--- title: blog | IN /ɪn/ adv. description: IN /ɪn/ adv. | Interiors, gardens & good design, decoded. Discover inspiring spaces, practical design advice and curated home and garden products in the Kitchen Sink blog image: https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/AI%20Generated%20Image%20with%20Enhanced%20Quality.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-%C9%AAn-adv#main-content) [![everything-but-galoshes](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/everything-but-galoshes.png?width=3201&height=408&name=everything-but-galoshes.png "everything-but-galoshes")](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/home) - [DECODE](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) - [MUSINGS](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/musings) - [KNOW-HOW](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/know-how) - [THE EDIT](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/the-edit) - [ABOUT](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/about) - [DECODE](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) - [MUSINGS](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/musings) - [KNOW-HOW](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/know-how) - [THE EDIT](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/the-edit) - [ABOUT](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/about) #### BLOG /blɒɡ/ n. # The Kitchen Sink Blog   # Where good design gets pulled apart and put back together. Interiors, gardens and good design, decoded. [IN /ɪn/ *adv.*](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-%C9%AAn-adv) [OUT /aʊt/ *adv.*](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/out-a%CA%8At-adv) [ALL /ɔːl/ *pron.*](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## Posts about IN /ɪn/ adv.: [![](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/look-decoded-dimore_featured-collage.png?width=760&name=look-decoded-dimore_featured-collage.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/dimore-studio-decoded) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [Dimore Studio, decoded: the six details I keep seeing in its rooms](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/dimore-studio-decoded) Dark, theatrical and impossibly inviting. Dimore Studio makes rooms that feel as though something interesting happened in them just before you arrived.I looked across seven projects to see how it makes a room glow. [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/dimore-studio-decoded) [![](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/look-decoded_featured-collage.png?width=760&name=look-decoded_featured-collage.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/kelly-wearstler-decoded) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [Kelly Wearstler, decoded: the six moves I keep seeing in her rooms](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/kelly-wearstler-decoded) A curve against a grid. Stone beside metal. A 2019 bench in a 1930s Georgian bedroom.Kelly Wearstler puts together things that have no obvious business being together, and makes it look inevitable. I looked across six projects to see how. [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/kelly-wearstler-decoded) [![What Size Rug Under a Sofa? UK Living Room Rug Guide | Everything But](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Kilim%20Rugs%20in%20New%20York%20Rug%20Store.png?width=760&name=Kilim%20Rugs%20in%20New%20York%20Rug%20Store.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/how-big-should-a-rug-be-under-a-sofa) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Know-How](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/know-how) ## [How Big Should a Rug Be Under a Sofa?](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/how-big-should-a-rug-be-under-a-sofa) I normally suggest your rug should be large enough for at least the front legs of your sofa and chairs to sit on it. For many UK living rooms, 200 × 290cm works considerably better than the commonly bought 160 × 230cm size.  [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/how-big-should-a-rug-be-under-a-sofa) [![](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Amazon%20Only/Halloween%20drawing%20room%20decor%20with%20hints%20of%20magical%20elements-1.png?width=760&name=Halloween%20drawing%20room%20decor%20with%20hints%20of%20magical%20elements-1.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/enter-if-you-dare) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [OUT /aʊt/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/out-aʊt-adv), [The Edit](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/the-edit) ## [Enter if you Dare, The Halloween Pick n Mix Edit](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/enter-if-you-dare) The Halloween pick and mix. Every piece from my five haunted looks, in one place. [Read the story →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/a-haunting-we-will-go-halloween-decor-without-the-plastic) [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/enter-if-you-dare) [![](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/First%2c%20there%20was%20light.%20Then%20the%20lampshade%20Decode%20Everything%20But.png?width=760&name=First%2c%20there%20was%20light.%20Then%20the%20lampshade%20Decode%20Everything%20But.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/first-there-was-light.-then-the-lampshade) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [First, there was light. Then the lampshade.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/first-there-was-light.-then-the-lampshade) How the floor lamp learnt to become a statement AD | This article contains affiliate links. 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[READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/first-there-was-light.-then-the-lampshade) [![The Cloud House | Grand Designs | Peter Morris Architects | Everything But the Kitchen Sinl](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Colour%20Pop%20Cloud%20House/Cloud%20House%20%7C%20London%20%7C%20Grand%20Designs%20%7C%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20SInk.png?width=760&name=Cloud%20House%20%7C%20London%20%7C%20Grand%20Designs%20%7C%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20SInk.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/grand-designs-cloud-house-a-home-with-personality) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [Cloud House: colour, curves, joyous and a rather Grand Design](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/grand-designs-cloud-house-a-home-with-personality) Some houses behave themselves. This one absolutely does not. [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/grand-designs-cloud-house-a-home-with-personality) [![](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Shaker%20Kitchen/My%20Shaker%20Kitchen%20After%20%7C%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20Sink.png?width=760&name=My%20Shaker%20Kitchen%20After%20%7C%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20Sink.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/victorian-kitchen-without-side-return) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [This Victorian kitchen got better, not bigger](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/victorian-kitchen-without-side-return) My north-facing Victorian kitchen needed more space and more light. The standard answer was a side return. Instead, I kept the garden, protected the dining room and made the existing space work harder. [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/victorian-kitchen-without-side-return) [![Brutalist Mid Century Agent's Lair | Bond By Design | Everything But the Kitchen Sink ](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/AIGenerated%20Image%20with%20Subtle%20Light%20Adjustment.png?width=760&name=AIGenerated%20Image%20with%20Subtle%20Light%20Adjustment.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/where-will-the-new-bond-live) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [Bond, by design: where will the new Bond live?](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/where-will-the-new-bond-live) Forget the car. I want to see the houses. [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/where-will-the-new-bond-live) [![](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Listening%20Room/Corner%20of%20a%20listening%20room%2c%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20Sink.png?width=760&name=Corner%20of%20a%20listening%20room%2c%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20Sink.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/squeezing-in-a-listening-room) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [Listening Room Ideas: Create a home listening space](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/squeezing-in-a-listening-room) What would it take to actually sit down, switch off, and listen? [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/squeezing-in-a-listening-room) [![Student Room Ideas That Don’t Look Student-y | Everything But](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Freshers%20Edit/Freshers%20Edit%20%7C%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20Sink%20%7C%20The%20Edit.png?width=760&name=Freshers%20Edit%20%7C%20Everything%20But%20the%20Kitchen%20Sink%20%7C%20The%20Edit.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/freshers-week) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [Student Room Ideas That Don't Look Studenty](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/freshers-week) How do you make a room that isn't yours feel like it is? [READ →](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/freshers-week) [![Modern Shaker Kitchen Ideas: Timeless, Not Twee | Everything But](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Full%20Wall%20Splashback%20Correction.png?width=760&name=Full%20Wall%20Splashback%20Correction.png)](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/how-to-make-a-kitchen-feel-timeless-not-twee) [IN /ɪn/ adv.](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/in-ɪn-adv), [Decode](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/tag/decode) ## [How to make a Shaker kitchen feel timeless, not twee](https://www.everythingbutthekitchensink.co.uk/blog/how-to-make-a-kitchen-feel-timeless-not-twee) There is a fine line between a classic kitchen and one that looks as though Miss Havisham will pop round for tea. 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