Outside living
Summer is upon us, and it’s time to make the most of it. One of the simplest of all joys must be dining alfresco – whether alongside the coast, gazing out across rolling lawns, surrounded by pots outside your back door or squeezed onto a…
Interview with Katrien Vermeeren
It's been a busy seven years since Katrien set up Emily's House London in the showroom at St James's Park, alongside her first major client HAY. Since then the brand has grown at a rapid pace and today you can find its (predominantly) Moroccan…
Names to watch for print lovers
As out-and-out textiles obsessives, the job of sourcing and selling antique rugs is obviously a really pleasurable one. But we also find print and pattern broadly to be subjects that we're drawn to and often head to sites such as Patternity…
We’re having a pop up shop
We've got news....as of today 13 May until next Weds 18, we'll be at 19 Greek Street once again for an Emily's House London pop up shop. Unlike our previous collaborations with the gallery, for this one we've brought a much bigger collection…
House tours – 3 of the best preserved homes from history
Private homes are often the best places to find ideas for your own interiors, as is proved by the wealth of magazines (and websites) documenting such different types - from Apartamento to The World of Interiors and everything in between. Rather…
Bathroom focus
After losing some hours on the black hole of design that is Pinterest, we thought we'd bring you some of our findings on a room that's currently piqueing our interest - the bathroom. Despite being a functional space that's constantly exposed…
Emily’s House Reading list…
We've got three inspirational interiors books for you today, each one offering something a little bit different - each one being added to our ever-growing reading pile.
The first covers the current trend for domestic plants. Do you remember…
Morocco to Scotland – steal design ideas from Vanessa Branson’s two magical hideways
Unlikely as it sounds, today's post about Vanessa Branson's two very different holiday escapes is woven together by the common theme of the Beni Ouarain rug. Before we explain, lets introduce the two locations. First, her magical island Eilean…
Our rugs, Jamb and The World of Interiors
This bedroom in the Spitalfields home of Antiques specialist and Jamb founder Will Fisher and his wife Charlotte Freemantle is a feast for our textiles-loving eyes. It featured in the January 2016 issue of The World of Interiors and we're pleased…
tips for styling runners in your home
People often assume runners are just for hallways. Of course runners are for hallways, but they are also ideal for many other places too. Today we're exploring those ways. We've got hanging ideas, zoning ideas, pattern-forming ideas, ideas…