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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First look inside Brooklyn's tallest tower, with open plan apartments designed by Gachot Studios
The views aren't the only star at the brand new Brooklyn Tower, as the approach to interior design is a leading light in urban apartment living
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8 style lessons in adding flair from designer Lisa Gilmore's boho Florida rental home which work even if you have a landlord to answer to
Interior designer Lisa Gilmore's rental home in St Petersburg, Fl, is a masterclass in how easy decor updates can add personality and flair
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The world's best interior designers are all picking this exact shade as the smartest and newest trend for relaxing bedrooms
Three of the world's leading designers have separately identified this color as the one you should be using in your bedroom designs
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11 boho bedroom ideas - designers explain how to perfect a personality-filled space
These 11 boho bedroom ideas will help you create a room to both rest and feel energized in, with these designer-approved tricks
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The art to potted hydrangea care - how to grow this perfect blowsy bloom indoors or out
Knowing how to perfect potted hydrangea care means you can recreate Hamptons-style decor pretty much all year round
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How to grow ginger indoors - the foolproof guide from Livingetc's green-thumbed editor
Knowing how to grow ginger not only gives you a supply of root to cook with but also some tropical red flowers, too
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Kelly Hoppen is kickstarting a new trend in flowers and top designers agree it's perfect
Gone are the calla lilies and orchids Kelly Hoppen has been famous for, and in its place is a new bloom taking the interiors world by storm
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Little changes, big difference - easy ways to eco-boost your home from leading experts in design
Sustainable choices have never been easier to make than with these eco design tips from the experts
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Iconic designer Matthew Williamson explains how to choose color for a surprisingly calm yet maximalist decor
Matthew Williamson talks to our editor Pip Rich about choosing color and styling a room to create a soothing - yet maximalist - scheme
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