Summer? We're still freezing our tits off here in Edinburgh and the kids are attempting to kill each other 'in the style of Ninjago'. But it's OK! Because we have the totally tropical Fab Five for your viewing/buying/lusting pleasure...
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A mix of vintage and modern adds character/Photo: Tessa Neustadt; Design: Amber Interiors
Q: How can I give my new build personality?
Jessica Buckley, from Jessica Buckley Interiors, says: "All rooms look better when they seem to have “evolved” over time and have a bit of personality; a room with everything the same style or period becomes dull very quickly..."
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The Birds and the Bees
Yesterday, Penguin Books launched The Birds and the Bees, their new Vintage Classics collection, with covers designed by - yup - Timorous Beasties, and set the literary world a-buzz (sorry).
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The Fab Five: Fashion
Yup, there's no denying our total obsession with the new House of Holland X Habitat collection. And it put us in mind of some of our other favourite fashion designers and their interiors collections...
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Henry Holland proudly sporting a leopard print tail
House of Holland X Habitat - how to style it
So this week the House of Holland X Habitat collection dropped. And boy did it make a loud noise. But sometimes, faced with fashion-inspired interiors this fantastical, it can be a little tricky deciding how to include the pieces in your own home, which maybe isn't quite so...hallucinatory.
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Rather quieter than Soho Farmhouse/Photo: Susie Lowe
The Cotswolds Without The Kids
As the owner/herder of two small children, top of my list of things I look for in a hotel is that it doesn't allow kids.
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Meet the Alexander McQueen of Urban Art
Alexander McQueen once said: 'I think of people I want to dress when I design'. For artist Rugman, AKA Anthony McEwan, the same approach applies when he creates art: he has a clear idea of the home he is designing for...
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Grainne Morton: making homes gorgeous since 1970/Photo: Susie Lowe
An Eclectic Edwardian Home in Edinburgh
It was the living room that did it: as soon as we saw jewellery designer Grainne Morton’s vibrant floral sofa against the dark grey walls, we felt a Pink House Home Tour coming on...
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The Pink House in i-on magazine
We love a drink or five here at The Pink House. So we were well chuffed when the lovely folk at i-on magazine, Scotland's largest lifestyle glossy, asked us to write about what makes a Pinterest Perfect home bar.
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The Pink House in Real Homes magazine
Wondering what the 10 interiors trends are for spring/summer 2016? Well, according to Real Homes magazine, The Pink House's living room is one of them. Number 6 - 'Burst of Brights' - to be precise...
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The Fab Five: Trays
We’ve been desperate to do a feature on trays ever since we thought of the headline ‘Tray Chic’ and skipped around the house saying, ‘Tray chic! It’s BLOODY GENIUS!’ and singing Girls Aloud ‘I Don’t Speak French’
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Photo: Rachel Whiting
Top 5 Kids Room Wallpapers
Of course you want your little darling to be happy with their room, but, at the same time, you don't want to feel like ripping out your own eyes every time you walk through the nursery door...
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Laura's new-build bedroom needs a bit of TLC
Q: How can I beautify my new-build bedroom?
Laura says: 'We moved into this house six years ago. Since then I've hardly had any time to do it up, but now I'm ready to get on and make some changes.'
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A hipster explosion in the Ace London lobby/Photo: Andrew Meredith
Ace London: The UK's ultimate Hipster Hotel
I’ve stayed in some cool hotels in my time. One had special sex packs in the mini-bar, complete with condoms and lube. Another was only accessible by canoe...
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The Fab Five: Copper
Have you heard the news? It's now illegal not to have at least one copper accessory in your home. But look on the bright side: copper is gorgeous, it goes with everything, and - yes - it's even a little bit pink.
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