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If you are renovating your home, one of the first questions you may ask is: how much does an interior designer cost in the UK?

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Mediterranean interior design works beautifully in British homes when it is approached through materials, colour and atmosphere rather than obvious themes. At What Lilly Loves, we focus on creating warm, modern Mediterra...

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-do-you-make-a-british-home-feel-mediterranean","title":"How Do You Make a British Home Feel Mediterranean?","summary":"Mediterranean interior design works beautifully in British homes when it is approached through materials, colour and atmosphere rather than obvious themes. At What Lilly Loves, we focus on creating warm, modern Mediterra...","date_modified":"2026-08-24T19:31:24Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-choose-the-right-interior-design-style-for-your-home","html_content":"

One of the first questions we ask every client isn't what colour they want to paint their walls or whether they prefer brass over chrome. Instead, I ask them how they want their home to feel.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-choose-the-right-interior-design-style-for-your-home","title":"How to Choose the Right Interior Design Style for Your Home","summary":"One of the first questions we ask every client isn't what colour they want to paint their walls or whether they prefer brass over chrome. Instead, I ask them how they want their home to feel.","date_modified":"2026-08-16T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/can-mediterranean-interior-design-work-in-british-homes","html_content":"

Discover why modern Mediterranean interior design isn't just for villas overlooking the sea, and how this timeless design philosophy can transform homes across the UK.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/can-mediterranean-interior-design-work-in-british-homes","title":"Can Mediterranean Interior Design Work in British Homes?","summary":"Discover why modern Mediterranean interior design isn't just for villas overlooking the sea, and how this timeless design philosophy can transform homes across the UK.","date_modified":"2026-08-09T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-make-your-home-feel-expensive-without-renovating","html_content":"

Luxury isn't always about bigger budgets.

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Mediterranean homes have long been admired for their timeless interiors, natural materials and effortless sense of calm, but what many people don't realise is that the feeling we associate with homes in places such as Sp...

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-create-a-calm-home-inspired-by-mediterranean-living","title":"How To Create A Calm Home Inspired By Mediterranean Living","summary":"Mediterranean homes have long been admired for their timeless interiors, natural materials and effortless sense of calm, but what many people don't realise is that the feeling we associate with homes in places such as Sp...","date_modified":"2026-07-26T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-make-a-new-build-house-feel-more-characterful","html_content":"

One of the most common things we hear from clients is, \"We love the practicality of our new build, but it just doesn't feel like us yet.\"

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-make-a-new-build-house-feel-more-characterful","title":"How To Make A New Build House Feel More Characterful","summary":"One of the most common things we hear from clients is, \"We love the practicality of our new build, but it just doesn't feel like us yet.\"","date_modified":"2026-07-19T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/can-you-design-a-home-that-feels-like-a-holiday","html_content":"

Can You Design a Home That Feels Like a Holiday?

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There's a particular kind of bedroom we see constantly. Beautiful linen, a headboard that probably cost more than most first cars, a scented candle doing its best. And somehow, despite all of it, the room has the calming...

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-room-that-helps-you-sleep-designing-for-the-nervous-system","title":"The Room That Helps You Sleep: Designing for the Nervous System","summary":"There's a particular kind of bedroom we see constantly. Beautiful linen, a headboard that probably cost more than most first cars, a scented candle doing its best. And somehow, despite all of it, the room has the calming...","date_modified":"2026-07-05T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/why-your-white-walls-look-grey-and-how-to-fix-it","html_content":"

You spent hours choosing the perfect white paint. You carefully narrowed down samples. You painted the walls.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/why-your-white-walls-look-grey-and-how-to-fix-it","title":"Why Your White Walls Look Grey (And How To Fix It)","summary":"You spent hours choosing the perfect white paint. You carefully narrowed down samples. You painted the walls.","date_modified":"2026-06-28T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-7-biggest-mistakes-people-make-when-renovating-their-home","html_content":"

There are few things more exciting than renovating a home. There are also few things more overwhelming.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-7-biggest-mistakes-people-make-when-renovating-their-home","title":"The 7 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Renovating Their Home","summary":"There are few things more exciting than renovating a home. There are also few things more overwhelming.","date_modified":"2026-06-21T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/is-an-interior-designer-worth-it","html_content":"

When people think about hiring an interior designer, they often assume it's a luxury, something that's nice to have, or an added extra once the renovation is already underway.

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Have you ever looked around your home and thought:

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From atmospheric lighting to natural materials, the design details that make homes feel calmer, warmer and far more expensive.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-make-your-home-feel-like-a-luxury-mediterranean-hotel","title":"How to Make Your Home Feel Like a Luxury Mediterranean Hotel","summary":"From atmospheric lighting to natural materials, the design details that make homes feel calmer, warmer and far more expensive.","date_modified":"2026-05-31T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-lilly-loves-%7C-mediterranean-inspired-interiors-in-the-uk","html_content":"

Before What Lilly Loves became a studio, it was really just years of collecting references and trying to understand why certain spaces stay with you long after you’ve left them. Not necessarily the boldest or most expens...

