I have never been one of those people who can work in a mess. I love a tidy desk. So when Paperchase asked if I could be tempted to zhuzh my desk, my answer was 'where do I sign?'. (Also - who can resist the opportunity for a makeover?)…
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Dare I say it? The weather has been positively (comparatively) balmy of late. There's blossom on the trees. I've bared my ankles for three days on the trot. Spring is coming and it heralds a wardrobe (and home) shift. I am sliding away from darks and into the light joyfulness of pastel hues.…
I should really be sponsored by a basket company. I flipping love them.…
Have you heard about the new interiors trends for 2018 yet? …
“I am”, said my friend and fellow journalist, Claire, “actually losing sleep over paint samples.” She was 8 months pregnant, with a toddler and a job clamouring for attention, in the throes of moving and doing up her new flat. I knew exactly what – or rather who – she needed: our favourite interiors guru Laura Stephens, here to answer every one of her – and your – paint dilemmas. (Check back in next week to see Claire’s flat…)…
I was lucky enough to see a preview of Home Again, starring Reese Witherspoon and directed by Nancy Meyers. Now, I make no pretence of being a film critic (although read on for my review), but what I am is an amateur interiors critic. And the interiors in this movie are insanely good. The Home Again house might actually be my dream home.…
Pass me a blanket, a good book and a box of After Eights, I’m ready to cosy up for autumn. And if you want to get your home autumn-ready, here’s what you need to know… …
We interrupt the holiday hiatus to bring you a Very Important Announcement: this is the best home collection we’ve seen in ages. Talk about covetous, we’re about to stage a trolley dash.…
I am, as you know, a big fan of a basket. You’d do well not to trip over one in pretty much any room of my house. When Elizabeth de Vise emailed me about Artisanne, the company she set up with her sister, producing ethical, beautiful baskets which also empower local women, she had me at ‘baskets’.…
These two sales are best for what I call ‘zhuzhifying details’. These are the things you think you don’t need – but they actually make your home feel like your home.…