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The Burning House

Burning issue

We’ve covered the whole what would you save if your house was burning down issue in various ways here on MFH. We answer the question ourselves on our about page. We made up what Janet Street Porter might save here. And we linked to a moving article about it here. Now we’re fascinated by (ie […]

Gents on film

What is it that makes the Gents tick when it comes to their personal habitats? Let’s take a look at a few manly rooms from the movies to find out. Here’s my top five most memorable, starting with number 5: Brrrrrrr, monochrome with a double dose of the Barcelona chair dismembered from footstool. No amount of statement […]

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Guest post: Lazy boy

Design blogging is pretty heavy on the oestrogen, but as this is Gents’ Week we wanted to ask a favourite interiors blogger who is an actual live man to contribute. Here Elias from the fun and funny Social Nesting recommends a couple of man-friendly design ideas. “My Friend’s House prompted me to think about manliness, design and […]

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Gents’ Week: Well hello…

…and welcome to Gents’ Week, My Friend’s House week-long tip-of-the-trilby to men’s interior style. Like masculinity itself it’ll be rugged, reconstructed and most of all REAL. We’ve noticed that most homes-related blogs – not to mention interiors magazines – are written by women and largely read by them too. But what about the menz? This week […]

This weekend…

…if you’re in South London, the first Open House weekend of the Dulwich Festival starts today. Your roving reporter managed to gain early entry to two venues taking part, firstly photographer Ben Anders & Soda. Ben has shot for every interiors mag on the shelf, just about. The stills he is showing at his home 50 Bawdale […]