Come with me as I take Print Club London on a tour of The Pink House, chatting about renovations, surviving lockdown and my pick of their prints as we go…
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Avocado and raffia have combined to form a super group
Interior ideas to steal from Bella Freud’s £3.8m BBC building apartment
Bella Freud’s knitwear is instantly recognisable and effortlessly chic, transforming a chilly day into a bright one with a swift injection of her signature playful style. So when we heard she’d designed an apartment in the newly renovated Television Centre – also home to the utterly fabulous White City Soho House – we had to take a snoop around…
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Prints by Desenio (From top, L to R: Pink Gradient Cubes; Pink Sky; Pink Dress)
How I found my Prints Charming and fell back in love with my home office
Sometimes the perfect brand approaches you with the perfect project at the perfect time. In this case, when I was at peak print panic, it was Desenio, the affordable art specialists, who asked if I’d like to pick some pieces from their collection to hang on The Pink House walls…
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“If Mummy had only remembered to pre-book tickets I’d be at the top right now”
The dos and don'ts of Paris with kids
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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The Pink House London kitchen BEFORE/AFTER: Part 1
When we bought The Pink House London it was a vision in shades of beige, which at least makes for some striking reveals as I colour it in, room by room. The kitchen is no exception. So here you go – before/after shots of the first stage of my renovation of this room…
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Highly appropriate neon art in Mr Hanbury's bar
Artist Residence Oxfordshire: the ultimate New Year escape
At uber-cool new boutique hotel Artist Residence Oxfordshire, “interior inspo” doesn’t even begin to cover it. This place is a veritable treasure trove of the hottest interior décor the UK has to offer, most of which I want to take home with me RIGHT NOW.
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Me and my home decor gateway purchase: surprise - it's a pink velvet armchair
Your designer décor ‘gateway purchases’ that opened the shopping floodgates
What's your home decor gateway purchase? I asked this question on Instagram Stories and was rewarded with a flood of fascinating, inspiring, shocking, heart-warming answers (and a whole host of monkey-covering-eyes emojis), a selection of which you can read here…
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Me and my Cole & Son Prism wallpaper - definitely a home decor 'do'
Home truths: how to make your pad truly fabulous
If it’s true what they say that messing up is the best way to learn, then I’m quite the home decor expert. And now with a fair few houses, clients and styling projects under my belt, I feel just about qualified to offer up a few home truths of my own…
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The Edinburgh house we left behind, complete with London bus blind/Photo: Susie Lowe
15 things I missed most about London
I'll be honest. There's the odd moment, when I'm lying on the mattress on my laminate London floor late at night, having been woken yet again by a barking dog or returning party goer, that I wonder what the hell I've done...
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7 reasons you should stay at Artist Residence London
I might have been unlucky in my state of health during a recent London visit, but I was extremely fortunate when it came to my accommodation. The Artist Residence in London's Pimlico is, quite simply, one of the most inspirational hotels I've ever stayed in...
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Mixed media on canvas by Dale vN Marshall
Introducing the UK’s hottest new contemporary artist
The Pink House can exclusively reveal that the UK’s hottest new street artist, Dale vN Marshall, will be unveiling a ground-breaking exhibition during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.
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The bedroom in fashion boutique owner Emmanuel de Bayser's apartment, with Bridget Riley art on the wall. Photo: Manolo Yllera
Q: I want to buy a piece of contemporary investment art – which artists should I be looking at?
The Pink House's art consultant Vanessa Brodrick says: Some contemporary artists are a better bet than others – here are my top three recommendations...
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