Get to know us: Ian from our distribution team
A few times a year, we like to introduce you to one of the many faces that make up the Neptune famil...
In the making: Belgian linen
Finely crafted linen fabric, grown, spun, woven and finished in Belgium.
Getting creative with tester paint pots
Have you ever ordered a tester pot (or two, or ten) to help you decide what colour to pick for your ...
Sourcing stories: Teeny Greeny
Micro in name, micro in size, but microgreens aren’t to be confused with seedlings or shoots. These ...
Planning a project: our guide to getting started
Whether you’re planning a top-to-bottom redecoration, an extension or a simple refresh for one room ...
Sourcing stories: Bath Farm Girls
The first of only a few growers of British quinoa, Emily’s local farm is home to field upon field of...
How to bring furniture into the middle of the room with Lauren Gilberthorpe
Whether your room’s big or small, there’s often a real temptation to position furniture around the e...
Sourcing stories: Ivy House Farm
Whenever you’re sipping a cup of breakfast tea or a mug of frothy coffee at The Provenist, you have ...
Eclectic versus composed : How many styles of furniture to have in a room
Whenever you’re designing a room in your home, be it from scratch or adding a few new pieces over ti...
Why modernism still matters
This spring, we’re focusing on the idea that less is more; the idea of gathering around you only inv...
What the Shakers taught us
Shaker style is an aesthetic and set of design principles that wasn’t borne out of fashion, neither ...
The Neptune design team on: the spring 2019 collection
Just a week before our spring collection was revealed, we gathered around the kitchen island at Nept...
What wabi-sabi can do for your home
There have been a few lifestyle concepts recently that promise a happier home life. We’ve written ab...
Six not-too-fancy festive canapes
When Christmas calls, it’s all too easy to get carried away with Christmas lunch, focusing most of y...
Kitchens gardens: designing an actual outdoor kitchen, really?
Say kitchen garden and you’d probably imagine neat rows of vegetables grown from seed, or perhaps a ...
Why every bedroom deserves a chair
A beautiful bedroom should be enjoyed by day as well as by night. Add a chair or two and you can esc...
The rise of the dahlia
Not so long ago, dahlias had a reputation for being a bit fussy. They were mostly grown by competiti...
Creating flower arrangements with scale
You might’ve noticed that we often arrange our life-like stems rather simply – single flowers in bot...
How to make an entrance: repainting your front door
Do you always notice when a house has a lovely front door? We certainly do.
One man and the Matterhorn
There are some causes that are especially close to our hearts. Climb2Recovery is one of them. If you...
When in...Weybridge
Though it’s just 30 minutes from the centre of London, Weybridge feels much more like a country town...
When in...Paris
We’re heading across the channel for our latest ‘when in’ guide, this time, for Neptune Paris. You’l...
When in...Bury St Edmunds
A trip to Neptune Bury St. Edmunds is the perfect excuse to explore the Georgian squares, medieval s...
Our favourite children’s books
To celebrate International Children’s Book Day, we asked a handful of people here at Neptune HQ to f...
Neptune Chesham: a history
This March, we opened our first store in Buckinghamshire – Neptune Chesham. We might have built it ...
Rediscovering brown furniture
Antique wooden furniture – or ‘brown furniture’ as it’s sometimes known – is often thought of as too...
When in...Reading
Our store in Reading is set in a 17th-century gatehouse called Monksmead House. It’s just one of man...
A different perspective, part one
Perfect imperfection – self-proclaimed perfectionists we might be, but we want to design homes that ...
A different perspective, part two
Tradition & innovation – while we’ll always have one foot in the past, calling on antiques for i...
A different perspective, part three
Edited choice – plenty of options so there’s something for (just about) every home, but not so much ...
A different perspective, part four
Timelessness – more than anything, we want the pieces you buy from us to last the course so, in the ...
When in...Chesham
The historic market town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire is a small treasure. Known for its lace-makin...
A different perspective, part five
Home from home – when we first decided to open stores, we decided they wouldn’t be just places to sh...
Pantone & its ‘Color of the Year’
Pantone® is known for being the world’s authority on colour. Every year, its Color Institute announc...
When in...Winchester
Winchester is a place very close to our hearts. It boasts a rich history, ancient architecture, and ...
Velvet – a step back in time
At once refined and comforting, velvet is one of our favourite fabrics for winter – whether you’re c...
Those last-minute moments
There’s an up and down pattern to most of our Christmases. Throughout December, we’re likely to go ...
When in...Bournemouth
Our home in Dorset sits amongst the hustle and bustle of Bournemouth’s high street. It’s a town that...
The reason for the tree
Perhaps the truest Christmas emblem of them all, the Christmas tree is something that most of us inv...
When in...York
Neptune York, our 16th store, sits just outside this historic city, with its medieval streets and im...