Catherine spent twelve years as an interior design consultant before a friend suggested she start writing about what she already talked about constantly. She took the advice seriously. Since then she has written for home and property titles across the UK, developing a style that sits somewhere between practical guide and personal essay. She has a particular interest in how people shape their living spaces over time — not just aesthetically but emotionally. She works from a converted barn in Wiltshire and is currently restoring a neglected kitchen garden with mixed results.
Community gardens are easy to romanticise. A few raised beds, a shed and a line of beans can quickly become shorthand for neighbourliness,...
ByCatherine HollisJuly 28, 2026Minimalist living is often sold as a cure for clutter, stress and overconsumption. The reality is more ordinary. For some people, owning fewer...
ByCatherine HollisJuly 16, 2026Interior design trends are useful up to a point. They show what retailers, designers and magazines are paying attention to, but they can...
ByCatherine HollisJuly 13, 2026There is no single look defining British gardens in 2026. What is more visible is a practical mix of edible growing, wildlife-friendly planting...
ByCatherine HollisJuly 8, 2026For many people, working from home began with temporary arrangements: a laptop on the kitchen table, a chair borrowed from another room and...
ByCatherine HollisJuly 4, 2026Slow travel is easy to turn into another lifestyle slogan. At its simplest, it means resisting the pressure to fit too much into...
ByCatherine HollisJune 29, 2026A new cultural venue opens in Durham on 22 August, bringing contemporary art, local history and a restored museum building back into public...
August 22, 2026Amid the noise of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a small jewellery exhibition in Stockbridge is asking visitors to look at landscape in a...
August 9, 2026Small talk is easy to underestimate because, by definition, very little appears to happen. A remark about the weather, a few words with...
July 29, 2026Community gardens are easy to romanticise. A few raised beds, a shed and a line of beans can quickly become shorthand for neighbourliness,...
July 28, 2026Style after 40 does not need a rescue plan. It also does not arrive with a universal set of rules about hemlines, colour,...
July 27, 2026Home baking does not need to be described as a revival, a form of therapy or an antidote to modern life to be...
July 26, 2026