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class="content__text" On The Great Indoors podcast today we talk about THIS! @lilyallen Brooklyn home which graced the pages of @archdigest this month and went viral on YouTube is affirmation that maximalist interiors are EVERYTHING right now. This design celebrates a unique British eccentricity that Lily has always embodied and her home is as one-off as she is. And this, is what the maximalist interior is all about. I absolutely love it. ❤️ If you needed further proof that Maximalism is kicking Minimalism off it’s perch then the esteemed decluttering guru @mariekondo declared recently that, three kids in, she no longer has time to tidy up. Finally! Welcome to the club Marie! Listen to what @mad_about_the_house think about it all over on your podcast app. And don’t forget to give us a follow while you are there! Could you go as maximalist as Lily? Or is not tidying the toys away as far as your prepared to go? Let me know in the comments below. And go find the complete AD tour of Lily’s home over on YouTube. 12 minutes of heaven. Photographs by @simonpwatson Interior design by @billycotton #maximalistinteriors #moreismoredecor #bbbinteriors #banthebeige #ihavethisthingwithcolor #eccentricinteriors #vintageinterior

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" Let’s talk about rugs because I’m slightly obsessed. They are an essential element of every room I design as they add a layer of softness an opportunity for pattern and help pull a floor plan together. My biggest tip is go as big as you can afford! I look out for vintage rugs as antique fairs or online markets for bang for my buck. Another thing I love to do is have a piece of patterned carpet cut to size and finished off with a colour coded border. @alternativeflooring is my go too for pattern carpet for their fabulous designer collaborations and great colour palettes. I leave around 30cm around the room and tuck the rug under furniture to pull it all together. It’s a great way to create impact on the floor without the commitment of fitted pattern carpet. CREDITS 1. Rug made in Ribbon magenta by @margoselbystudio at @alternativeflooring 2. Seagrass or natural flooring is ideal under rugs. This is seagrass herringbone by @alternativeflooring and I bought the rug on a trip to Marrakesh 3. I love a rug in a bathroom! This is vintage Moroccan by @sundayandstory and makes the room feel so cosy. 4. A large rug in a bedroom that tucks all the way under the bed is so super luxurious. This was a collaboration with @libertylondon and @alternativeflooring that’s sadly discontinued but I adore the flower strewn floor it creates. 5. Antique rugs are a lovely way to add a feeling of warmth and heritage. I sourced this one from Ardingly antique fair. 6. Rugs in kids rooms are brilliant. When they are young, go cheap as chips as they will likely get stained, but help protect the fitted carpet beneath.When they get older you can invest in something made to last. This bold stripe helps elongate a small bedroom and ties in with the colour scheme. It’s another great design by @margoselbystudio for @alternativeflooring and it’s large size and super soft wool texture makes it a pleasure to play on. #ad #pressgift #rugs #alternativeflooring #interiordesign #maximalistinteriors #colourlover #banthebeige #bbbinteriors #boldbravebeautifulinteriors #ihavethisthingwithrugs #ihavethisthingwithpatterns

February 15, 2023

class="content__text" The glory of colour! This year I set on my vision board to get out and connect with more people and it’s started off in fabulous style! I attended the event Reimagining Colour this week at the @maddoxgallery hosted by @harlequinfw to celebrate and discuss the relevance of colour in interior design and art. I ensured I got a front row seat along with my fellow colour lovers @sophieabbottartist@annalysejacobs for the panel discussion. Creative director @clairevallis , Professor of colour Stephen Westland and artists @dairovargas@njgrindrod explained how they work with colour and why it is so intrinsic to our emotional well-being and humanness. It was fascinating, validating and I left feeling inspired and energised! Finding the colours which lift you up, make you feel strong, give you your sense of identity and belonging is so very important in all aspects of art and design. This was the main takeaway of the event. We must do the work to get in touch with the tones that resonate with us, and then surround ourselves in them! I asked professor Stephen if there was a type of person who would genuinely feel emotionally supported by an all grey interior. He looked doubtful, but said he’d get back to me! I’m particularly happy to have found this silk neon pink blouse from @pomlampsonlondon which quite frankly makes me feel my best self! What colour gives you the feel good vibes? Let me know in the comments below. #artgallery #colourpsychology #colourpsychologyforinteriors #colourlover #banthebeige #neonpink #colourfulhome #colourfulartwork #colourmakesmehappy

February 10, 2023

class="content__text" Let me know what IRL events and workshops you’d like me to run this year. After building a really thriving online interior design school, I’m ready to get back to some in person events this year! I’m up for running some one day workshops, for colour scheming or the psychology of colour. Let me know what locations you’d like me to come too. And if anyone knows of any fabulous yet affordable London event spaces, let me know below. And looking further afield @mad_about_the_house and I are looking at running some tours abroad. If you haven’t already, take our survey, posted in stories or sent out in my newsletter this week. And to be the first to hear about any of these events or trips, make sure you are signed up to my news letter , link in bio. This is the place to get first dibs!!!

