“I thought I’d wear a pink sequinned playsuit and twirl a gymnastics ribbon – is that OK?” When Hillarys asked for my outfit and prop choice for the Interior Squad launch photoshoot and didn’t bat an eyelid at my response, I knew we were onto a winner…
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Summer tablescaping on the pink pagoda
The thing I love most about entertaining outside, is the lack of mess and clutter it creates inside! Our homes have to work so hard these days - and my boys are definitely not getting any smaller, so every spare inch counts…
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The Story of my London Pink House
See below for my chat with journalist Georgie from Ideal Home magazine, about how The Pink House London came to be. Photos by the fabulous Susie Lowe.
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My London bedroom, where I love to sleep uninterrupted by screaming babies
Why sleep deprivation forced me to leave London
A great sleep turns me into a morning person, a jump-out-of-bed, look-on-the-bright-side, Ferris Bueller-quoting kind of person. Basically, a person who, when life moves pretty fast, has the energy to ensure I don’t miss it…
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The walls are painted in Edward Bulmer blush pink with graduated quantities of pigment according to the amount of daylight
Is this the sexiest pink and green kitchen ever?
This kitchen belongs to a terraced 2-bedroom cottage in Fulham, West London and was created by visionary interior designer Zoe Stopford for a client who thought an entirely grey kitchen ‘might be nice’…
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I'm swinging in Metro newspaper!
The Metro found out I had a trapeze in my home and they wanted to know more - so I told them!
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The PLAY chair with me and Katie
Revealed: The Pattern Project chairs I designed with DFS!
Revealed! The full range of 6 fabulous patterned armchairs I designed in partnership with DFS and Katie @comedowntothewoods, AND the crafty quiz I’ve concocted to help you decide which chair is right for you…
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The best room in The Pink House
Family spaces are all very well, but right now, after months of being locked down with two little boys and one largish ginger man, heaven is a space of my own…
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From Reel to REAL: my interiors style from the 1990s till today
On Instagram I’ve shared a 30-second Reel video of my home style and fashion sense from the 1990s to the present day. In this blog post I’m going into more detail about the influences and inspiration behind my style in each decade…
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The Room I Couldn't Be Bothered To Renovate - the reveal!
When we don’t have guests, this room is used as a home office by the Pink House Husband, who is a tricky, unadventurous client with dubious taste…
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Play with Emily Murray - my new podcast launches!
I’m SO excited to announce that my brand new podcast, Play with Emily Murray, launches on Tuesday 1 December! While you wait for the episodes to drop, here’s a quick trailer explaining what you can expect from Series 1…
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The Blue Lounge - my favourite room at The Grove
“Better than Disneyland”: Football Escapes at The Grove
This half term, determined to do something to counteract the Year of Doom, I decide a spoiler of a family staycation is in order. As luck would have it, I discover Football Escapes is running a staycation at The Grove, the exact same gorgeous Hertfordshire hotel where I got engaged to the Pink House Husband 15 years ago…
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An art tour of The Pink House with Print Club London
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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Breaking the loo taboo: Part 2!
I’ve never lived anywhere with a bathroom big enough to swing a cat. The littlest room in every home I’ve ever occupied would only just accommodate a revolving hamster. Or possibly, at a push, a whirling guinea pig. And my current home, The Pink House in South East London, is definitely no different…
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No cooker hood (or cooking) to be found here!
Lazy lockdown lunches – no cooking required
I might have a fancy kitchen, but truth be told I designed it more for looking at than cooking in. How else would you explain my decision to rip out the very practical extractor hood above the hob, replacing it with a hand-blown glass pendant lamp which looks like a glamorous strawberry?
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