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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…

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In Inside The Pink House, Living Rooms Tags Halloween, Seasonal, Not for kids, Bar, Drinks tray, Sainsbury's Home, Style it dark
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The Pink House’s peachy family room, decked out in fabulous Shrimps for Habitat decor

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…

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In Inside The Pink House, Shopping, Living Rooms Tags Habitat, Fashion, Collaboration, Plants on pink, Renovation, Living with kids
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The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff

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…

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In Inside The Pink House, Shopping, Press, Living Rooms Tags The Pink House designs, The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff, Sofas & Stuff, Pink
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Super sexy pink velvet curtains by The London Curtain Girls in The Pink House/Photo: Susie Lowe

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...

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In Expert Advice, Inside The Pink House, Shopping, Living Rooms Tags London, Renovation, Pink, Window treatments
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Never ever letting go of this wow-factor Jonathan Adler vase

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... 

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In Inside The Pink House, Shopping, Living Rooms Tags Room reveal, Christmas, Amara, Home styling, Home decor, Flowers, Hayford & Rhodes, Pink, Pink House Husband, Trend, Sofas & Stuff, Before and after
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Nicola and her famous green sofa

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...

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In Living Rooms Tags Velvet sofa, Winning the war, Living with kids, Living room, Colour confidence, Instagram, Maximalism, Style it dark, Abigail Ahern
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Wendy's Enchanted Wood rug in The Pink House's living room/Photo: Susie Lowe

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…

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In Expert Advice, Inside The Pink House, Shopping, Living Rooms, Kitchens Tags Wendy Morrison Design, Rugs, Scotland, Living with kids, Japan
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The Pink House's Style Room at the House & Garden Festival/Sketch by Anita Brown 3D Visualisation

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!

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In Expert Advice, Living Rooms, Press Tags interior design, Planning a room, Boutique hotel, Bar, Sofas & Stuff, Gin, Buster + Punch
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Colour coded books on Stylophile's shelf

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...

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In Expert Advice, Living Rooms Tags Colour confidence, Interior blogger, Books, Living room, Not for kids, How to
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Laurie Smith from Laurie Lee Leather's bookshelf 

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.

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In Expert Advice, Living Rooms Tags Colour confidence, Books, Living room, Not for kids, How to
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Kitchen design: Jessica Buckley Interiors /Photo: Douglas Gibb

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...

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In Opinion, Kitchens, Living Rooms, Bathrooms Tags Pink, Colour confidence, Gender neutral, Jessica Buckley, Country house, Kit Kemp, Lisa Dawson
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Erica Davies: you'd never know her home even HAD roomwreckers in residence

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.

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In Me & my roomwreckers, Expert Advice, Living Rooms Tags Bloggers I heart, Fashion, Colour confidence, Living room, Kids, Before and after
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The Pink House basement before: an ugly, oversized sofa bed, threadbare carpet and not much else

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. 

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In Inside The Pink House, Living Rooms Tags Before and after, Renovation, Not for kids, Jessica Buckley, Luxury home
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The Pink House living room; the colour scheme was inspired by the James Hawkins painting/Photo: Susie Lowe

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... 

