufnyc founder Sophie Demenge’s Brooklyn dwelling - a colourful, comfortable family home with a touch of high-flying excitement at the centre. And finally I’m going to have a hanging device of my very own, right above the sofa! Woohoo!
The trapeze-of-my-own thing (we’ve come a long way, Virginia Woolf) is especially exciting as I’m halfway through a series of static trapeze classes at my fab local circus school @myaerialhome and I can’t wait to try out some of my new party tricks at home. Though I will have to wait as the trapeze is unlikely to be installed until just before Christmas. That’s going to be one hell of a Greatest Showman-themed New Year’s party... 🤹🏻‍♀️ FYI: I bought my trapeze from circus equipment experts @firetoys.co.uk and I’m working with a structural engineer to ensure it will remain safely attached to the ceiling even if the Pink House Husband decides to hang from his knees holding a large guinea pig or two (I would pay good money to see this). I’ll also be working with any visitors to The Pink House to ensure they hang upside down at least once before they’re allowed to leave. And yes that includes the groceries delivery man. 🆙🙃
📷: from Sophie’s home tour on @cupofjo with photo by @alphamay and styling by @katesjordan
#pinkhouserenovations #thegreatestshowhome

🎂📚 Happy half birthday to my book, Pink House Living! Swipe for a quick flick through...📚🎂 Yup - 6 months ago my first book, Pink House Living (for people cheating on fashion with furniture) was published by @rylandpetersandsmall . I’m really proud of this book (and hugely grateful to everyone who helped make it a reality) which I believe is all of the following:
💖 A beautiful coffee table interiors book that people will genuinely enjoy reading 💖 A how-to home decor book that’s not about laying down the interior design law but instead empowers readers to work out what makes THEM happy in their homes 💖 Funny. Why shouldn’t we have a laugh while we decide how to style our sitting rooms? This shit is supposed to be fun!
💖 A celebration of pink, both as a colour and as a state of mind 💖 A celebration of life, as seen through the lens of my own perfectly imperfect family home 💖 Strokeable/shelfie-able: I’ll be eternally grateful to my amazing publisher @rylandpetersandsmall for letting me choose the tactile fabric book cover I’d always dreamed of. And pink foil embossed too! #sigh
💝 Giftable: It has been said that Pink House Living might be the perfect gift for a colour- and fun-loving new home owner, but I try not to let the Amazon comments go to my head 😉
💖 A compilation of my own interior design triumphs and disasters, which help guide readers in the right direction 💖 A place where you’ll find the most insightful multiple choice quizzes in the business: ‘Are you cheating on fashion with furniture?’ and ‘What’s the right pink for your personality?’ YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ANSWERS!
💖 A collection of mini interviews with some of my interior heroes including: @indiamahdavi (who designed THAT pink room at @sketchlondon), Justin Salisbury, founder of beautiful boutique hotels @artistresidence , and Lou Graham from one of my all-time favourite interior brands @grahamandgreen 📚Fancy a copy? Head over to Amazon pronto as they’ve nearly sold out of their latest shipment!
#pinkhouseliving #cheatingonfashionwithfurniture

Happy Friday! Are there some rooms or pieces of furniture that have had a lifelong effect on your sense of style? Places or items that speak directly to your essence? For me, this Victorian conversation piece at @babingtonhouse is one of those. JUST LOOK AT HER 😍. I can’t think of anything more delicious than sugar-pink velvet set up for a good old champagne-fuelled chinwag. What are the places or pieces that changed your interior life/style for ever? 💖
📷: @emmarosestyle
#pinkhouseloves

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Oct 9, 2019

5 interiors tips from Queer Eye's Bobby Berk

Oct 9, 2019

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.

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Sep 26, 2019

Behind Hill & Friends founder Emma Hill’s famous pink door

Sep 26, 2019

Of the many wonderful pink doors I’ve seen, one stands frame and fanlight above the rest. And that is the hot pink, be-googly-eyed front door belonging to hip handbag label Hill & Friends’ fabulous founder Emma Hill, behind which she lives with her 12-year-old son.

Sep 26, 2019

Sep 15, 2019

Renovating with kids – a guide to low-stress living

Sep 15, 2019

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.

Sep 15, 2019

Aug 11, 2019

Help a sister out

Aug 11, 2019

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 – particularly women’s causes. It’d basically be heartless for you not to whip out your credit card.

Aug 11, 2019

Jul 31, 2019

Breaking the loo taboo

Jul 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!

Jul 31, 2019

Jul 21, 2019

The 5 most O.T.T. homes listed on Airbnb Luxe

Jul 21, 2019

Airbnb’s come a long way from blow up mattresses on a stranger’s creaking wooden floor. With its recent acquisition of Luxury Retreats, the home rental service has thrown on a tux and entered the world of glamour with Airbnb Luxe. The villas, castles, kasbahs and private islands on offer all have one thing in common – they are luxury epitomised…

Jul 21, 2019

Jul 14, 2019

My 9yo son's urban jungle bedroom - room reveal!

Jul 14, 2019

My eldest son Oscar is a lucky little (insert inappropriate term of abuse here): of all the bedrooms in The Pink House, his has the best view. So when it came to designing Oscar’s room, its location, perched high above London, was a key consideration. I wanted to reference the city beyond his window, but balance the urban with the presence of nature…

Jul 14, 2019

Jun 30, 2019

Suite Dreams

Jun 30, 2019

The Pink House *loves* the unabashed luxury of a hotel suite, so we decided to round-up a few of our favourites, looking at exactly what makes them so fabulous. Now you can feel like champagne room service is just a phone call away (even if the reality is more like a mug of Earl Grey)…

Jun 30, 2019

Jun 26, 2019

#PinkPilgrimage to California

Jun 26, 2019

You might have noticed from the Pink House Instagram that the list of pink places on our bucket list (it’s pronounced ‘bouquet list’, of course) is growing ridiculously long. So in the interest of getting organised, we’ve decided to create pink travel guides for our favourite places. They’re like regular travel guides, but read through rose-tinted glasses…

Jun 26, 2019

Jun 23, 2019

The Greatest Home On Earth

Jun 23, 2019

Stripes, sequins, candy floss and friendly elephants - what’s not to love about the Big Top? Here are The Pink House’s favourite circus-themed interiors to help make yours…(cue Hugh Jackman voice…) THE GREATEST HOME ON EARTH!

Jun 23, 2019