The Notebook

Colour Notes

Colour Notes: Gorse Bud Yellow

When I walk the chalk ridges above our downland village and down through the Weald at this time of year, I always - every time, without fail - feel...

Oak picket gate fixed to old brick wall, cream rendered cottage in background, bright blue sky

Musings

Make Do and Mend: Introducing Our Renovate and Repair Service

My grandad always professed to be a rich man. He wasn’t, at least not in the way most people define wealth. He was rich because he, as he put it, "...

Press

Achieving Monastic Calm Within Your Glazed Cabinets

We were honoured when Homes & Gardens asked for our take on styling glass-fronted kitchen cabinets. You can read their article here, and if you...

Woodland Stories

Under the Boughs of the Holly: Lessons in Symbiosis from Ancient Woodlands

Walking through the dappled light of a British woodland in late winter, it is hard not to notice the deep green leaves and red berries of the holl...

Musings

The Quiet Illumination of Winter’s End

As January wanes and February arrives, a subtle shift stirs in the air. The ancient festival of Imbolc, celebrated on the cusp of winter’s end, ma...