I was so pleased to read the lovely article about Greenstead Boutique's recent launch on Red online when I awoke on Wednesday morning. I am a massive fan of Red magazine and the online lifestyle website is a fantastic source of inspiration and information for interiors, travel, fashion and food. According to Red online, Greenstead is "..a treasure trove of unique, hand-crafted and stylish home accessories that won’t be found on the high street, Greenstead Boutique is the perfect place to find great gifts, or to treat yourself to a little something to update your home."

                                  

Coming soon to Greenstead Boutique, these gorgeous hand-woven table-coverings. Add a touch of glamour to summer dinner parties and combine the elegant hints of metailc gold or silver threads with our pretty recycled glass tealight holders and sparkling table accessories. Also perfect for outdoor dining, visit our online shop now for inspiration http://www.greensteadboutique.co.uk/

There's something so reassuring about a soft, well-loved antique linen that just makes me want to fill my whole home with it at the moment. Many of the cushion covers out there are a bit fussy, with frills, buttons and overlaps but ours, which I have designed in collaboration with British seamstress Lou Weir, are crisp and clean. The linen is so characterful anyway there's no need to add extra detailing and this way you can happily throw different stripes and colours together for a really fresh and effortless look.

            

Shop now at http://www.greensteadboutique.co.uk/

                              

     

We're half way through the Greenstead photo shoot and we're really pleased with the results so far. Our new range of rustic hand-made ceramics are going to go down a storm. You might have seen an article in this month's Elle Decoration featuring how to mix old and new and the new wave of hand-made ceramics that are creeping into fashion again. The range that we've pulled together for Greenstead is very on trend with it's gentle grey hue, split-glaze and chunky detail. The great thing about these wonderful pieces, hand-made in Scotland by a local ceramicist, is how easily they sit alongside more fragile jugs and vases that you might already have. The modern era of decoration and design is about housing your own eclectic collection and mixing everything to reflect your own personality and tastes. Check out our new rage of split-glaze stoneware at our online boutique http://www.greensteadboutique.co.uk/ and get 15% off your first order when you subscribe to our mailing list.

Spring is here and it's time to freshen up tired living spaces with a lick of paint. Why not give new life to old floorboards by painting them white, and check out these gorgeous chapel chairs - they look really good painted. I suggest a nice chalky finish from the likes of Farrow and Ball, plus, their paints don't fill your room with fumes so there is no excuse.

I recently visited a friend who's been renovating her house and I had to post these photos so that you can see just how well she has combined her collection of 1950s ceramics with modern and antique furniture. The plates and cups work really well on her 19th century dresser whilst she's housed her jugs and vases on modern Ikea bookshelves, complete with spot lights to make a real show of them in the evening. What a stunning collection that's been so well presented. Inspiration for us all.