Jo & her multifunctional living room
A 16th-century cottage and its multifunctional living room designed with modern family life in mind....
How to improve your home’s acoustics
Open-plan living, big windows and large rooms are all modern-home blessings. But their acoustics are...
How to go antiquing: tips from our stylists
Our tried and tested tips for getting the most out of a trip to an antiques fair or flea market
Michaela, Kevin and their Suffolk kitchen
The story of a monochromatic, Suffolk collection family kitchen and hardworking utility.
How to decorate when you rent
How to make a rented home feel more like, well, home? Read on for our suggestions
A lick of paint: the story of a simple furniture refresh
Restoration is as much about creating something new as it is about celebrating the old. It’s a breat...
Leoni, Nathan & their Chichester kitchen
Our latest home profile shows our Chichester kitchen in two contrasting lights – at the same time. T...
Sarah & her Henley kitchen
No matter how small the space is, there’s always room to dream big…
Elements of the English country house look
You don’t need to live in the country to bring the English country house look into your home. Your h...
In the making: woollen throws
A family-owned mill in Lancashire, with more than 150 years of experience.
Jules & her Neptune home
The owner of this country idyll is hardly a stranger to Neptune. Having furnished much of her former...
Vivienne & her Chichester kitchen and laundry room
Because of its cockbead moulding, classic English panelling and its quiet country charm, Chichester...
Bryony, Nick & their Chichester kitchen and bathrooms
Chichester is a kitchen that suits country cottages as much as it does elegant apartments and that a...
How to choose art for your living room
Some guiding principles for wall art in your home, and particularly living rooms.
Chris & his Neptune home
The ‘your stories’ section of our journal sees us going behind the scenes to hear all about how our ...
Jane & her Chichester kitchen & bathroom
This is a story of Jane and her family’s Isle of Wight holiday home, told not just through her, but ...
Call us collectors
What does it mean to be a collector? Why do we do it? And what is it that people collect? We sent an...
How to mix new and antique furniture
While some homes are furnished almost exclusively with antiques, in others where furniture is mostly...
The art of buying well, by Jo Leevers
Passing on an heirloom is a wonderful thing, but it doesn’t always have to be an antique. For exampl...
How to choose art for your kitchen
Tips and inspiration for bringing art into what’s often a very practical space.
Why we love Lloyd Loom furniture inside and out
Why we love this heritage material and its classic furniture styles.
Window treatments, part one: choosing what’s right for you
How to choose between curtains, blinds and shutters, plus we tackle some common ‘problem’ windows.
Window treatments, part two: our curtains & blinds in detail
Advice on fabrics, linings, lengths, headings and hardware for curtains and Roman blinds.
Our decorating tool kit
Exploring the essential elements that make up a Neptune decorating scheme, and how they work in harm...
How to choose art for your bedroom
If we’re honest, we probably spend a fair amount of time thinking about the decor of our bedrooms bu...
Nature’s pattern book
Sally Coulthard, author of ‘Biophilia: You + Nature + Home’, shares four of the patterns we find mos...
A brief history of pattern
Former editor of Elle Decoration, Michelle Ogundehin, leads us on a whistle-stop tour of pattern’s h...
Talking wallpaper with Sanderson
The decision to wallpaper a room can feel like a big commitment. But it shouldn’t, says Claire Valli...
Choosing the colour of your kitchen cabinetry
While white might be your first port of call for kitchen cabinetry, it’s not always the colour that ...
Classically eccentric
At a time when we are treated to a visual cacophony of interior styles and influences, providing a v...
How to choose a rug
Six quick tips on choosing a rug – from when you might want to use a runner to how to avoid the comm...
Get to know us: Henry from our product design team
Those of you who’ve been with us a while might remember that in our second volume of Stories, way ba...
Pairing patterns with plains
Pattern. For some, it’s a thrilling world to dive into and unleash on their homes. For others, the v...
An Easter tablescape
This year Easter may not be quite as big an occasion for feasting as we’d like, but with the possibi...
Lucy & her Chichester kitchen
“A traditional style kitchen with a modern twist” was the brief for this couple’s renovation project...
Hidden heroes: the Wycombe folding chair
Everything we do at Neptune is about making your life better in ways big and small. Sometimes that’s...
Making a statement with Clemmie
We do love a statement headboard. Much like a fireplace in a living room, it’ll anchor your bedroom ...
Ways with Burnt Sienna
There’s so much creative fun to be had in putting together a colour scheme, but sometimes it can be ...
Ways to use Flax Blue in the kitchen
Soft shades of white and grey are amongst the most-loved colours to use in the kitchen. As are, at t...
A few of our favourite things
A new season collection is always a moment of anticipation and excitement. Here, we’ve asked a handf...