Written by Catherine Seagrave

We have been writing The Living House blog for the past 18 months on everything from how to hang your curtains to sharing our favourite independent shops with you. Over this time 5 blogs stand out as our most widely read with views in the thousands! These are the blogs that you have found the most helpful and inspiring, tackling advice on paint colour, room layouts and how to avoid mistakes - there’s plenty of top tips here that you might have missed.

No 5 - The 6 most common mistakes we see when you extend your home

At number 5, we talk you through the ‘mistakes we see when you extend your home’.  Planning an extension or a renovation project can bring up so many mixed emotions - it’s exciting and can lead to your dream home, but it can also feel overwhelming with so many decisions to make and such pressure to get it right! Mistakes vary from not considering the natural light to taking down too many walls. 

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No. 4 - How an Interior Designer can save you time and give you your sanity back!

I don’t know anybody who doesn’t have a busy life, and more and more people are having to delegate and outsource tasks to free up time. Using an interior designer is no different! You may not have considered it before but it may be just the helping hand you need. Read on to see if you can identify with any of these problems, and see if working with an interior designer could help you save precious time and feel less ‘stuck’.

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No. 3  - 10 ways to give your home a more put together look

At number 3 we consider why 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’. If you’d like some pointers to achieve that je ne sais quoi, take a read.

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No 2  - Top tips on how to design your rectangular living room

This is a really common problem, especially in new build homes. We get asked for help with layouts often and for good reason. It’s tricky to get right!!

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No 1  - Choosing the best white paint colours for your home

And our most read blog to date is looking at different tones of white paint! With so many shades to choose from, where do you start? And how do you make sure you don’t end up with a cold, characterless white box? We have put together our tried and tested favourites, along with some do’s and don’ts to help you get it right!

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