Interior Styling for Real Homes: Ideas, Advice & Inspiration
I’m an interior writer, stylist, photographer for interior magazines and a Sunday Times best selling author, sharing ideas to help you style your home with confidence and ease. this blog is about interior styling for real homes.
If you love interiors and want your home to feel stylish, pulled together, yet still personal, you’ve come to the right place. I’ll be sharing styling advice to help you edit, layer, and finish your home with confidence, alongside articles on what’s happening in the interiors world — from design events and colour stories to features on interior gurus.
I also take you on tours of beautifully styled homes from around the world, offering inspiration and styling ideas to steal for your own space. Ultimately, I’ll show you how a little bit of styling can be transformational and take your home to a whole new level.
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Styling your Home with Blue Accents: Different Ways to Use this Timeless Hue
From pale powder blue to bold cobalt blue, it is one of the most versatile colours and remains a timeless hue. In this post, I’m sharing various ways to bring in blue, whether it’s adding drama with a bold accent wall or lighting up a corner with a ceramic blue lamp. I’ll take you through different ways to bring this classic colour into your home.
Interior Styling: What is it and How To Create a Beautiful, Cohesive Home
Interior styling is the final layer that makes a home feel personal, stylish and lived in. Here, I explain what it is, how it differs from interior design, and how you can style your home with confidence.
Dining Area Makeover: Styling, Decoration & Before-and-Afters
Join me as I take you behind the scenes of my dining area makeover—from bare walls and wall-to-wall carpet to bold black framed doors, ebony floors, and bespoke curved shelving. Inspired by LA interiors and softened with coastal charm, this before-and-after is full of decorating tips, practical decisions, and personal style.
Stylish Home Tour: Inside the Vintage-Styled Captain’s Rest by Interior Stylist Sarah Andrews
In this stylish home tour, we step inside Captains Rest – the unique Tasmanian retreat styled by Sarah Andrews featured by Vogue as Tasmania’s best stay. From vintage finds to curated vignettes, discover how this former scientist turned stylist created a soulful, story-filled space that continues to inspire vintage style lovers worldwide.
20 Stylish Headboard Ideas to Refresh Your Bedroom
If you are looking to refresh your bedroom start with a headboard. From modern minimal to vintage-inspired, these 20 stylish headboard ideas will help you create a space that truly makes a statement.
Cloud Dancer (Pantone Colour of the Year 2026): How to Style with Off-White in Your Home
Curious about Pantone’s Cloud Dancer (Colour of the Year 2026)? This homeowner-friendly guide shows how to bring the shade into your interiors with easy swaps: lampshades, ceramic vases, bedding, rugs and textured cushions, plus the best colour pairings to keep it warm and inviting.
Stylish Home Tour: A 17th Century Manor Styled with Quintessential English Charm and a Scandi Twist
Step inside this elegant 17th century manor, styled with a perfect mix of English charm and Scandi simplicity. It’s full of light, warmth, and timeless inspiration.
How Miffy became a Design Icon in Interiors and Fashion
Miffy might look like a simple children’s character, but this small Dutch rabbit has leapt from the pages of kid’s books to become a design and fashion icon. In this post, I explore how she moved from bedtime stories into the worlds of interiors and style.
Festive Candles and Candle Holders: How to Decorate with Candlelight in the festive season
There’s something magical about candles to bring in a feeling of warmth and a festive glow, especially at Christmas time.In this blog post, I will show you all sorts of different types of candles and candle holders you could style around your home during the festive season.
Natural Festive Decorations by the Pros: How to Get the Look at Home
In this article, I go behind-the-scenes at Chewton Glen Hotel to see the florists in action decorating in both a natural foraged style and a more traditional look. From the more classic festive palette of red and copper, to the wild foraged installations, read on to find out how you can create hotel festive styling in your own home.
Stunning Moroccan-Inspired Desert Home Tour Packed with Styling Ideas.
Join me on a tour of the most stunning desert abode in Joshua Tree. With its earthy tones, plaster finishes, hand-woven textiles, and home decor from across the globe, Desert Wild is, in my opinion, one of the most beautifully designed and styled vacation homes. It is beautifully styled, with many ideas to steal for your own home.
An Interior Stylist’s Vintage-filled Vacation Home
In this article, I’m taking you on a tour of a vintage-filled vacation home - The Biscuit Cottage, designed and styled by Clare Southcombe-Holmes, an interior stylist and owner of award-winning interior boutique, No 64 The Biscuit House. Click here to see her interior styling skills and vintage finds.
Dried Grasses, Leaves and Branches: How to Use Natural Elements in Home Styling
In this article, I’ll show you different types of grasses you can style with, as well as leaves and branches, including tips on how to dry them and dye them a different colour to suit your interior scheme.
FESTIVE MANTELPIECES - a mix of unusual ideas and inspiration to create your own Yuletide mantel masterpiece
Whether you have a classic stone hearth, a modern wood burner, or even just a faux surround, the mantelpiece is the perfect place to get creative with festive styling. In this article, I will show you my handpicked selection of festive mantelpieces, with advice on how to get the look, kicking off with a few elements you might want to use to create your own.
FESTIVE TABLESCAPES - a mix of unusual ideas and inspiration to create your own
The table is definitely one of my favourite areas to style during the festive season. Whether you're contemplating going down the full traditional route with red, green and mistletoe, or something a bit more natural and pared-back, there are so many different options to suit your interior style and your table. In this article, I will show you several gorgeous, very different festive tablescapes to inspire you to create your own this season.
NATURAL, RUSTIC CHRISTMAS DECORATING - my festive home decorations
In this article, I am showing you my festive styling and decorating in my last house, which were decorations with a natural, rustic vibe made from fir, pine cones and other foliage and flowers, mixed with modern touches of white, silver and sparkle.
PORTABLE LAMPS - Stylish Cordless Designs to Light Up Your Home
In the article I am going to look at Portable lamps which are my latest favourite styling item. I use them on almost every surface. Without having cables or needing to be placed by a socket, portable lamps are extremely versatile styling items.
HOME TOURS - A Stylish South African villa
In this article, I take you on a tour of Ubuntu Luxury Villa, situated on the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate in South Africa, which was built from the ground up by a Dutch couple, photographer Anouk, and her husband Dennis. The villa uses local craftsmanship and home decor inspired by South Africa, with attention to detail throughout.
Brown Interiors: Stylish ideas for Décor, Furniture and Colour Schemes
Brown is having a revival - from espresso to caramel, the colour is slipping back into our interiors. The key is all about introducing brown in various subtle, nuanced, and rich tones in tactile textures, and teaming them with warm neutrals, cream, or white, to create balance and contrast. Read the article for inspiration and ideas on bringing brown into your interior in a fresh, modern way.
Dried Flowers - how to style, dry and preserve flowers
This article is all about styling with dried flowers, from ideas for beautiful arrangements to tips on drying, preserving, and colouring flowers. I will also enlighten you on the best flowers to dry, as well as the ones that can be preserved and coloured. Finally, I will share online stores where you can buy dried and preserved flowers.
