Articles by Pip Rich | Homes and Gardens

Pip Rich is an interiors journalist and editor with 20 years' experience, having written for all of the UK's biggest titles. Most recently, he was the Global Editor in Chief of our sister brand, Livingetc, where he now continues in a consulting role as Executive Editor. Before that, he was acting editor of Homes and Gardens, and has held staff positions at Sunday Times Style, ELLE Decoration, Red and Grazia. He has written three books – his most recent, A New Leaf, looked at the homes of architects who had decorated with house plants. Over his career, he has interviewed pretty much every interior designer working today, soaking up their knowledge and wisdom so as to become an expert himself.

Latest articles by Pip Rich

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‘It’s Meant to Look Like a Rich College Kid’s Home’ – See How This New York Apartment Fuses Quiet Luxury With a Casual Nuance

Designer Ellen Hamilton has been able to let the light do the talking in this pared-back apartment in the Upper West Side

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Latest articles by Pip Rich

‘It’s Meant to Look Like a Rich College Kid’s Home’ – See How This New York Apartment Fuses Quiet Luxury With a Casual Nuance

Smart, Sleek, and Unapologetically Beautiful – Tech Designed to Be Seen and Used - 2025

Victoria Hagan's 7 Rules for Perfecting Her New American Classic Look

Layered Lives: ‘You Have to Be Open to the Possibilities and Bring a Sense of Fun to Everything You Do’ – Victoria Hagan Knows How to Create Spaces That Make People Feel Good

Designer Justina Blakeney Says This Paint Color Flatters Everyone and Is Perfect for Drenching Rooms

Justina Blakeney Swears by This One Easy Rug Styling Trick – 'It Brings So Much Warmth to a Space'

3 Design Lessons Justina Blakeney Just Taught Us About Refined Maximalism

Layered Lives: 'I Want to Come Home to Good Vibes' – Justina Blakeney Knows How to Create Mood-Boosting Decor That Feels as Joyful as It Looks

'My goal is to create a tranquil place' – Designer Jess Cooney knows just how to fill even the busiest home with a sense of peace

'Not every piece of furniture needs to be as important,' says designer Tineke Triggs, who knows what makes a room comfortable – and what you don’t need to stress over

'We’re not the safe designers to call,' say Lia McNairy and Azar Fattahi, which is why – as LALA Reimagined – they create such layered, spirited, and luxe-looking homes

'People aren’t afraid of color, they just don’t know how to use it' – designer Zoe Feldman on creating rooms full of warmth and soul

'A home should intrigue you from the moment you walk in’ – Nina Takesh on creating layered, enticing spaces that can include even one key IKEA piece

‘I want people to feel they can kick their feet up, yet still sense quiet luxury’ – designer Ashley Montgomery on creating relaxed, elevated spaces

'Red is almost a neutral for me' – designer Emma Beryl Kemper on the decor choices that make a house feel immediately like it's your home

'I want people to take a deep breath and feel good' – Poonam Khanna of Unionworks explains how to give every home its mood-boosting moments

‘I’m certainly not a minimalist!’ Katie Harbison on achieving calm and serenity in a fully lived-in home

‘It’s walking into a home and thinking this is somewhere you want to stay’ – designer Molly Kidd on creating restful, soulful, perfectly balanced homes

Layered Lives: 'You can walk into a lot of beautiful spaces, but they’re not fun. That’s not the world I want to run in. Give me more fun' – inside the eclectic world of Robert Novogratz

Swiss Coffee vs White Dove – how to choose between Benjamin Moore's most popular white paints

I'm downsizing from a country home to a city apartment – these are the 6 decor essentials that are coming with me (and 3 I'm getting rid of)

'It was one of the most fun projects we've worked on' – 8 design lessons to learn from the most interesting gray kitchen I've seen in years

'It is a shade we return to time and time again' – why designers love Farrow & Ball's quietly indulgent Pointing

'We are more chilled here, it’s not a fancy place' – see inside Robert and Cortney Novogratz's makeover of their vacation home, a masterclass in making everything you love work together

'People don't have to actually use the plates' – poolside brunch, LALA Reimagined-style, is much a feast for the senses as it is about the food