Brown is having its moment — and not the muddy, apologetic kind we spent two decades avoiding. This is brown reimagined: warm, deliberate, and deeply considered. From burnished terracotta to deep tobacco, the shade is appearing in the most forward-thinking interiors as a ground colour rather than an accent, anchoring rooms with an earthiness that no greige has ever quite managed. The key, as the best designers will tell you, is texture. 

Pair it with un-lacquered brass, aged oak, and a single stem of something architectural, and you have a bathroom that feels less designed than discovered: as though it has always existed, and always will.

trends

may 6, 2024

4 New Bathroom Trends That Are
Exciting Interiors Experts

Some houses know what they want to be — they simply need someone willing to listen. This Kent cottage arrived with all the ingredients of a certain kind of English seaside charm, including low ceilings, original floorboards, and windows overlooking rolling waves. The brief was deceptively simple: Bring colour in, but make it feel inevitable. The result is a masterclass where boldness meets restraint in exactly the right proportion. Blues borrowed from the horizon sit alongside sun-bleached terracottas and occasional shades of white that only exist in coastal light. Nothing matches, yet everything belongs.

As the client said, "It feels like the kind of transformation that makes you wonder not what changed, but how it was ever any other way." Find every little detail of the makeover inside. 

before and after

march 17, 2024

A colour-filled seaside cottage in Kent

Brown is having its moment — and not the muddy, apologetic kind we spent two decades avoiding. This is brown reimagined: warm, deliberate, and deeply considered. From burnished terracotta to deep tobacco, the shade is appearing in the most forward-thinking interiors as a ground colour rather than an accent, anchoring rooms with an earthiness that no greige has ever quite managed. The key, as the best designers will tell you, is texture. 

Pair it with un-lacquered brass, aged oak, and a single stem of something architectural, and you have a bathroom that feels less designed than discovered: as though it has always existed, and always will.

Studio Diary

may 6, 2024

A Day in My Studio, From Mood Board to Site Visit

Some houses know what they want to be — they simply need someone willing to listen. This Kent cottage arrived with all the ingredients of a certain kind of English seaside charm, including low ceilings, original floorboards, and windows overlooking rolling waves. The brief was deceptively simple: Bring colour in, but make it feel inevitable. The result is a masterclass where boldness meets restraint in exactly the right proportion. Blues borrowed from the horizon sit alongside sun-bleached terracottas and occasional shades of white that only exist in coastal light. Nothing matches, yet everything belongs.

As the client said, "It feels like the kind of transformation that makes you wonder not what changed, but how it was ever any other way." Find every little detail of the makeover inside. 

At Home

march 17, 2024

Shine a Light: Choosing the best lampshades

Brown is having its moment — and not the muddy, apologetic kind we spent two decades avoiding. This is brown reimagined: warm, deliberate, and deeply considered. From burnished terracotta to deep tobacco, the shade is appearing in the most forward-thinking interiors as a ground colour rather than an accent, anchoring rooms with an earthiness that no greige has ever quite managed. The key, as the best designers will tell you, is texture. 

Pair it with un-lacquered brass, aged oak, and a single stem of something architectural, and you have a bathroom that feels less designed than discovered: as though it has always existed, and always will.

House Tour

may 6, 2024

Not your typical Italian Villa