{"id":107663,"date":"2017-09-20T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T09:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=107663"},"modified":"2017-09-20T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T13:24:02","slug":"blogger-spotlight-with-jen-stanbrook-love-chic-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/blogger-spotlight-with-jen-stanbrook-love-chic-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogger Spotlight: Jen Stanbrook, Love Chic Living"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jen Stanbrook<\/a> is the Top 10 Interior Design Blogger<\/a> behind Love Chic Living<\/a>. Jen posts advice on how to easily transform a room, improve your living space with the help of interior design trends, or add a bit of colour. Love Chic Living is a finalist in this year\u2019s Vuelio Blog Awards<\/a>. We caught up with Jen to talk about room makeovers, working with PRs and having integrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How would you describe your blog?<\/strong>
\nLove Chic Living is a home and interiors blog showcasing inspirational yet achievable design for a family home. It\u2019s evolved a lot over the last five years, responding to my readers and my own tastes too. As my skills as a blogger have developed I\u2019ve been able to feature more diverse and interesting posts, reacting to the market and readers\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n

Why did you start your blog?
\n<\/strong>I started the blog as a platform for my love of home and interiors. I\u2019d always wanted an interiors shop but a young family meant that was a little out of my reach at the time, so writing a blog about all my ideas was the next best thing. And I\u2019m still here almost six years later doing exactly the same thing.<\/p>\n

What<\/strong>\u2019s your favourite thing to blog about?<\/strong>
\nMy favourite blogging topic has to be room makeovers. They\u2019re the most popular with readers too. They\u2019re hard work and don\u2019t necessarily come around very often but when they do, they make a very satisfying blog post. Brands are also now much more creative in the way they like to collaborate, and I love the way there\u2019s always something new and fresh to work on for me and my readers.<\/p>\n

How do you manage your photography?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s taken me a long time to get better at photography, but I\u2019ve done a few courses and slowly improved my camera, lenses and setup. There\u2019s always room for improvement of course, and I\u2019m constantly learning how to get the best shot that shows the setting or products off to their best advantage.<\/p>\n

What<\/strong>\u2019s your favourite interior?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m really pleased with my recent living room makeover. Like other bloggers and stylists I\u2019ve embraced the dark wall and tried it out in my own home. I wanted to show people how it could work and what it looks like in an ordinary home. I think readers really respond to that, I know I do.<\/p>\n

What makes your blog successful?
\n<\/strong>Good question! Honesty, integrity and keeping it real. I hope I achieve those aspects in most of the posts I create, whilst also giving a little bit of me too. After that, it\u2019s just relentless hard work, staying relevant and developing ideas, skills and features to keep things fresh. It\u2019s exceptionally competitive so it\u2019s important to do your own thing, and focus on the things you love rather than watching what others are doing.<\/p>\n

How do you like to work with PRs?<\/strong>
\nI love working with PRs and brands on a long term basis. I like clear, honest information from PRs, creative campaigns and realistic budgets and timescales. I\u2019m professional and straightforward to deal with and enjoy those qualities in PRs and the projects they run. I have a lot of contacts that come back to me multiple times for further projects, which is incredibly satisfying.<\/p>\n

What one thing should PRs know about you?
\n<\/strong>My inbox is never ending! I endeavour to reply to emails quickly but it\u2019s not always possible so don\u2019t chase me 24 hours after your first email if you\u2019ve not heard back from me. I read all of them, and answer most. Eventually.<\/p>\n

What other blogs do you read?<\/strong>
\nI read all the fabulous interior blogs I can of course, including more established and newer, up and coming. I also read a few lifestyle and beauty blogs. I\u2019d read more if I had more time!<\/p>\n

Jen, Love Chic Living and thousands of other bloggers, influencers and journalists feature on the\u00a0market-leading\u00a0Vuelio Influencer Database. Find out how you can reach them all here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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