Designer, journalist, judge on the The Great Interior Design Challenge, and colour devotee -if you want interiors know-how, Sophie Robinson is your woman. Do we want to ask her about trends for 2019, genius kitchen planning tricks, and the inside track on her new home renovation? Indeed we do.…
Welcome to our Christmas gift guides 2018. We've kept it simple this year: no blowing-the-budget, no excessive choice. Instead, you'll find some smaller brands and retailers and a carefully edited selection of our favourite gifts for your favourite people.…
And we’re back with part two of Claire’s incredible, makes-you-want-to-redecorate home.…
Have we got a treat for you. The very talented Claire of The Green-Eyed Girl has very kindly agreed to share her home tour with us. Welcome to house envy. …
Maybe it's the nigh-on tropical temperatures. Maybe it's the cushion and bookends I spied in Tiger. But I think I've got palm print in my eye.…
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?)…
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…)…