An explorer finds refuge at home
Ben Fogle on the slower pace of life over the past year and finding new adventures closer to home.
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...
The humble pencil
Lifestyle journalist Amy Moorea Wong on the history of the small but might pencil.
Choosing pendants for a kitchen island
Our hints and tips on choosing pendant lights for your kitchen island – plus a few positioning rules...
A West Sussex family & their Henley kitchen
A contemporary kitchen for an Arts & Crafts home and a couple who love to cook.
When walls tell stories
Not all wallpapers are made equal, as a dive into the history of hand-painted, silk wallpaper makers...
Heritage heroes
Protecting Britain’s endangered plants is something we can all do – we just need a patch of garden a...
Asparagus and goats’ cheese tart with wild garlic
At our Bath café, The Provenist, the menu is always changing with the seasons. From our brunch menu,...
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 ...
A shed of one's own
Author and stylist Clare Nolan explains why a shed at the end of the garden is every grown up’s drea...
Interior design for gardens: how to make more of your outdoor space
You hear it every year: bring the outside in, and vice versa. These are the golden rules of linking ...
Classically eccentric
At a time when we are treated to a visual cacophony of interior styles and influences, providing a v...
Spring feasting recipes: a trio of salads
Three colourful salads that celebrate spring’s produce. Perfect for partnering with a whole side of ...
Spring feasting recipes: whole side of salmon with lemon and dill
An easy yet impressive centrepiece dish from our café, The Provenist, that’s perfect for springtime ...
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...
The hidden elements of design: AGA
At 99 years old, the AGA has earned its place in our kitchens (and hearts) thanks to its classic des...
When in Knutsford
While we have stores up and down the country, we know that, quite often, you’ll be making a longer t...
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...
The hidden elements of design: Dualit
How 70 years of original thinking and a constant drive to improve has marked Dualit out as one of th...
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...
The foundations of using pattern, the Neptune way
There are some designers (and homes) for whom pattern is something to be draped across many surfaces...
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...
How to make a spring bulb arrangement
Cut flowers are stunning (we’ll always have a place in our home for our life-like ones) and house pl...
Behind the collection
The inspiration behind a collection can come from anywhere – a sunset, an unexpected find at an anti...
A few of our favourite things
A new season collection is always a moment of anticipation and excitement. Here, we’ve asked a handf...
Introducing Burnt Sienna
This season’s new colour owes much to history yet feels refreshingly contemporary
March’s flower
For many of us, daffodils mark the beginning of spring. While snowdrops and crocuses may be the firs...
A celebration of spring in nature
Spring. Is any season so welcome, so wanted? While autumn brings relief after the heat of summer, th...
In the larder: our spring staples
A well-stocked larder is the secret to kitchen calmness. When a delicious and nutritious meal can al...
In praise of green spaces by Elizabeth Metcalfe
‘I am extremely happy walking on the downs...I like to have space to spread my mind out in.’
How to: light an open plan kitchen and living room
From architectural to ambient lighting – advice from two of our home designers…
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...