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Stories.
Joyful Yellow
The sun makes everything better. Even in the deepest, darkest months, a blue sky and bright yellow sun can lift my mood unfailingly. Over recent years, I have relied so heavily on a sunny day to boost my general wellbeing, to mentally (and literally) lift dark clouds. How much easier is it to get out of bed in the morning and embrace the day when the sun is shining!? Our new cheerful yellow is inspired by the feeling a warm sunny day evokes.
A toast to our wonderful partners.
We are expanding in all directions with the help of our amazing partners (old and new) and a new employee to add to the houseof family who manages existing and new partnerships!
Our mushroom table lamp.
We just knew that when the mushroom trend broke out, we had to put a houseof stamp on it. This season the funghi trend plays to 1970's interiors revival. Our new table lamp is the fun-gi you want everybody to meet and the one you can always make shroom for (puns absolutely intended, sorry!)
Our new extension leads.
Meet the newest member of the houseof family: our range of colourful extension leads. Proof that beauty, form and function can co-exist. Banish those old, ugly leads for good! This is an extension cable you can display with pride.
Our portable, rechargeable lamp.
First an eco-table lamp, then a customisable table lamp and now… onto cordless, portable lamps: the rechargeable charcoal glass table lamp in collaboration with Swoon. No nasty wires…finally!
How many people does it take to change a lightbulb?
With all the gloomy statistics of the cost of living crisis rearing their ugly heads, it can feel as though a pretty bleak winter is coming… But there are ways to take back control this winter and make simple changes that can significantly reduce your energy bills with our energy-saving tips!
Modern pendant lights.
We love a good pendant at houseof; they solve so many interior design problems and who doesn’t love a problem solver? Not only are they statement pieces, but they provide directional lighting suitable for spaces of all sizes. So let’s marvel at the world of modern pendant lights and how they can improve your space…
We are supporting a new project with Southpole!
How Much Light Do You Need In A Room?
How much light do you need to make everything visible, but not dazzlingly visible, and definitely not too dim, all while remaining energy efficient and cost-effective?
Celebrating Earth Day: Tree Musketeers in Hackney Marshes
For Earth Day, the team decided to get stuck into the local charity Tree Musketeers, planting and taking care of the trees in Hackney.
We spent the day picking fruit, pruning trees, building bug hotels and watering beautiful trees!
Houseof x Goods In
A part of the houseof family, Elle forms part of our PR team and is an impeccable stylist and prop-maker.
We don’t know how she finds the time, but in 2019 Elle set up her own business ‘Goods In’, an antique second-hand furniture store that sells sourced and curated pieces from the 20th century. The ‘side hustle’ of her dreams, a place where all her creative skillsets come to amalgamate: a true passion project.
Introducing XOU: the eco-table lamp
We have formed a collaborative partnership with product and interior design visionaries Volume to create the XOU eco-table lamp.
The XOU mixes forward-thinking design and manufacturing. We used high-tech manufacturing and recyclable materials to create a truly conscious table lamp, designed and made in London.
Our favourite architecture in the EU
We just made our deliveries to Sweden a whole lot easier, and to celebrate, we thought we would cast our gaze to the EU and pick out some of our favourite bits of architecture.
How To Plan Your Home Office Lighting
If your productivity has been flagging, you’ve been droopy-eyed at your desk and feeling a little headachey, it’s time to do something about it. Darkness should not (and will not!) dictate the quality of your work. You can solve the issue pretty promptly, we promise, as the solution is simple.
Houseof x The Happiness Collective
In a scary and uncertain time, the pandemic encouraged us to reconfigure and find joy in the little things in life. Our corner of the world got progressively smaller as we retreated into our homes, longing for adventure and loved ones. At this time, husband and wife Guy and Remi began to establish the Happiness Collective, a place to find original and affordable fine art prints that take us beyond the four walls of our homes and into the extraordinary.