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…
Read MorePink House Living, the book of the blog, is out NOW!
I always dreamed of writing my own book. And so, when I started The Pink House blog/business three years ago, a book was part of the plan. I felt there was a gap in the market for a beautiful, colourful interiors book that inspired its readers to create a home that made them truly happy, while making them laugh…
Read MoreWelcome to The Pink House 3.0
Today marks EXACTLY 3 YEARS since I launched The Pink House blog/brand/business! So it feels like the perfect day to re-start this blog, and the newsletter, which has lain dormant for far longer than I intended…
Read MoreStyling an adults-only Halloween party with Sainsbury’s Home
This year I’m determined to reclaim Halloween; why should the kids have all the fun? So I’ve teamed up with Sainsbury’s Home and used their excellent Halloween décor range to help me style up a scary drinks party at The Pink House, with absolutely NO kids allowed…
Read MoreThe Pink House family room reveal!
In the same way that most families have an awkward uncle, stubborn aunt or uncooperative cousin, most homes have a room that’s just plain difficult to decorate. In The Pink House’s case, this room is the Family Room…
Read MoreThe new paint company rewriting the colour rules
A couple of months ago I got a mysterious email about a paint brand called Painthouse - a brand so new their website didn’t even exist yet. They sent me the 72-colour paint chart…and I was sold straightaway. These are some seriously mood-lifting colours…
Read MoreWhy you need an ottoman in your life
Wherever we live, we all wish we had more space. Especially if - like me - you live in London, where property costs an average of £7000 per square metre. Eek! And so we need to be making the most of every inch.
Read MoreIntroducing The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff limited edition collection
It's here! I'm incredibly proud and excited to introduce The Pink House's first ever retail range, a limited edition capsule collection I designed in collaboration with my favourite sofa company, Sofas & Stuff…
Read MoreThe Pink House London kitchen renovation Part 2
Here it is! My pretty-much-finished kitchen, in the South East London house we bought last summer. I can hardly believe how different it looks now compared to before the renovations, especially considering we didn't actually change the main kitchen cabinets…
Read MorePlaying dress-up with my new pink bed
When I welcomed my gorgeous pink bed into The Pink House, I was excited to dress it up with various bedlinen sets. Come on in for a closer look…
Read MoreThe big Pink House bedroom reveal – Before/After
“There are two things I definitely don’t want in our new bedroom,” said the Pink House Husband last summer, “And that’s pink walls and patterned wallpaper.” Read on for the tale of my bedroom renovation, AKA how I stuck to the PHH’s brief but still ended up with the pink, patterned bedroom of my dreams…
Read MoreThe Pink House dining room’s Spring revamp
So long Peter Rabbit plastic bowls, melamine mugs and ugly cracked crockery – my dinner service (and drinks tray) has had a ditch-the-kiddie-crap upgrade, and even the Pink House Husband’s delighted!
Read MorePink House Husband Overheard
This post pays homage to more! magazine's 'Men Overheard' page, while providing the perfect platform for some of PHH's recent opinions on a variety of subjects he is ill equipped to have opinions about...
Read MoreA stationery addict goes shopping
When Paperchase contacted me a few weeks ago, their timing had all the precision of a freshly sharpened pencil: did I want to go on a supermarket sweep at Paperchase, with a view to completely refreshing my new study? Show me the trolley!
Read MoreA room of my own: my study renovation revealed!
I was delighted when the Pink House Husband agreed I could claim this room for my own (although I think that had more to do with the fact that I promised to use the space to store all extraneous cushions and scented candles than any altruistic motive)...
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