Pip Rich
The executive 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. He regularly attends the world's biggest design fairs and is often talks to crowds of up to 200 about his thoughts on design.
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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6 Colors That Go with Seafoam Green — How Designers Work With This Tricky Shade
Seafoam green is a rising color trend, but folding this zesty shade into decor can be difficult. Designers explain the best colors that work alongside it
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Meet Playfulism — The Decor Trend We Love As Much as Designers Right Now
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8 Pink Color Palettes Designers Use for Sophisticated, Elegant and Expensive-Looking Rooms
Pink color palettes are what designers are enjoying playing round with most right now, hints of blush and Barbie coming together to create some grown up, on-trend schemes
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8 of the Most Stylish Accent Chairs I saw at Milan Design Week 2024
State of the art accent chairs were presented at this year’s Salone del Mobile and they were all about comfort, color, sculptural shapes, and interesting details
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8 of the Most Beautiful Sofas I Saw At Milan Design Week 2024
This year’s selection of sofas at Salone del Mobile showcased a nod to the joyful 70’s, curvaceous shapes, and minimalist whites
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Our Editor Has Picked the 12 Best Anthropologie Rugs — Including Designs That 'Instantly Make You Happier'
Floral patterns, minimalist themes and hand-knotted artistry — the Anthropologie rugs section is the perfect place to shop for affordable floor art for your home
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The New Pretty — The Catwalk Trend Italian Designers Love For Dreamy, Romantic Homes
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Sign Up For The Livingetc Newsletter — All The Latest Decor Trends Direct To Your Inbox As They Happen
Signing up for the Livingetc newsletters means all the latest trends, advice and inspiration from the minds of the world's best interior designers, delivered straight into your inbox
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I wasn't expecting to find my new reading chair on Wayfair - but these on-trend and on-sale designs are SO elevated
Wayfair's Way Day sale is a trove of trend-focussed chairs if you know where to look. Our editor Pip Rich has found the best pieces for your home
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'I sleep better under Nordstrom bedding.' - Our editor's top picks to dress your bed from the Fall sale
The Nordstrom Fall sale features a vast selection of incredible home decor and goods on sale - including our editor's favorite bedding
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Minimaluxe - the brand new design trend that will define this decade, making your home more elevated and you more calm
Meet minimaluxe, the brand new design trend that Livingetc believes will define this entire decade. Top designers explain how to get this look right
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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
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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
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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
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The 16 Rules of Interior Design The World's Best Designers Have Told Me
These 16 basic rules of interior design are the ones I've been gifted by the most creative minds behind the most beautiful rooms, and are all you need to make a scheme
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Clever uses of color add comforting, homely twists to this elegant Hollywood house
Designers LALA Reimagined have created an incredible home full of color, pattern, curves and even a home bar in the Hollywood Hills
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This characterful house in Austin, Texas, shows how minimalism can be warm and inviting
Neutral palettes, flashes of gold and a drinks station of dreams, SLIC Design's project in Texas is a minimalism masterclass
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Clever decorative twists show how homely minimalism can be in this calming architect's house
Minimalism isn't just about paring back, and architect Grant Straghan of DEDRAFT shows how to add warmth to the calming design of his project CG Residence
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Superstar designer John Pawson explains the new rules for minimalism which are perfect for family life
John Pawson on how to fold minimalism into your decor and how and why it's ideal for even if you have kids
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The world's 10 best minimalist houses that are full of design ideas rather than stuff
Take a tour of the world's 10 best minimalist houses which have all given the aesthetic personality, heart and soul
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Is the Samsung Serif TV worth it? Our editor bought one, and he has a lot of thoughts
Samsung's The Serif TV is clearly the choice of the design lover. But does our editor, who actually bought one, agree?
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Big news! The Garmin Fenix 7 is suddenly at its lowest price ever (and we think it's better than a Fitbit)
Garmin's smartest smart watch just landed into the Black Friday sales in a very big way
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Jonathan Adler on how to 'embrace the chaos' of an eclectic decor scheme as he launches Atelier Adler
As Jonathan Adler opens his flagship store in New York, he explains how to curate a decor scheme when maximalism is your thing
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How to grow mint indoors - our editor's foolproof guide to a blooming kitchen herb garden
These simple steps for how to grow mint indoors will mean you can have fresh herbs all year long
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