February 09, 2023

class="content__text" Who has a renovation story to tell? The dust, the drama, the expense, the utter inconvenience! Today on The Great indoors podcast, we pass the mic to you, and here about your battles with the builders, the vagarity of old houses, the dust….oh the dust. This is our kitchen which we had to totally rip out after discovering rising damp shortly after moving in. What was going to be a simple rip out ended up taking the room back to brick. Plasterers, electricians, plumbers, underfloor heating, carpenters, not to mention the builder husband, and my mum who did the wallpapering! To save money, we bought Howdens off the shelf base unit carcasses, and got custom fronts made by our carpenter for a more bespoke kitchen look. Reclaimed school lab worktops and reclaimed terracotta floor tiles added period charm to our old farm house. Then wallpaper! In the north facing room I embraced the lack of light and went dark and the effect is magic. Share with me your renovation horror stories in the comments below… Wallpaper is rubarber by @borastapeter Paint is Hunters green by @zoffanyfw Reclaimed terracotta floor @ca_pietra_

February 09, 2023

class="content__text" Painting our plastic UVPC windows was one of the best decisions I made. We decided not to replace them when we moved in, even though they look awful in our period farm house. My husband felt strongly that it was wrong to replace windows that were functioning perfectly, just based on aesthetics. But I hated their bright white shiny plasticness with a passion! So we painted them! I chose Lamp Black to help camouflage them so they don’t shine out against the dark wallpaper. Simply use an All Surace primer on the plastic then you can use a top coat of acrylic eggshell in your chosen colour. They are holding up perfectly. And it saved us £16k getting them all replaced! #renovationideas #renovationhacks #uvpcwindows #darkdecor #banthebeige #bbbinteriors

February 09, 2023

class="content__text" Another sign up! Another person on their way to creating a home they love and feel proud of! The big January sale is about to end Monday so if you’re thinking of making the most of this massive saving, here are five reasons to join me: ⭐️You have a passion for interiors and want to develop your skills and explore your creativity. ⭐️ You feel overwhelmed by the amount of decisions to be made and want the steps broken down into an easy-to-follow framework, that will prevent making expensive mistakes. ⭐️ You are pressed for time and need a course that gets to the point, but at the same time allows you the freedom to complete it at your own pace. ⭐️ You want to be able to present and explain your design ideas in a confident and compelling way, that will get other people on board! I can help you with all of the above and more! I love nothing more than sharing my design insights with you here and on the podcast, but my interior design school is where I get to powerfully help you implement great interior designs through my tried and tested process. Save 50% with the Ultimate Interiors Bundle and you have the best foundation to go forth and create awesome interiors! Check out the link in my bio for the discount, payment plans and glowing testimonials. I can’t wait to see you in class! #interiordesign #colourlover #banthebeige #confidentcolour #bbbinteriors #onlineinteriorschool #interiorsonline #confidentcolourscheming

February 02, 2023

class="content__text" A little LIVE to answer your design dilemmas and answer any questions you have around my online design school before the BIG JANUARY sale ends!!! More details hop on over to the link in my bio. ❤️

February 02, 2023

class="content__text" Do you love to layer up pattern and colour in your schemes? Save this mini tutorial next time you need inspiration! I’ve broken down my colour scheming process and shared everything you need to know about making confident choices in your decor over on my online interior design school. (Link in bio) from choosing a colour is palette, understanding how to blend patterns and materials to perfecting your unique style. How do you love to blend the different elements in your design schemes let me know in the comments below! #last day of my January sale over on courses.sophierobinson.co.uk All fabrics shown by @linwood_fabric

February 02, 2023

class="content__text" Love a last minute bargain?! Well it doesn’t get bigger than saving £357 on The Ultimate Interiors Bundle! But sale ends tonight! There is also 20% off the entire school so if you fancy getting full access to the way I design colour schemes, then hop on over to the link in my bio and join thousands of happy interior design enthusiasts, both newbies and professionals, who are creating beautiful room schemes and homes they adore! A huge thanks to all of you who have already signed up! I’m so excited to see you the other side, enjoying all the mouthwatering content I’ve created for you. Make the most of the saving today, start when you are ready and take your time, as they are all self paced courses. Make the use of the facility to pay instalments and even get a full refund if you decide the course is not for you. ❤️

February 02, 2023

class="content__text" Make this your mantra in both decorating and in life! 😍 By best piece of advice to all you colour loving maximalists out there is ‘Just go for it’. Or in the words of @officiallymcconaughey ‘Don’t half ass it’. I’m addicted to the buzz of pushing my schemes creatively because when you do the effect is thrilling! What you have to lose from taking risks is far greater. That sinking feeling that you didn't go through with your hearts desire. If you struggle to have the confidence to go all the way and create the home you deserve my online school has up to 50% off this week only! ⏰LAST WEEK KLAXON⏰ Bold, brave and beautiful interiors, is the course I wrote to move you through the feelings of overwhelm and gain the confidence to combine bold colours, go all the way with wallpaper and curate all the things you love in a stylish way. Or go all the way with ‘Confident Colour scheming ‘to take a deep dive into how to specify all the decorative elements in your home, from paints to papers, fabrics to furnishings. I’ll help you think like an interior designer so you can fully realise your creativity. and prevent you from ‘half assing’ it! Link in my bio or visit courses.sophierobinson.Co.uk Are you read to take your interior to the next level?

January 26, 2023

class="content__text" Do you fall into these common traps when starting out designing your room schemes. I get plenty of DM’s asking me what colour to paint walls? What goes with a new sofa? Should you listen to friends who doubts the wallpaper you’ve fallen in love with? What goes with white? (Really!) so to help you navigate your way through the design process, I launched my online interior design school in 2019 with ‘Be your own interior designer’. Since then I’ve helped thousands of people create a home they love, and ldiscover the style and palette of colours that suit them and make their house feel special. I help you answer your own questions with an easy to follow framework, leaving more headspace for creativity. Because making a beautiful home is a joyful, satisfying and life affirming thing to do! This weekend I’m offering 25% off my ENTIRE design school. Head on over to courses.sophierobinson.co.uk to get the discount now, then start this self paced course when you are ready. Use the code BLACKFRIDAY25 I cannot wait to see you in class! #banthebeige #interiordesigner #interiordesignschool

December 16, 2022