In this week's blog, I am going to go through some tips and advice I have learned along the way when designing home offices and guest bedrooms that need to work for the everyday, for the odd occasion, and for the future too - not much to ask?!

Here at The Living House we love panelling! It can instantly transform a room from bare and mundane to stylish and engaging. It is so versatile and can add character and definition to your space. It can even help to change the feel of the room, increasing the sense of height or drawing your attention to (or away from) a certain feature. But knowing where to start can be tricky.

The brief for this project was very close to my heart as it was for my twin sons shared bedroom! Not that being this close to it makes decisions easier - I think it often makes it much harder!!

Everyday we meet lovely customers and chat to them about their homes, and their design problems and dilemmas. And although every customer and every home is unique, there are also themes to the questions that we get asked. Below we have answered 5 common questions that have cropped up recently.

Are you having family or friends to stay with you this Christmas season? Do you panic the day before they arrive and frantically run around trying to get things sorted? Obviously everything will get done, it always does! But what if there was a less stressful way?

Follow these tips to get your guest bedroom ready and impress your guests this Christmas.

How we transformed a dark, awkward shaped and unloved study into a dream scandi boho teen bedroom.

There are many, many different rugs on the market - every colour, shape and size imaginable. So how do you go about choosing the right one?

Nearly every home has one… a small bedroom! Sometimes it’s the spare bedroom or junk room, but very often in modern homes every bedroom can be on the skimpy side. And it can be a really tricky space to design without looking cluttered or cramped, or just boring. We have seen many mistakes made in these little rooms - so we wanted to share with you 9 of the most common for you to avoid.

At the Living House we have designed hundreds of bedrooms for people and there are some fundamentals that you need to get right from the start. Here we share some of our top tips for creating a relaxing space.

Are you living at home still? Me too!! Here are some ways that you can make your room feel more like your own, and tips for buying items that will still be useful in your future home.

Luxury - it’s a look that never goes out of style, and manages to feel both relaxed and refined. It’s a look many of us would love in our homes, but sadly we don’t always have the luxury budget to go with it!