Like it or not, all good trends must come to an end. So what’s the natural progression from plants on pink? Presenting my new décor obsession: Cactus on Copper!
Read More5 fantastic reasons to feed kids outside
It’s no secret: I don’t love cooking. When I’m hungry I don’t want to cook; I want to eat RIGHT NOW. And when I’m not hungry I don’t want to think about food; I want to be otherwise engaged. That’s before we even get onto grocery shopping (scream face emoji)...
Read MoreWhy I'm moving back to London
At my life stage lots of people move out of London to a) be near family, b) afford a bigger house/garden, and c) to find a more peaceful way of living. We are doing the opposite, but somehow it just feels right...
Read MoreMy interior bucket list
I recently posted an image on Instagram of a pink clawfooted cast iron bath, because owning a freestanding, clawfooted bath - ideally a pink one - is on my interior bucket list; those home-related items I simply MUST have before shuffling stylishly off this mortal coil.
Read MoreThe Pink House on the Little Yellow Couch podcast
This week the fabulous ladies from Little Yellow Couch popped my podcast cherry 🍒 (despite my own couch being both green and rather large) - have a listen, at the bottom of this post...
Read More6 rooms that rock pink
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...
Read MoreThe Pink House on Design Sponge
Design Sponge is that rare beast: a site about interiors and design, which has real soul and character - masses of credit to founder Grace Bonney for featuring homes belonging to people you really want to get to know.
Read MoreWhy I've ditched heels for flats forever
It's been revealed this week that there are still loads of sexist employers who force female employees to wear heels. So this seemed a good time to make a stand (!) in flat shoes, and explain why I've chosen never to wear heels ever ever again, like, ever.
Read More10 minutes with Kelly Hoppen
We might disagree on our favourite colour, but I'm delighted to announce that the very fabulous GIDC judge Kelly Hoppen has shared her thoughts on all things interiors, toilet roll and taupe with The Pink House.
Read MoreThe Pink House on A Beautiful Mess
A Beautiful Mess is, by its own admission, 'a lifestyle company focused on creating happiness through a homemade lifestyle'. Now, anyone who knows me will be aware that, although I can fold an origami animal or two, my lifestyle isn't exactly what you'd call 'homemade'...
Read MoreWhy we all need a she shed
Yes, there are benefits to working in the basement office. Namely, that it’s close to the utility room. But despite this huge bonus, what I really really want, with Geri Haliwellesque fervor, is not just a room, but an entire tiny HOUSE of my own. Yes; I want a She Shed.
Read MoreThe dos and don'ts of seasonal socialising
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to Christmas, with its parties, presents and pitfalls a-plenty, the least of my worries is wondering what to buy Auntie Margaret (yup; shortbread again). Instead, the biggest stresses of the season are social...
Read More10 interior tricks Instagram can teach us
Once upon a time I found my interior inspiration in beautiful bars, hotels and restaurants across the world. And then two things happened: 1) I had kids, and the nights out and holidays abroad became far less frequent; and 2) Instagram.
Read MoreThe Pink House on Apartment Therapy
Being featured on Apartment Therapy is nearly as good as that time when I found a solid chocolate United biscuit - you remember; the amazing ones that could be broken into three pieces and had little honeycomb pieces in the chocolate, and then biscuit in the middle...?
Read MoreThe Perfect Pink House Cuppa
It’s safe to say tea is kind of a big deal in The Pink House. I would estimate that, on a typical work-from-home weekday, about 10 milky cups of the stuff are consumed between myself and the Pink House Husband...
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