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Ben The Hoose Interiors Award winning interior design studio. Colour led interiors for forever homes, helping you use colour with confidence.

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27/10/2026

For months, it only exists in drawings, swatches, and your head. The real magic of a large-scale renovation is the exact moment the imagined becomes your reality.

A major renovation takes nerve. For months, you live in the messy middle - raw plaster, dust, exposed wiring, and endless site decisions.
Holding onto the vision when looking at bare brick is hard. That’s where trust in a designer matters most.
Our job isn’t just sourcing; it’s being the guardian of that final feeling:
Protecting millimetre-precise details on site when fatigue kicks in
Managing the hundred micro-decisions so you don’t have to
Translating a 2D drawing into flow, warmth, and quiet light
Then comes handover day. The dust clears, the vans leave, and you flick on a single lamp.

You aren’t on a building site anymore. You are standing inside the very room you used to close your eyes and dream about.
Taking on a major project this year? Book a 1:1 consultation via the link in our bio, and let’s bring your vision to life.

26/10/2026

The one foundational design detail that changes everything—and almost everyone gets wrong: floor transitions.

When people start decorating, they tend to think of each room as an isolated island. Tiles in the kitchen, plush carpet in the living room, parquet in the hallway, engineered oak in the dining space.

The result? Visual speed bumps everywhere. Every time your flooring stops at a doorway, your eye hits a barrier. It shrinks your home, chops up the architecture, and creates unnecessary visual clutter before you’ve even added furniture.

The design trick that quietly changes everything: continuous flooring.

Think of it like the canvas that knits the whole house together like a seamless jigsaw puzzle. Running one cohesive material throughout—from the hallway right into the living areas and beyond—does three critical things:

Expands visual square footage: Without jarring transition bars breaking up the sightlines, spaces immediately feel bigger, calmer, and uninterrupted.

Creates effortless flow: It subtly leads you from one area to the next, inviting you through the property with natural ease.

Gives you complete styling freedom: It acts as an understated, grounding base. Each room can still hold its own distinct personality, colour palette, and atmosphere—grounded with rugs, paint, and joinery—without competing against a patchwork of floor finishes.

Whether it’s aged wide-plank oak, tumbled limestone, or seamless microcement, let the floor be the quiet thread holding the story together.

Save this post for when you’re planning your next renovation—and tell me in the comments: do your floors run straight through, or are you living with a mix of finishes?
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25/10/2026

A hill I’m prepared to die on: painting everything stark white isn’t “timeless”, it’s making your home feel flat, cold, and exhausting to live in.

Walk into an untouched landscape; deep woodland, craggy fells, or a winding coastline - and you will never see a monoculture of stark, sterile white.

Nature doesn’t work in clinical absolutes. It thrives on rich earth tones, shifting light, layered foliage, and tactile roughness. We evolved surrounded by variation, and our nervous systems still crave it.

When an interior is stripped of that richness in the name of minimalism, your brain misses those sensory anchors. The psychological reality of living in an all-white box often leads to:

Sensory underload: Without visual depth or varied focal points, rooms blur into an uninspiring backdrop that actually induces restlessness rather than calm.

Underlying anxiety: Clinical, high-glare environments signal sterility. Instead of an invitation to kick off your boots and relax, every surface feels like a risk for scuffs, spills, and fingerprints.

Emotional flatness: Colour and tactile materials ground us. Stripping them away leaves a space feeling transactional rather than lived-in.

True warmth doesn’t come from a coat of “safe” white emulsion. It comes from:

Earthy, grounding colours that shift gently with natural daylight.

Contrasting textures—chunky wool, raw timber, aged stone, linen, and brushed metals that beg to be touched.

Subtle patterns that guide the eye around the room rather than letting it hit a blank wall.
Your home should be a sanctuary, not an art gallery where you’re afraid to sit down.

Drop a comment below: are you team all-white, or are you ready to embrace real depth and character?

