January 2014

I’ve always thought that sofas have many more uses than just being a piece of living room furniture. You can put one in your kitchen, bedroom, or even a dining room for example and it’ll certainly make that place warmer, cosier and more pleasant to be (and sit!) in. It’s particularly true for dining rooms […]

If we go by the saying “When in Rome…” then let’s face it if you had a home in the 90’s then it was to buy a floral sofa. We can all remember sinking into one and waiting for our favourite show to come up on the big box in the corner. Now we can […]

We live in a house with a pretty small garden. Indeed, Surrey gardens seem to be an extension of London gardens – small, very busy and with some plain and pretty un-exciting brown fences on either side. Given this I’ve always wondered about new ways to make the limited space appear as roomy as possible. […]

Here in Great Britannia (ahem) we love a good old fireplace. Unfortunately, like the one in our house, most of them only still fulfil one of their two original jobs – to look pretty. Given this it’s understandable that a lot of thoughts and efforts often go into how we can make our mantel really […]

British furniture has long been known for its ability to age gracefully. Impeccable design, enormous attention to detail, and exceptional quality of materials have all been joined together to craft furniture which can stand the test of time and be handed down from generation to generation. For me and indeed us all at Willow and […]