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In Inside The Pink House, Living Rooms Tags Home tour, Living room, Open plan living, Before and after, Coloured walls
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Amara Interior Blog Awards IBA16 Best Newcomer winner The Pink House
Winner Pinterest UK 17 Best Wow factor interior The Pink House bathroom
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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Halloween: yet another opportunity to come up with bad puns involving your own home decor. If you want more the link in bio is ready and waiting for you 🦇👻🎃. Photo: @megantaylorphoto #pinkhousesays #aintnobodygottimeforbat #punderful #getyourravenon #😃
🎃NEW BLOG POST🎃 This year I’m determined to reclaim Halloween for the grown-ups; why should kids have all the frightening fun? 👻 So I’ve teamed up with @sainsburyshome to style a scary drinks party at The Pink House, with absolutely NO kids allowed. Only here for the BOOs? 🍸🍷🍹 You’ve come to the right place! Click @pinkhouseliving then link in bio for my batty new blog post, complete with pics of me making a tit of myself in a pink witch’s costume 🧙‍♀️, some pimped up pumpkins crafted by the clever Martha @the_colour_file 🎃 and some terrible terrible puns. Halloween for kids? Ain’t nobody got time for bat. 🦇 📷: @megantaylorphoto #mysainsburyshome #sainsburyshome #halloween
I have a new coat and it’s the EXACT same colour as my velvet buttoned sitting room footstool, which also happens to be my current favourite shade of pink, and therefore my current favourite colour full stop. What would you call this colour? Cassis? Pirple? Punk? Whatever it’s called, I wasn’t sure it would look right with my hot pink neon bag (and neon nails) but in fact I couldn’t love the combo more. And now I see some more fluoro pink in my sitting room’s future 🔮. Am I the only one who takes decor inspo from my wardrobe? Outfit credits (I used to dream of doing this as a 14-year-old reading Just 17): Coat: @phvlo (#gift from last night’s launch of this amazing sustainable brand) | Boots @marksandspencer | Bag @hillandfriends | Slightly awkward pose, model’s own. 📷: @sommerfruits 💖 #whenpeoplematchdecor #ihavethisthingwithpink #phvlo #grlshelpinggrls #sustainablefashion #cheatingonfurniturewithfashion #cheatingonfashionwithfurniture #thepinkhouse
Wallpaper Wednesday feels like the right day for me to declare my love for this beautiful new @bluebellgray ‘Peggy’ wallcovering. Can’t stop thinking how fab it would look in my kitchen. Don’t tell the Pink House Husband though; I don’t think he’ll be quite so enthusiastic 🙈. #wallpaperwednesday #wintheinteriorwar
One of the things I love most about my job is working with wonderful brands. My wardrobe is full of gorgeous @hushhomewear clothes, so when they asked if I would write a piece for the Hush magazine about bringing the winter floral trend into your home I was delighted. Swipe to read the piece, which features some more of my fave brands 💖. I’ve also linked to my feature on the Hush blog in my Stories. I might be cheating on fashion with furniture much of the time, but I do love it when the two come together. In fact, I’m being treated to some more fashion fun this evening at the @grlpwrgang launch of new sustainable clothing brand @phvlo - see Stories for updates on the evening. 👗#cheatingonfashionwithfurniture #cheatingonfurniturewithfashion #hushhomewear #winterflorals #interiortrends #aw18 #thepinkhouse
I can’t speak French (except ‘croissant’ 🥐, ‘vino’ 🍷, and ‘Cartier’ 💍), but instead of letting the funky music do the talking, I grabbed my 8yo son and hopped on the Eurostar to Paris a couple of weekends ago. Because, you know, we could! I still don’t speak any French, but 48 hours in Paris with an eight-year-old has qualified me to write a blog post sharing my dos and don’ts of a (mainly) successful avec-kid trip to this sexy city…Click @pinkhouseliving then click link in bio to have a read. With huge thanks to @thehoxtonhotel Paris for putting us up (and putting up with us 😬) in exchange for coverage. Extra special thanks to the amazing staff who looked after us so well when my brand new Miu Miu purse got stolen in Montmartre 😭(more detail on this debacle in my post). #pariswithkids #parisguide #thehoxtonparis
Another before and after, this time of the kitchen. I can’t write any more because I’ve had too much gin. I blame @maxmademedoit and @gold_is_a_neutral 🍸🍸🍸. Happy weekend everyone! #beforeandafter #pinkhouserenovations
Is it too early to start booking our holiday for next year? This flashback Friday I’m dreaming of blue sky summer days at the @mwholidays Phokaia beach resort in Turkey - definitely an option for summer 2019. We had such fun at this resort; our boys keep begging to go back - I’ve seen @mother_of_daughters and @dresslikeamum have a fab time with their broods here too. The beach, pool, activities, weather, childcare, food and staff were all excellent, with special mention to the amazing tennis coaches who taught my boys to play. 🎾 Maybe 2019 will be the year we take the kids skiing for the first time as well; I haven’t hit the slopes for 10 years and I miss it. Even the time the Pink House Husband messed up his arm on his snowboard and had to go to hospital dressed as a school boy (we were doing fancy dress day like the fresh-out-of-uni twats we were) complete with eyeliner freckles was lots of fun. Though maybe not for him. #notanad just #adanamazingtime #fbf
#WakeUpToHomelessness - I’m such a lucky cow. Look at me, in my poncy pyjamas, holding my smug mug, sitting on my privileged pink bed. I take it for granted that I have a roof over my head, central heating, a bed to sleep in. But not everyone is so lucky. Which is why I’m proud to be partnering with @stmungos , one of the UK’s leading homelessness charities, who are asking everyone to wake up to the issue of homelessness this month. Because the sad truth is that rough sleeping is on the rise - in fact, it’s increased by 169% in England alone since 2010. Every night, St Mungo’s provides a bed and support to more than 2,700 people, and works throughout the day with people sleeping rough, in hostels and at risk of homelessness. And they need our help to continue their work. They’re asking us to: - Share a selfie of ourselves waking up in he morning, tagging it #wakeuptohomelessness ✅ - Encourage others to do the same ✅ - Donate £5 by texting WUTH18 to 70070 ✅ - Spread the word by tagging 3 friends ✅ So how about it @the_colour_file @hjsouthwood @iamalisonperry 💖 #pinkhairreallycare #stmungos #stophomelessness
BEFORE/AFTER family room reveal - swipe for ‘before’ pic! 🙈 I haven’t done a before/after room reveal for ages but then I came across a stash of photos that I’d taken about a year ago, not long after we’d moved in to our new London home. Before pics are such a great way of reminding yourself how far you’ve come when you’re renovating as it can be a rather long, stressful process. We still have a long way to go with this house - walls to knock down, bathrooms to build, front gardens to flatten and garages to transform into teen dens before the kids actually become teenagers. Thankfully we’ve just hired the amazing Kate from @loudarchitects to help with the process - I can’t wait to get busy with the wrecking ball, though realistically the messy stuff will probably have to wait until the summer. For now, I have a peachy family room to enjoy, and a couple of other rooms to overhaul as well as plenty of planning to get my teeth into. Watch this space - and the blog - for updates. And if you fancy seeing more ‘after’ pics of this room, plus info on the process I went through, click the link in my bio for The Pink House family room reveal blog post 📷: @mypainthouse #beforeandafter #pinkhouserenovations #cheatingonfashionwithfurniture

