Pip Rich
The editor of Livingetc, Pip Rich (formerly Pip McCormac) is a lifestyle journalist of almost 20 years experience working for some of the UK's biggest titles.
As well as holding staff positions at Sunday Times Style, Red and Grazia he has written for the Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times and ES Magazine. He has been covering interiors trends for so long he has seen some of them come back round again, which has given him a real understanding of how and why people like to decorate.
Through hosting Livingetc's podcast Home Truths, Pip has had long and in depth conversations with some of the world's leading designers, learning from their expertise firsthand.
Pip is a judge on the panel for the Livingetc Style Awards, where he sifts through hundreds of projects with other industry experts to choose the very best in each category. He is interested not just in how something looks, but whether it can improve the life of the user in some way.
He has also published three books - his most recent, A New Leaf, was released in December 2021 and is about the homes of architects who have filled their spaces with houseplants. This project gave him access to many of the world's top creative minds, and knowledge of how great architecture can improve a space.
He has recently moved out of London - and a home that ELLE Decoration called one of the ten best small spaces in the world - to start a new renovation project in Somerset. Knocking an old home into shape, redoing the wiring and heating, removing wallpaper and popcorn ceilings has been an experience he would not care to repeat. But it has given him the chance to study every paint color chart out there, to think more how to use design and decor to create rooms that make you feel something.
Latest articles by Pip Rich
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Upholstered dining chairs are a key trend for relaxed, modern dining spaces. Our editor picks the 9 best to buy now
Upholstered dining chairs help to create relaxed, comfortable spaces you and your guests can sit in for hours. Our editor picks the most stylish to buy right now
By Pip Rich • Last updated
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There's a subtle new color trend that makes neutral schemes feel like a vacation – this house nails it
Design studio Hendrick Interiors uses the best understanding of color and styling there is to create an uplifting and calming modern home in Washington D.C.
By Pip Rich • Published
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Minimalist outdoor furniture is trending – our Editor has picked 15 pieces to style a relaxed backyard
Minimalist, modern and organic outdoor furniture shapes and colors are trending - here are the 15 best pieces for a relaxed backyard
By Pip Rich • Published
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This perfect kitchen brings together all the best design trends in one wonderful space
Twinning Designs has created a kitchen with brass accents, fluted glass, a hidden workstation and sociable seating, ticking all our current wishlist boxes
By Pip Rich • Published
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The 12 best home decor stores that the Livingetc team always keeps bookmarked
The best home decor websites are the places we get all our inspiration...and furniture, accessories and finishing touches
By Pip Rich • Last updated
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We're calling it - the way this calming home uses this one material is minimalism perfected
Cedar House in Washington is a minimalist home that manages to feel wonderfully warm and welcoming, too
By Pip Rich • Published
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Before and After: A tired Californian home was made lighter, airier and given the most beautiful wood kitchen island
The before and after of this home in California is almost impossible to understand, as it's transformed with more light, space and transitional-style
By Pip Rich • Published
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8 little things that will instantly make a bathroom feel like a spa, handpicked by our editor
From the perfect scented candle to the simple storage hack that changes everything, our editor Pip Rich knows how to make a bathroom feel like a spa
By Pip Rich • Published
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The 8 little things no kitchen will have heart or soul without, handpicked by our Editor
From the decorative to the functional, these 8 small additions to your kitchen will help make it a room in which you really want to spend time
By Pip Rich • Published