Caring for Charleston
Kathy Crisp is the conservation cleaner at Charleston House, originally the summer sanctuary and now...
Book club: Charleston, A Bloomsbury House and Garden
Nestled in the East Sussex countryside just outside Lewes is Charleston, originally the summer sanct...
Get to know us: our stylist Meaghan
A photoshoot is a busy place. Between photographer and props, set-builders and models (often of the ...
Book club: three books for when you’re staying at home
There’s a lot of power contained within the pages of a book. The power to enlighten, to transport, t...
How to reconnect with the simple things
When we grow up, so much of the wonder and sense of adventure we possessed as children is lost. Hour...
Detox your wardrobe
Who, in lockdown, hasn’t thought they really should use this time to sort through their wardrobe, r...
The right note
Hidden in a London basement is that most specialist of workshops – the restoration centre for broken...
Inspired by the silver screen
You’re probably watching more movies than ever right now, so why not be inspired by the sets as well...
Zalene, Damian & their Chichester kitchen
A bright and contemporary take on our classic Chichester cabinetry.
Nine easy ways to add personality to your kitchen
A well-planned kitchen is organised, functional and streamlined. But too tidy and too simple can som...
The well-dressed bed
It’s in spring and autumn, as the seasons are in flux, that we often find ourselves taking a more la...
The small kitchen handbook
Galley kitchen, tiny cottage kitchen, or cool and compact city kitchen – whatever form your small ki...
Five quick kitchen fixes
Marcus, one of the kitchen designers from Neptune York, shares five ways to update your kitchen – s...
Designing a galley kitchen
When thinking of your ‘dream’ kitchen, it’s probably fair to assume that most of us don’t picture a ...
A noble ascent
"The world is like a grand staircase,” Samuel Johnson once said. “Some are going up, and some are go...
Sue Crewe & her very small, very bespoke Suffolk kitchen
Former editor of House & Garden magazine, Susan Crewe, invited us into her Regency townhouse in....
Alexandra Shulman on fashion at home
As she examines how our style choices evolve with time, former editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Sh...
Freshly laundered: the simple joy of our household collection
Just because something’s practical, doesn’t mean it can’t also be a joy to use – that’s the philosop...
The Great British Garden Show
Extraordinary situations can sometimes spark extraordinary ideas, and the current lockdown is no exc...
Get to know us: our creative founder, Emma Sims-Hilditch
Join interiors and brand expert, and former editor of Livingetc magazine, Suzanne Imre, as she catch...
Thoughts on Saffron
Michelle Ogundehin, colour and design expert and former editor of Elle Decoration, explores the rich...
Maple granola
Firm believers that a good breakfast can set you up for anything, we asked the team at The Provenist...
12 went to Provence (to shoot the new spring collection)
Back in January, when life felt very different, our creative team headed to Provence, France, to sho...
How to organise and file elegantly
You don’t need to have a dedicated home office – or even to actually do any work from home – to know...
Learn something new: our pick of the best online courses
It’s no surprise that there are now more courses and workshops to take part it online than ever – an...
Book club: Happy Inside by Michelle Ogundehin
Internationally renowned as an authority on interiors, trends and style, Michelle Ogundehin is a wri...
Notes on a small space
From the moment I was introduced to the leafy north London village of Hampstead by a friend, I had a...
Podcasts for interiors (and food, and garden…) lovers
We’ve always been fans of a good podcast here at Neptune. They’re perfect for whenever your hands ar...
Book club: A Place Called Home by Cath Kidston
As the Founder of her eponymous brand and creative design studio, Joy of Print, Cath Kidston has lon...
How to grow plants from seed
No matter how many years you’ve been gardening, the novelty of growing plants from seed never seems ...
Different types of paint, explained
The world of paint finishes can be a little complicated. Eggshell, emulsion, gloss, limewash, distem...
Six questions you need to ask before you start a room redecoration
Kate Watson-Smyth is the journalist behind the blog Mad About the House. Here, she shares an edited ...
Culture from your sofa
In a heartening surge of resilience, galleries, museums, gardens and live event venues the world ove...
How to tidy up your background for video calls
If you’re working from home, chances are the last-minute dash to tidy up your home office before a v...
Wildflower pressing, with a twist
You may have seen our Easter tablescape, where we’ve taken a simpler approach to styling the table t...
A homemade seed packet how-to
Small and unassuming but containing the most exciting cargo, there’s something special about seed pa...
Book club: The Pauper’s Homemaking Book by Jocasta Innes
Long before the concepts of sustainable design and upcycling became part of our everyday, writer and...
The independent edit
One of the unexpected upsides to come out of the current situation has been the fostering of a much ...
The art of hunkering down
Continuing our series on ways to create a cocooning and nurturing home (you can read our first journ...
How to start a kitchen garden
There’s a point in summer when buying a bag of over-priced, bland supermarket salad wrapped in plast...