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-lilly-loves-%7C-mediterranean-inspired-interiors-in-the-uk","title":"What Lilly Loves | Mediterranean Inspired Interiors in the UK","summary":"Before What Lilly Loves became a studio, it was really just years of collecting references and trying to understand why certain spaces stay with you long after you’ve left them. Not necessarily the boldest or most expens...","date_modified":"2026-05-24T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-%E2%80%9Cbig-light%E2%80%9D-might-be-ruining-your-home","html_content":"

I genuinely believe lighting can completely change how a home feels. In fact, I’d go as far as saying some spaces aren’t actually badly designed, they’re just badly lit.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-%E2%80%9Cbig-light%E2%80%9D-might-be-ruining-your-home","title":"The “Big Light” Might Be Ruining Your Home","summary":"I genuinely believe lighting can completely change how a home feels. In fact, I’d go as far as saying some spaces aren’t actually badly designed, they’re just badly lit.","date_modified":"2026-05-17T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/creating-homes-that-feel-better-to-live-in","html_content":"

When More Started Feeling Like Too Much

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/creating-homes-that-feel-better-to-live-in","title":"Creating Homes That Feel Better to Live In","summary":"When More Started Feeling Like Too Much","date_modified":"2026-05-10T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/5-things-every-home-needs-that-are-often-overlooked","html_content":"

Not everything that makes a home feel right is obvious. In fact, most of it isn’t.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/5-things-every-home-needs-that-are-often-overlooked","title":"5 Things Every Home Needs (That Are Often Overlooked)","summary":"Not everything that makes a home feel right is obvious. In fact, most of it isn’t.","date_modified":"2026-05-03T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/designing-homes-that-feel-like-summer-all-year","html_content":"

This style isn’t for everyone. And that’s part of its charm.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/designing-homes-that-feel-like-summer-all-year","title":"Designing Homes That Feel Like Summer All Year","summary":"This style isn’t for everyone. And that’s part of its charm.","date_modified":"2026-04-26T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-live-the-mediterranean-life-this-spring---4-simple-steps","html_content":"

Spring never really announces itself properly - it arrives quietly at first.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/how-to-live-the-mediterranean-life-this-spring---4-simple-steps","title":"How to Live the Mediterranean Life This Spring - 4 Simple Steps","summary":"Spring never really announces itself properly - it arrives quietly at first.","date_modified":"2026-04-19T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-art-of-a-slow-interior","html_content":"

Some homes ask you to slow down the moment you walk in.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-art-of-a-slow-interior","title":"The Art of a Slow Interior","summary":"Some homes ask you to slow down the moment you walk in.","date_modified":"2026-04-12T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/why-i%E2%80%99m-inspired-by-mediterranean-living","html_content":"

I’ve always felt drawn to Mediterranean homes.

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I’ve always been someone who needs calm, although I don’t think I fully understood that about myself until much later.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-lilly-loves-living-simply-even-when-life-isn%E2%80%99t","title":"What Lilly Loves: Living simply (even when life isn’t)","summary":"I’ve always been someone who needs calm, although I don’t think I fully understood that about myself until much later.","date_modified":"2026-03-29T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-lilly-loves-homes-that-feel-collected-not-decorated","html_content":"

There’s a feeling I notice when I walk into certain homes.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-lilly-loves-homes-that-feel-collected-not-decorated","title":"What Lilly Loves: Homes That Feel Collected, Not Decorated","summary":"There’s a feeling I notice when I walk into certain homes.","date_modified":"2026-03-22T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/why-the-best-homes-feel-calm-and-how-to-create-one","html_content":"

There’s a certain feeling you get when you walk into a truly well designed home.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/why-the-best-homes-feel-calm-and-how-to-create-one","title":"Why the Best Homes Feel Calm (And How to Create One)","summary":"There’s a certain feeling you get when you walk into a truly well designed home.","date_modified":"2026-03-15T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-small-details-that-instantly-make-a-home-feel-considered","html_content":"

Every now and then you walk into a home and everything just feels right.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/the-small-details-that-instantly-make-a-home-feel-considered","title":"The Small Details That Instantly Make a Home Feel Considered","summary":"Every now and then you walk into a home and everything just feels right.","date_modified":"2026-03-08T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-actually-makes-a-home-feel-expensive","html_content":"

Not price tags - principles.

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-actually-makes-a-home-feel-expensive","title":"What Actually Makes a Home Feel Expensive","summary":"Not price tags - principles.","date_modified":"2026-03-01T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-i%E2%80%99m-currently-drawn-to","html_content":"

Materials, Mood and Light

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/what-i%E2%80%99m-currently-drawn-to","title":"What I’m Currently Drawn To:","summary":"Materials, Mood and Light","date_modified":"2026-02-22T15:44:45Z"},{"id":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/embracing-modern-californian-mediterranean-interiors","html_content":"

What Is Modern Californian Mediterranean Interior Design?

","url":"https://whatlillyloves.com/journal/f/embracing-modern-californian-mediterranean-interiors","title":"Modern Californian Mediterranean Interior Design in the UK","summary":"What Is Modern Californian Mediterranean Interior Design?","date_modified":"2026-02-15T15:19:50Z"}]}