Celebrating British Design & Culture

Where we like to chat about lots of our favourite things British. . . furniture, design, interiors, quirky and cool things. . . you get the idea!

  1. Home décor DIY tips from YouTube

    Home décor DIY tips from YouTube

    DIY can be quite a daunting prospect if you’re a first timer. But that doesn’t mean it’s off limits entirely. At Willow & Hall HQ, we love keeping our fingers busy with a crafty project, but even with the best of intentions, finding the time to indulge our passion is usually the trickiest part of […]

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  2. Write on! 10 top typographic home accessories

    Write on! 10 top typographic home accessories

    Culture lovers and literary fans will be very busy this week, as the annual London Literature Festival has returned to the Southbank centre near Waterloo. Celebrating a decade of bringing much-loved and previously unseen spoken word to an appreciative London crowd, the festival is a must-visit attraction for bookworms and wordsmiths alike. When we’re not busy handcrafting […]

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  3. Trend watch: TV-free front rooms

    Trend watch: TV-free front rooms

    There’s a classic line in the TV series Friends, when Joey asks, “You don’t own a TV? What’s all your furniture pointed at?” We have to admit, we think he raises an interesting point here. After all, up and down the country, in household after household, you’ll find living room arrangements configured around the TV. […]

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  4. Celebrating British Food Fortnight with Sunita Solanki

    Celebrating British Food Fortnight with Sunita Solanki

    From Michelin star restaurants to farmers markets, we really are spoiled when it comes to eating out, and eating well. So, what with it being British Food Fortnight, we thought we’d team up with our local foodie neighbour, Sunita Solanki, to share some culinary wisdom with you. Sunita, is a celebrated food writer, and founder […]

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  5. Beautiful interiors books we can't get enough of

    Beautiful interiors books we can't get enough of

    Some people can never have enough shoes. For others, it’s bags. For us however, it’s all about the interiors books. As soon as a new release hits the shelves, we’ve added it to our basket so fast, it’s barely seen the inside of the warehouse. And when it comes to inspiring interior design books, 2016 […]

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  6. Introducing a new look for Willow & Hall

    Introducing a new look for Willow & Hall

    It’s an exciting week here at Willow & Hall HQ, not that every week isn’t exciting mind, but this one is especially so, because after months of hard work behind-the-scenes, we’re finally ready to reveal our brand new look. It’s moments like this that we live for, not just because we get to tick off […]

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  7. Best of British: map prints we love

    Best of British: map prints we love

    It used to be that you’d never go anywhere without first consulting a map. At the very least, there would be a cursory glance to reaffirm your confidence. For more unfamiliar routes a trusty map was always in tow. At Willow & Hall HQ, we can remember all too well our parents navigating us across […]

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  8. You’re going to love our new seats!

    You’re going to love our new seats!

    You may remember a little while ago, we let slip that we’d be adding a brand new seat customisation option to our sofa, sofa bed and armchair offer in the not too distant future. Well, welcome to the future folks! Because finally, after weeks of squirrelling away, our new cushion inners are here! When you […]

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  9. Competition Time: Where's the Whisk?

    Competition Time: Where's the Whisk?

    Because at Willow & Hall HQ, we’re all such fans of BBC One’s Bake-Off series, which will return to our screens on Wednesday 24th August, this week we thought we’d celebrate the imminent comeback of Mary, Paul and a soggy bottom or two with an exciting prize giveaway. We are so jubilant and generous (if we do […]

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  10. Be our guest (please)

    Be our guest (please)

    While we’re always reluctant to blow our own trumpets here at humble Willow & Hall HQ, we have to concede that when it comes to accommodating extra houseguests at home we’re well within our area of expertise. In fact, should we ever find ourselves sitting in the hallowed Mastermind chair we’d wager this would be […]

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