Mad About The House
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Mad About The House was created by award-winning interior design journalist and author Kate Watson-Smyth, who has over 20 years of experience writing for publications. She is a journalist who's been writing about property, interiors and design in national newspapers. This blog provides expert advice and tips on all the components that go into making a house the perfect home.
Mad About The House
5M ago
Hello everyone, firstly can I thank all of you who have followed me over to the new house on Substack either as a free or paid subscriber. I’m dropping in here to let you know that my first post will be going live this morning. I won’t be writing on here every time there is ..read more
Mad About The House
5M ago
Well today’s the day. From today you will be able to join me over on Substack where I have been busy behind the scenes hanging the curtains, unpacking the archive and arranging the furniture ready to welcome you in. Some of you will have already seen the email I sent on Monday in which I ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
Off to a grand Victorian house in south London this week which has taken full advantage of the large rooms and high ceilings to really make bold use of colour. But before you worry this isn’t for you, the colour drenching used throughout this property works brilliantly in smaller rooms with lower ceilings so this ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
Goooooooooood Mooooooooorning everyone. I trust you are well-rested and fully caffeined and ready to start the week. I have some lovely room inspiration for you today but I’m going to start with a picture of my new Quirky Bloom carpet that I designed for Alternative Flooring as, if any of you are heading to Decorex ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
A somewhat cryptic headline for this week’s househunter as we will be decoding the interior design tactics used in this house which was lived in by Alan Turing, Harry Hinsley and John Tiltman during the time they worked as codebreakers. It’s a six minute drive from Bletchley and is on the market with Inigo for ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
Here we are in October already. I know it’s a cliche of aging that time seems to speed up but someone said the other day that September had lasted about 10 minutes – in contrast to January which – as everyone knows – lasts nearly a year. But here we are, it’s officially Autumn and ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
This London loft apartment was designed by the wonderful Ilse Crawford but has been on the market before so I don’t know if she is selling it or if it’s a new owner that hasn’t changed anything. Either way it bears examination because a) Ilse is brilliant and b) it’s a real lesson in creating ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
A controversial headline this but it’s a subject we recently discussed on the podcast (you can listen here) and I thought it was worth a follow up. Those of you on instagram may have noticed more and more AI generated designs creeping into your feed. Those of you who linger and pay attention to comments ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
We begin the week, as usual with a stroll through some of the beautiful rooms that have caught my eye this week. And first up, the picture of the vintage jelly cabinet that I mentioned on Friday. Firstly – how pretty! But the point I made the other day is that it is narrow so ..read more
Mad About The House
6M ago
A small one bed flat for you today but one which has made the most of every inch of storage and still made it look cool and, crucially, not cramped. It’s in a Victorian mansion block in east London and is on the market with Inigo for £465,000. It was built by a philanthropic company ..read more