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 Fab 5 in all their glory.
5 interiors tips from Queer Eye's Bobby Berk
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk is an interior design tornado; a modern day Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, but without the flouncy sleeves, commitment to MDF, or refusal to create spaces his clients actually like. We took a look at Bobby’s impressive transformations to see what we can learn about redecorating a space in a few quick moves.
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Behind Hill & Friends founder Emma Hill’s famous pink door
Of the many wonderful pink doors I’ve seen, one stands frame and fanlight above the rest. And that is the hot pink, be-googly-eyed front door belonging to hip handbag label Hill & Friends’ fabulous founder Emma Hill, behind which she lives with her 12-year-old son.
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Sexy AND practical - what more could you want from a (otto)man?/Photo: Susie Lowe
Why you need an ottoman in your life
Wherever we live, we all wish we had more space. Especially if - like me - you live in London, where property costs an average of £7000 per square metre. Eek! And so we need to be making the most of every inch.
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A stationery addict goes shopping
When Paperchase contacted me a few weeks ago, their timing had all the precision of a freshly sharpened pencil: did I want to go on a supermarket sweep at Paperchase, with a view to completely refreshing my new study? Show me the trolley!
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