Last Wednesday I was sitting on the train to London, on my way to preview some of the upcoming autumn-winter designs from interiors brand MADE.com, when I received a rather unexpected email from the lovely ladies in its PR team. They’d just co-launched a brand-new houseboat rental called The Boathouse London and there’d been a last-minute cancellation, so would I like to stay there after the . . .
Mood board inspiration: styling tiles five ways
[Advertisement - this is a paid partnership with Claybrook, but as always all words and opinions are my own] I love creating mood boards: they’re a great way to gather inspiration in the early stages of planning an interior scheme, and they act as a handy visual guide which you can reference going forwards. And they’re huge fun – I sometimes put them together even when I have no particular . . .
Home tour | A minimalist, Scandinavian-style house in Portugal
The subject of my latest home-tour post might look like a minimalist Scandinavian pad, but it’s actually set in the beautiful Portuguese city of Porto (which, by the way, is well worth visiting). It’s owned by Susana Oliveira, whose Instagram gallery is one of my favourites. She has an excellent eye for design, and I love seeing little snippets of her gorgeous house, which blends iconic Nordic . . .
How to choose wooden flooring
Selecting the flooring was by far the trickiest decision of my recent living-room makeover – I knew I wanted wooden boards with a pale, Nordic aesthetic, but that was about it. The array of colour and finish options on the market nowadays is mind-boggling, and I must have spent hours gazing at various samples and agonising over which to choose. After all, flooring has a huge impact on both the . . .
Summer travel essentials
When it comes to packing for a trip away, I'm as much of a minimalist as I am when I'm decorating my home: I like to have stylish yet functional items with an understated aesthetic, and I try to take only what I think I'll actually need. Over the years I've also learnt that it's worth investing in high-quality, long-lasting pieces wherever I can, particularly with regards to summer items like . . .
Profile | Hans Peter Munk of MUNK Collective
A few months ago I used one of my regular ‘new finds’ posts to introduce you to MUNK Collective – a Danish brand with a difference. It was founded by Hans Peter Munk, who describes it as a ‘design community’ whose focus is teamwork and collaboration. He partners with emerging designers and architects from across the globe, and the result is a small but perfectly formed range of furniture, lighting . . .
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