Reasons to love the first days of autumn
With the warm weather we’ve had so far this September, it feels like we’re only just getting into ea...
Material matters, part two: wellbeing
Part two in our series looking at the materials we should be using in our homes in the future...
The art of combining old and new
How to work antiques and treasures into your scheme...
Greenhouses, orangeries and conservatories, a short history
What is the difference between an orangery, a greenhouse and a conservatory? Like many ‘back of hous...
Material matters, part one: sustainability
Part one in our series exploring the materials we’ll be making and living with in the future....
How to define your personal style
As social media and TV programmes have allowed us indulgent glimpses into other people’s homes, so o...
The stitches that connect us
Stitched slowly and carefully over days and weeks, if not months, quilts are one of those crafted ob...
How to keep your home cool in summer
Five ways to bring a little more calm to your home when the temperatures soar....
The bigger picture
Our co-founder, John Sims Hilditch, reflects on the far-reaching impact of restoration....
Slowly does it
The Slow Food Movement has been attracting leading foodies in the UK for some years now, but lockdow...
Restored to new glory
Interiors journalist Giles Kime explores how the Neptune design team breathed new life into an histo...
Perfectly imperfect
Design writer Roddy Clarke explores the Japanese craft of kintsugi, which celebrates the beauty of b...
Get to know us: Chris from Neptune Weybridge
We chat to Chris, who owns our store in Weybridge, in the latest of our ‘getting to know you’ interv...
Demystifying the design process
Embarking on a home project can be refreshing, exciting and creative. It can also be daunting. Where...
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...
The flower, herb and vegetable patch
Author and stylist Jane Cumberbatch on creating a productive and beautiful garden....
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...
The best seat in the house
How an antique sofa informed our entire approach to upholstery....
Antiques & the art scene
Writer and editor Caroline Wheater on where to look for antiques and art....
The sustainable garden
Author and designer Jane Cumberbatch on creating a beautiful and sustainable garden....
Archiving our lives
How to archive memories at home, taking inspiration from the professionals...
Inspired by the past: Britain’s most influential interiors
Stuck for decorating ideas or are you just a bit of a history buff? Britain’s historic houses will p...
A gardener’s best friends
Author Sally Coulthard on encouraging beneficial pollinators, hedgehogs and earthworms onto your plo...
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....
A brief history of pattern
Former editor of Elle Decoration, Michelle Ogundehin, leads us on a whistle-stop tour of pattern’s h...
The humble pencil
Lifestyle journalist Amy Moorea Wong on the history of the small but might pencil....
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...
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...
Classically eccentric
At a time when we are treated to a visual cacophony of interior styles and influences, providing a v...
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...
Talking to Henry
Those of you who’ve been with us a while might remember that in our second volume of Stories, way ba...
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...
March’s flower
For many of us, daffodils mark the beginning of spring. While snowdrops and crocuses may be the firs...