Mad about the house

Good morning everyone and I hope you all had lovely weekends. I can't believe Monday has come around again so fast bookmarked as it is by our weekly strolls through beautiful rooms. I often start out trying to find you a trend or a theme but then I get distracted…

Ok stop all the clocks and cut off the telephones and all that - this is the one. It's a two bedroom house in east London and while it's more expensive than last week - and sadly the lack of space means we won't be sharing it - it's so…

It's been nearly a year and now I'm thrilled to show you the finished house as it appears in the 25th anniversary issue of Red magazine which is out now (even though it's the October issue). I will go through all the rooms in turn showing you what we did…

A gorgeous colour-drenched house for you this week but one where we are very definitely not looking at the price unless some of you are much richer than you have been letting on. This last one before the annual summer break when the housing market goes very quiet (and this…

I've never really been much of a vintage shopper. But vintage furniture? That I can do. I think this is really where your home can stand out on its own and bring more of a unique style to a homogenous interiors world (thanks Instagram).

A light and summery mix of rooms for you this week seeing as we have, so far - at least where I am - had three sunny days in a row. That may be it for the British summer so enjoy it while it's here. Now, what do you think…

If you ever read blog post titles this one may not mean that much to you but if I show you the pantry that possibly broke the internet it may seem more familiar. This narrow pantry was pinned and admired by everyone. My mother-in-law got contractors' quotes to recreate it,…

I had thought of trying to find a white modern palette cleanser for you today after the reaction to the Wow!house on Wednesday but instead I found this and I liked it more. To address that - yes it is full on but it is also a showcase for the…

Owned by the renowned London-based wine merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd, No.1 St James is a residential apartment block which has recently been redeveloped. Paying homage to the building's heritage was a key factor in the redesign, thanks to developers Obbard and design expert Kate Watson-Smyth.

Kate Watson-Smyth runs the interiors blog Mad About the House, which she set up in 2012. A journalist who has written for most of the UK national press, sh