“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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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 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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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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The Pink House’s gold cocktail cabinet and blue bookshelves, gilding by Lūx & Umber/Photo: Susie Lowe
Going for gold in The Pink House
Not everything Emily and Jade touch turns to gold – sometimes it’s platinum, silver or Dutch metal…What’s their special power? These talented ladies are professional gilders, and founders of the newly-formed company Lūx & Umber…
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REVEALED! The Pink House Shower Room
This shower room had big boots - or should I say massive faucets - to fill. My previous bathroom renovation, in my Edinburgh Victorian terrace, became something of a viral digital sensation, seen by more than 1 million people across the world. That’s a lot of (water) pressure on my London littlest room.
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The basement hallway in my Edinburgh home/Wallpaper is Prism by Cole & Son/Photo: Susie Lowe
Pink House Helps...in the hallway (and on the stairs)
Pink House Helps is back! And this time we’re tackling the hallway and stairs. Alongside hanging pictures (how does any couple ever agree?) and replacing faulty windows (they somehow cost more than you paid for the actual house), designing and decorating the hallway and stairs is often the last task in a home renovation project.
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AFTER: the finished bedroom!
My 9yo son's urban jungle bedroom - room reveal!
My eldest son Oscar is a lucky little (insert inappropriate term of abuse here): of all the bedrooms in The Pink House, his has the best view. So when it came to designing Oscar’s room, its location, perched high above London, was a key consideration. I wanted to reference the city beyond his window, but balance the urban with the presence of nature…
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3D image of The Pink House, complete with the pink steel extension we’ve received planning permission for
Revealed! The Pink House's big renovation project
A few months ago, when I told a neighbour we were applying for planning permission to erect a pink steel structure at the front of our house, she just laughed: “In Lewisham? You’ll be lucky!” But we DID get lucky, and ours was given the go ahead just last week. Hooray! Break out the pink champagne!
Read MorePink House Living in Fabric magazine
Thanks to Fabric Magazine for featuring me, my house and my book Pink House Living in their most recent issue. Writer Ali asked me a number of probing questions about my London home (AKA The Pink House v2), my views on how the digital world inspires my decor choices, and my favourite brands and interior finds…
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