Dark interiors are rich, bold and amazingly dramatic - but also really scary to use in your own home, right? Wrong!! Use them in the right way and they are surprisingly easy to pull off. Follow our guide and you can confidently transform your room into the cocooning, cosy space of your dreams!!

This week we wanted to answer some of the great questions that you ask us about The Living House.

Some homes just seem to have that something extra. It’s not so much about the style or the amount of money that has been spent on the finishes, but something that’s harder to pinpoint, something more elusive. It’s more that the room feels cohesive and well, just effortlessly ‘put together’

How we used layout planning to successfully design a huge open plan kitchen/dining/living room to create a multifunctional family space.

As summer fades, embrace the autumnal hues, and bring the beauty of the season into your home.

It may be tiny, but it can still be mighty! Let your creativity flow in the smallest room in your house.

Researching, planning and designing a room takes time and the decisions can feel overwhelming.

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

The kids are back at school (sigh of relief!), the nights are drawing in, and there is that feeling of change in the air. Autumn is fast approaching!

We get asked questions about interior design all day every day - and we love it! There are some questions that continually crop up over and over again. In this week's blog we have compiled a list of our most frequently asked design questions.

This week it’s all about rugs! We have searched far and wide to bring you a roundup of our top 10 favourite rugs - which of course are affordable too!!

Moving interior design to an online service is a fairly new idea. So what exactly is it and what are the benefits?

There are so many blinds available - every colour, pattern and style possible. So where do you start when choosing a blind for your window? It can be hard to know what you need, or want.

This week we have a guest blog from Blindsbypost who are the UK's number one blinds online retailer and manufacturer.

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?

I know the feeling well - so much to do, no time to do it, and no idea even how to do it! That’s how my Monday mornings often feel juggling work and family life!

When starting a project in your home, it can feel like a month of Monday mornings all at once - the feeling of being overwhelmed can be paralysing. As the mountain of decisions builds, you lose motivation and any passion you once had for the project quickly fades. Designing your home can feel really hard!!

You’ve moved into your new home. It’s taken almost all your savings and now you need to furnish it and transform it into your home on a tight budget. You feel with no money to spare, getting help from an interior designer would take a large chunk of your cash and be a luxury you can’t afford. You’d have to go without essential items or risk compromising on the look you want. And why spend extra money on a designer when you can do it yourself? Right??

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.

Summer is right around the corner (no, really it is!!) and if this past year has taught us anything, it's to enjoy the outdoors and appreciate our gardens!

Have you ever seen your dream interior in a magazine or whilst scrolling Pinterest and think - I would love to achieve that look in my home, but it might also leave you feeling that it’s out of your budget or looks too hard to achieve. That’s where we can help you…