Wild winds rattling the glass, horizontal rain off the fells, and an excuse to sink into the deep armchair with the kett...
25/10/2026

Wild winds rattling the glass, horizontal rain off the fells, and an excuse to sink into the deep armchair with the kettle on.
A proper Lakeland gale has a way of showing you exactly what your home does—and doesn’t—do for you. When the weather turns fierce outside, the inside needs to feel like a sanctuary: warm layers, purposeful lighting, textures that invite you to slow down, and corners that feel like an exhale.

If you’ve been looking around your space wondering how to pull that warmth together, that’s where our design consultations come in.
Whether you’re revamping an awkward nook, bringing character into a new build, or planning a full-room overhaul, we spend dedicated time breaking down:
* Spatial layout and flow to maximize comfort
* Sourcing natural textures, fabrics, and enduring furniture
* Mood and accent lighting that beats grey winter afternoons
* Cohesive colour palettes suited to your home’s unique light

Book a 1:1 design consultation via the link in our bio, and let’s turn your space into your favourite place to ride out the storm.
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24/10/2026

Working with us….

Hi I’m Abigail and I’m the creative director at Ben the Hoose. Ben the Hoose interiors was created to help clients be proud of their homes. Ben the Hoose means, ‘come through to the house to the best rooms’ it’s an invitation to guests, given by the owner of a home they are proud of. And that’s what we want to do for every client.

So how do we do this?

We create homes that are aligned to our clients’ personalities, and we have a very unique way to learn about our clients on a deeper level from the beginning.

It’s called colour your home using colour psychology.

Colour your home is a clever tool we have developed which takes our clients on a journey to discover which colours they naturally align with. Once you know this, designing a space that aligns with your personality, creates a home that you love and are proud to show off, in true Ben the Hoose style.

This journey is experienced through a design consultation which is the perfect starting point for any project.

So if you’re intrigued and want to know more, blink the link in our bio and we will talk you through the process.

20/10/2026

Give the gift of transformational design this Christmas! 🎄✨
Whether you’re shopping for a total interior overhaul, a room refresh, or that friend who is always rearranging their furniture, a design consultation is the ultimate thoughtful present.

🎁 How it works:

Book in advance: Lock in a date now so they have something exciting on the calendar for the New Year.

Gift now, book later: Send as a gift voucher so the recipient can choose a date that works best for them after opening!

Give a gift that lasts way beyond the holiday season. Tap the link in our bio to book or email [email protected] to purchase a gift consultation today! 👇

19/10/2026

Huge thank you to for my gorgeous rose quartz Stanley mini cooler backpack! I love it!
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18/10/2026

January Design Slots Are Officially Open 🗓️✨

We are taking on just TWO new interior design projects to kick off in January 2027:

🏡 1 x Full-Home Project (Whole-home design, renovation, or ground-up build)
🛋️ 1 x Focused Project (1–2 room refresh or redesign)

To ensure we can start transformation day 1 in January, we are booking initial design consultations throughout November and December.
If you’ve been waiting to get your home off the back burner and onto our calendar, this is your window. Once these two spots fill, our books will close for early 2027.

📩 Ready to get started? DM us the word “JANUARY” or click the link in our bio to book your consultation before spots fill.

14/10/2026

Old Street but make it pure magic!

No trip to London is complete without a pilgrimage to ’s Old Street showroom. Walking into this space feels like stepping inside a living mood board—layered textures, maximalist wallpapers, rich velvet tones, and inspiration in every single corner.

If you love bold interiors or just want to get lost in sheer craftsmanship for an hour, put this at the top of your London itinerary. 🌿🛋️

📍 House of Hackney – Old Street, London
🔖 Save this for your next London trip!

14/10/2026

Slow mornings in London hit different. Started the day at for a iced coffee and poached eggs on sourdough before wandering through the city. If you’re looking for a breakfast spot with incredible coffee and clean design, add this to your list ☕️✨
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