The book of the UK's No.1 interiors blog, madaboutthehouse.com.

Expanding on her award-winning blog, Kate Watson-Smyth shares a wealth of experience in home design to help you make the most of your space, be it a house, apartment or single room.

Packed full of ideas and inspiration for every budget, work through your home room by room with Kate's expert and practical tips that ensure every corner reaches its maximum potential. As well as her top 10 design hacks, Kate reveals the rules of rug layout, explains how to buy a sofa, and shows you how to get the lighting right in every room. Learn how to decorate your home with style and confidence, select colours that work, make the most of small spaces and create the perfect zones for relaxation, entertaining and work.

About the Author
Kate Watson-Smyth is an award-winning journalist who has written extensively on interiors and design for publications including the Financial Times, The Independent, and the Sunday Telegraph and she has a monthly interiors column in Red. Her home has been featured in the The Wall Street Journal, la Repubblica, Elle Decoration, Livingetc and Remodelista. Kate's acclaimed website, madaboutthehouse.com, founded in 2012, is officially the UK's No. 1 interiors blog. The Great Indoors - which she co-hosts with Sophie Robinson - is the nation's most popular interiors podcast. Kate has written two other bestselling books, Mad About the House: How to Decorate Your Home with Style (2018) and Mad About the House: 101 Interior Design Answers (2020). @mad_about_the_house has 242k IG followers.

Reviews

'Written in a likeable and approachable way, it's an easy read, as well as a useful resource'

* The Resident *

'The interiors book that we've been dying to get our hands on.'

* Rockett St George Blog *

'Full of design hacks for every budget'

* Metro *

'A must-read for anyone trying to figure out their house style.'

* Independent.co.uk *

'There's something for every interiors enthusiast in Kate Watson-Smyth's new book.'

* House Beautiful *

'This book should be on every homeowner's bedside table.'

* Your Home *

'Far from your typical coffee table book, Kate has created a book that you actually want to read cover to cover, absorbing all of the expert advice that she offers inside.'

* Rose & Grey Blog *

'The ideal guide to getting it right in the troublesome world of interior decorating.'

* The Simple Things *

'A must-have book for anyone who wants make their house a home.'

* Creative Colour Blog *


Awards
Short-listed for Lifestyle Illustrated 2018 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781911595427
Author Kate Watson-Smyth
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Pavilion
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 880g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 193mm * 24mm