Introducing Burnt Sienna
This season’s new colour owes much to history yet feels refreshingly contemporary
Novels and their interiors
Escape into the world of literary interiors with Elizabeth Metcalfe – deputy features editor at Hous...
The power of sound
What constitutes the perfect home sound system? We asked Greg McAllister, sound experience manager a...
On Pantone’s 2021 Colours of the Year
This year, as they have been doing since the first year of the new millennium, Pantone have selected...
Easy ways to enhance your bathroom
Our bathrooms are working hard at the moment. Not only during the morning rush but as welcome retrea...
Get to know us: Jessica from Neptune Cheltenham
Every now and then, here on our journal, in our print magazine, Stories, and on our Instagram, we li...
The versatility of Chawton
Chawton isn’t a new topic for us here on the journal. And rightly so: as a storage design that you c...
An alternative guide to relaxing at home
We all know that gardening, baking, practising yoga and taking a bath are ways to relax and unwind w...
Simple Shaker: why we love this kitchen classic
Shaker kitchens have been popular for decades, and there’s a very good reason why. The chameleon of ...
A brief history of kitchens
The kitchen is the heart of the home, true? Well, not always, as a quick romp through the changing f...
Kitchens through time – part two
Continuing on from our first article, where we looked at kitchens in Georgian, Victorian and Edwardi...
Hotel interiors to inspire your own schemes
Whether you’re on the cusp of decorating or are the sort to see a scheme and bank its look for a fut...
Kitchens through time – part one
Creating a kitchen to suit the period of your home is easy if you follow a few basic principles. Rea...
How to renew, reuse and relove furniture
Using the furniture and accessories that you already have – or giving a new home to an antique, vint...
The joy of sitting in
Ways to rekindle the joy of an evening in, from the practical (choosing the perfect seat), to the fu...
Deck the hall
Five ways to create a cheerful and uplifting welcome in your hallway this winter (even if it’s just ...
A slow Christmas
Journalist and author India Knight reflects on the positives of taking it easy this festive season.
Chris & her Chichester kitchen
A country green kitchen for a countryside home and a green-fingered couple…
Savouring Bonfire Night at home
Autumn is a season to relish all by itself, but there’s one particular November celebration that bri...
Designing to stand the test of time: our Chawton cabinetry
We chat to Henry, the designer behind our Chawton cabinetry collection, to find out how it’s been ma...
How to create the perfect reading nook
Advice on creating an inviting spot for reading from George, our home designer at Neptune Fulham.
When old favourites met new friends
Our autumn photography shows just how, when chosen carefully and with timelessness in mind, older fu...
One kitchen: three ways
The Suffolk collection is our most pared back kitchen – drawing on the refined simplicity of Shaker ...
Trend report: kitchen colours
When it comes to deciding what colour to paint your kitchen, chances are you’re going to fall into o...
How to create a warm and characterful minimalist home
'Less is more’ has always been a guiding principle for us here at Neptune. Understated, edited and p...
Small kitchen cabinetry
Any kitchen, no matter how big or small, needs to include effective storage to feel considered and u...
Flower school: ways with our vases
We break down the four main shapes of vase (pot and jug) in our collection, and offer advice and ide...
An ode to the occasional chair
What makes a chair ‘occasional’? And why should you welcome one into your home?
How to dress kitchen windows
What you put up at the windows makes a huge difference to the feel of any room, but it’s especially ...
Our paint palettes: making selection easy
Everyone’s had the experience at one time or another: thinking you’ve settled on a choice, only to s...
Building a beautiful bathroom
For all its practical purpose, a bathroom is also a place to relax, to spend time in your own compan...
The beauty of linen in the bedroom
With summer now behind us, thoughts turn to layering textiles in our bedrooms that will keep us comf...
Lean back: the other way to ‘hang’ your art
Long gone are the days where hammer and nail were the only way to approach pictures on walls. Whethe...
How to do a kitchen refresh rather than invest
Suggestions from the Neptune design team to give your kitchen a mini makeover.
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 ...
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...
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...