Collecting cushions: how many is too many?
A gardener’s best friends
Author Sally Coulthard on encouraging beneficial pollinators, hedgehogs and earthworms onto your plo...
Our decorating tool kit
Exploring the essential elements that make up a Neptune decorating scheme, and how they work in harm...
Kim, Russell & their Chichester kitchen
A modern twist on a charming 16th-century cottage....
Well lit: the art of illumination
How to achieve that perfect balance of a room that’s lit just right....
Choosing art for your bedroom
If we’re honest, we probably spend a fair amount of time thinking about the decor of our bedrooms bu...
The enduring romance of the Morris & Co. archive
Not far outside of London, just off the A40 in Denham, sits a humdrum brick building with dropped ce...
Nature’s pattern book
Sally Coulthard, author of ‘Biophilia: You + Nature + Home’, shares four of the patterns we find mos...
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....
The stitches that connect us
Stitched slowly and carefully over days and weeks, if not months, quilts are one of those crafted ob...
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...
Taking mirrors al fresco
Arabella St John Parker, freelance gardens editor, shares her home-grown ideas for all the different...
Garden hosting: tips from a stylist
Entertaining in your garden doesn’t always need to be a case of sun’s out, barbecue’s on. Neither do...
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...
Behind the walls of Houghton Lodge
Back in early spring 2020, just before we all found ourselves spending a lot more time at home, Kat...
The fifth room: how to make your garden work harder
You hear it every year: bring the outside in, and vice versa. These are the golden rules of linking ...
The garden furniture guide
Choosing furniture for your home, whether it’ll live inside or out, is a balance between what looks ...
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 the whole side o...
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...
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...
Cool, classic white kitchens
The best ‘trends’ are the ones that don’t fade away; it’s what differentiates a passing fad from som...
Talking to Henry
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...
Oh Easter tree
Much like its December counterpart, the Christmas tree, it seems it’s the Germans we have to thank f...
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 ...