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1. Ally Kim who writes From the Right Bank 2. From the Right Bank blog 3. In Ally Kim’s ‘Travelling Thursdays’ posts, she visits gorgeous hotels. 4. Richy McCusker of Custard by Design blog 5. Custard by Design blog 6. Sourcing this eye-catching piece of art was a challenge for Richy of Custard by Design
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you six interior design blogs with a difference. Some interior design blogs really stand out from the crowd when the bloggers include posts Lorna Sixsmith discovers that interior design bloggers engage in a on their other interests, on what they wide range of interests that enrich their interior design philosophies find interesting in their lives, decorating their own homes, pictures from places they visit, their family lives. In a world when every second television programme seems to feature reality television and some not-sofamous celebrities, it is refreshing to read about ordinary people as they write about their love of interiors and other related issues in an interesting and lively fashion that helps you to identify with them. The best blogs seem to give a sense of the personality of the person behind them. Ally Kim’s blog From the Right Bank recounts her various house moves, her decorating decisions, constant rearranging of furniture and travels to gorgeous hotels around the world. By reading this blog, you are whisked away to her first home in Paris, to Seattle, then to Atlanta and also to various beautiful hotels in locations all over the world. From the Right Bank’s popularity means that each post receives numerous comments, hence creating a type of forum for interaction and discussion on the topic that day. One of many people to be made redundant in recent months, Richy McCusker found blogging a useful means of maintaining his links with the design world as well as providing him with a hobby and a focus. Having moved from Ireland to America, it also helps him to stay in touch with other designers. Custard by Design provides a varied mix of interiors and architecture as Richy likes to feature whatever he finds interesting on that particular day - be it a picture he finds on a website, a room he has just designed or a photograph of a table set for
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