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.
Read More
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…
Read More
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?
Read More
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.
Read More
Look. At. Those. Tiles.
Everything you need to know about London’s hot new women’s members club (yes, the interiors are perfection)
The Wing is a female only workspace – but much more than this, it empowers women to achieve in their careers and partners with non-profits to support the advancement of marginalised women and girls. It’s even been called a ‘millennial-meets-suffragette’ space…
Read MorePink House Living in Luxury Edinburgh
Jane Mackay, the journalist who wrote this feature in Luxury Edinburgh (a glossy magazine published by The Herald), actually took the time to come to my Edinburgh book launch at The Principal Hotel in Edinburgh’s George Street, and interview me in real life…
Read More
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 More
Painting the town pink, room-by-room
In the Pink: 11 pieces to pink up your pad
Here at The Pink House, we unabashedly LOVE pink and everything it denotes – irreverence, playfulness, flirtation and yes, an unabashed celebration of the feminine (whatever gender you are). So we rustled up The Pink House’s most on-brand shopping edit ever. Here are 11 perfect pieces to pink up your pad…
Read More
The pink hue of the Farmhouse’s exterior is known as ‘Suffolk Pink’, a finish common to historical homes in the area
#PinkPilgrimage: The Wilderness Reserve's Farmhouse (and its gloriously pink history)
One of the oldest buildings on beautifully restored 19th century manor estate The Wilderness Reserve is the Suffolk Farmhouse, designed with pink hues throughout, and home to quite possibly the most beautiful bathroom we’ve ever seen. As part of The Pink House’s ongoing #pinkpilgrimage we caught up with The Farmhouse’s interiors team to find out more…
Read More
Prints by Desenio (From top, L to R: Pink Gradient Cubes; Pink Sky; Pink Dress)
How I found my Prints Charming and fell back in love with my home office
Sometimes the perfect brand approaches you with the perfect project at the perfect time. In this case, when I was at peak print panic, it was Desenio, the affordable art specialists, who asked if I’d like to pick some pieces from their collection to hang on The Pink House walls…
Read More
Pink House Living, the book of the blog, is out NOW!
I always dreamed of writing my own book. And so, when I started The Pink House blog/business three years ago, a book was part of the plan. I felt there was a gap in the market for a beautiful, colourful interiors book that inspired its readers to create a home that made them truly happy, while making them laugh…
Read More
F*** You Cancer, a brilliant new book by Deborah James; click HERE to buy
Why I’m not qualified to write about cancer (but I’m going to do it anyway)
Until I met Deborah James AKA @Bowelbabe, Cancer was pretty much pink ribbons and park runs. Now, thanks to my inspirational friend, I’m starting to learn a little about what it’s like to be on the other side of Cancer.
Read More
The Pink House in the Evening Standard
It's an odd feeling, standing on the Tube, watching people stare at your kitchen and read you being quoted as saying, "It was important to me that my kitchen didn't look like a kitchen"…
Read More
Me with fabric designer Emilie Georgia (L) and Zoe Anderson from W.A. Green
Oh what a night! The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff launch party
You know when the stars align, your dreams come true and your husband says, "I can pick the kids up, no problem"? The fabulous launch party for The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff, which took place in Shoreditch on 13 June, was one of those times…
Read More
The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff
Introducing The Pink House X Sofas & Stuff limited edition collection
It's here! I'm incredibly proud and excited to introduce The Pink House's first ever retail range, a limited edition capsule collection I designed in collaboration with my favourite sofa company, Sofas & Stuff…
Read More