My London bedroom, where I love to sleep uninterrupted by screaming babies
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…
Read MoreWhen 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…
Read MoreAFTER: the finished bedroom!
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…
Read More“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 MoreA bedroom in the Crosby Hotel, NY, designed by Kit Kemp
Here are five of my favourite non-wall-mounted lamps that I think would look rather beautiful illuminating a bedtime book...
Read MoreThe joy of sweets - and M&S super-soft bedding
If I were you, I'd be reluctant to read a blow-by-blow account of how I spent a blissful, boozy night away from head-locks, homework-based whining and Paw Patrol. I mean, what's in it for you, right? Well, how about I promise to try and be entertaining, while providing practical tips on how you can have a similar experience?
Read MoreI'd look chuffed if I'd made this make-up too
Today's announcement that Jonathan Adler has teamed up with Clinique to create a limited edition of fabulously packaged make-up is excellent news for both our faces AND our dressing tables.
Read MoreThe Tower Pool at Ushuaia, Ibiza, where we did drinking
I went to Ibiza with my girlfriends, and partied hard for four whole nights and days. And then I returned to the small Pink House Dwellers and got on with my life, (practically) hangover free. How? Well, read on and I'll tell you...
Read MoreLaura's new-build bedroom needs a bit of TLC
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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It took a lot of effort, but I finally convinced the Pink House Husband that, along with the house’s exterior, we should paint the bedroom pink.
Read MoreGraham and Kristina Farrow & Balled an Ikea cot and charity-shop wardrobe
Kristina and Graham's three-year-old daughter Clemence has bedroom decor most adults would kill for, and on a tiny budget.
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