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Styling an adults-only Halloween party with Sainsbury’s Home
Oct 18, 2018
Styling an adults-only Halloween party with Sainsbury’s Home
Oct 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…

Read More →
Oct 18, 2018
The Pink House X hush
Oct 17, 2018
The Pink House X hush
Oct 17, 2018

My wardrobe is full of gorgeous Hush clothes, so when they asked if I would write a piece for the Hush magazine and blog about bringing the winter floral trend into your home I was delighted…

Read More →
Oct 17, 2018
The dos and don'ts of Paris with kids
Oct 12, 2018
The dos and don'ts of Paris with kids
Oct 12, 2018

I don’t speak French, but 48 hours in Paris with an eight-year-old has qualified me to share my dos and don’ts of a (mainly) successful avec-kid trip to this sexy city…

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Oct 12, 2018
Why I’m not qualified to write about cancer (but I’m going to do it anyway)
Oct 2, 2018
Why I’m not qualified to write about cancer (but I’m going to do it anyway)
Oct 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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The Pink House family room reveal!
Sep 26, 2018
The Pink House family room reveal!
Sep 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…

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Sep 26, 2018
The new paint company rewriting the colour rules
Sep 18, 2018
The new paint company rewriting the colour rules
Sep 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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Sep 18, 2018
Why you need an ottoman in your life
Sep 12, 2018
Why you need an ottoman in your life
Sep 12, 2018

Wherever we live, we all wish we had more space. Especially if - like me - you live in London, where property costs an average of £7000 per square metre. Eek! And so we need to be making the most of every inch.

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Sep 12, 2018
QUIZ: Are you winning the interior war?
Aug 24, 2018
QUIZ: Are you winning the interior war?
Aug 24, 2018

The first rule of any fight? Know thy enemy. This quiz will help you understand your interior design opponent and your personal fighting style, and I’ve included some useful hints and tips to help you overcome your nemesis… 

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Aug 24, 2018
How brands should work with bloggers - a case study
Jul 20, 2018
How brands should work with bloggers - a case study
Jul 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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Jul 20, 2018
The Pink House in the Evening Standard
Jun 24, 2018
The Pink House in the Evening Standard
Jun 24, 2018

It's an odd feeling, standing on the Tube, watching people stare at your kitchen and read you being quoted as saying, "It was important to me that my kitchen didn't look like a kitchen"…

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Jun 24, 2018