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Faux eucalyptus in a reactive-glazed olive jug
How to Get the Studio McGee Look in the UK
Love that warm, collected Studio McGee style but live in the UK? Here is how to create the look with aged pottery, simple greenery, linen-shade lamps and a few collected... Read more...
The Olympia White Arrangement: white chrysanthemums, eucalyptus and bracken in a terracotta vase
How to Style a Holiday Let That Looks the Same for Every Guest
How to style a holiday let or B&B so it photographs beautifully and still looks the same at the fiftieth changeover: focal points, curated arrangements, seasonal swaps and guest-friendly choices. Read more...
A white ceramic Christmas village glowing along a modern mantel
How to Create a Ceramic Christmas Village on Your Mantel
A row of little glowing houses is one of the simplest ways to make a room feel like Christmas. Here's how to choose the pieces, arrange them so they look... Read more...
A pre-lit Christmas tree dressed with white and blush hydrangeas and roses in a cosy living room
The Flower Christmas Tree: How to Dress a Tree with Hydrangeas and Roses Instead of Baubles
A flower Christmas tree swaps baubles for hydrangeas, roses, berries and eucalyptus. Here's how to dress one, how many stems you need for each size of tree, and what to... Read more...
Frosted eucalyptus candle wreath for a Christmas table centrepiece
How to Make a Christmas Table Centrepiece That Lasts Until Twelfth Night
A Christmas table centrepiece that looks as good on 6 January as it did on 1 December: the proportions, the materials and the three-minute set-up we use every year. Read more...
Faux budding hydrangeas and eucalyptus in a hand-painted blue and white jug
Flowers for Hay Fever Sufferers: How to Have Flowers in the House Without the Sneezing
If fresh flowers leave you sneezing, you don't have to go without. Here's how to choose and place flowers when you have hay fever, and why faux arrangements are the... Read more...
Faux cream banksia and eucalyptus arrangement in a green clover vase
Pet-Safe Flowers: Why Lilies and Cats Don't Mix (and What to Display Instead)
Lilies are one of the most dangerous plants you can bring into a home with a cat, and several Christmas favourites upset cats and dogs too. Here's what vets warn... Read more...
The Cassis Autumn Arrangement on a console
How We Build an Arrangement
What actually goes into one of our arrangements before it reaches you: the vase first, the stem count, the one contrast, and the test every pairing has to pass on... Read more...
Faux budding hydrangeas and eucalyptus in a hand-painted blue and white jug
Faux, Dried or Fresh? An Honest Comparison for Your Home
We sell faux flowers, so you'd expect us to say faux. The honest answer is that each has a place. Here's where fresh, dried and artificial stems each win, and... Read more...
Winter woodland and frosted berry arrangement
A Christmas Mantel in Twenty Minutes (No Fresh Greenery, No Mess)
Our method for a full, layered Christmas mantel with faux pine, frosted stems and candlelight, that goes up in twenty minutes and stays perfect until January. Read more...
The Clover Cream Arrangement
How to Make Faux Flowers Look Real: Seven Rules We Never Break
The difference between artificial flowers that fool people and ones that don't is almost never the stem. It's how you handle it. Seven things we do every time. Read more...
Cassis aged stone vase styled with burgundy artificial hydrangeas
How to Choose the Right Vase for Artificial Flowers
The simple rules Chris and Helen use at home to match artificial flowers with the right vase shape, height, opening and finish. Read more...
The Autumn Edit: arrangements paired for you
The Autumn Edit: arrangements paired for you
Arrangements styled first in our own home: vase and stems chosen together for autumn, for every season and for the kitchen island. Read more...
How to Style a Console Table: Five Ideas from Our Own Hallway
How to style a console table with one anchor vase, doubled-up stems and a catchall dish, using real photos from our own hallway. Read more...
The Strawberry & Black Pepper Bramble in a heavy crystal Old Fashioned glass on a cream linen runner
The Strawberry & Black Pepper Bramble: A Summer Evening, Done Properly
Our take on Dick Bradsell's 1984 London classic, made for high British summer: strawberry purée, a quick black pepper syrup, and the crème de mûre still bleeding down through crushed... Read more...
The Aperol Spritz — Helen's Friday Ritual
The Aperol Spritz: Helen's Friday Ritual
Helen's go-to Friday evening drink. Our Aperol Spritz recipe: the correct ratio, the right glass, and no shortcuts. Made to be savoured. Read more...
The Summer Garden Spritz — Elderflower, Cucumber Gin, and Something Green
The Summer Garden Spritz: Elderflower, Cucumber Gin, and Something Green
Our own recipe: elderflower cordial, cucumber gin, Prosecco, fresh mint and cucumber. The drink we make when the garden is finally worth sitting in. Read more...
The Espresso Martini — Friday Night, Refined
The Espresso Martini: Friday Night, Refined
A proper espresso martini: freshly pulled espresso, good vodka, and the right technique for that signature foam. Our recipe, honestly made. Read more...
The Negroni — A Quiet Classic
The Negroni: A Quiet Classic
Equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth: the Negroni is one of the great cocktails. Our method, Chris's way, with no unnecessary fuss. Read more...
Five Small Objects That Make a House Feel Lived In
The cheap, considered things that turn an empty room into a home, beyond the furniture and the big-ticket buys. Read more...
Beeswax Wraps: How They Work, How Long They Last, How to Care for Them
The cling-film alternative that's actually worth swapping in. What they're made of, how to wash them, and how to know when to replace them. Read more...
What to Look for in a Cutlery Set (Beyond Just Looking Nice)
Stainless steel grades, PVD coating, weight, balance: the small things that separate cutlery you keep for years from cutlery you replace. Read more...
The Ice Sphere, the Negroni, and the Quiet Upgrade Most Cocktails Need
One change to how you make drinks at home that makes everything taste sharper, colder, more like a bar. Read more...
How to Set a Dinner Table for Six (Without Trying Too Hard)
The relaxed way Chris and Helen set a dinner table for six: simple layers, practical spacing, warm candlelight and no unnecessary formality. Read more...