Supper at Six | How to Soften a Kitchen Table with Sheepskin
The clocks went back on Sunday. By six it's dark, the candles are lit, and supper takes longer than it used to. That's the point. In winter the kitchen...
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How to Care for a Merino Wool Gilet (and Why It Rarely Needs Washing)
A merino wool gilet needs very little washing. Air it between wears, give it a brush now and then, steam out any creases, and dry clean it only occasionally....
Hibernation Mode | How to Make Your Sofa Cosy for Winter
The clocks havenβt even gone back yet, but Iβve well and truly moved into hibernation mode. I love this time of year. Thereβs always one evening in October when...
A Year On | How Sheepskin Softens a Kitchen Banquette
It's a year this week since I wrote about our kitchen banquette and called it the best decision we made in the renovation. I still think that. When I...
As if it had been there forever
A day at home with the painter Molly Gaisford The painter Molly Gaisford has lived in the same Victorian house in south London for nineteen years, slowly turning it...
Six Ways To Style A Sarong Scarf
One scarf. Six outfits, before it's even made it into the suitcase. I tried it on every way I could think of β knotted as a top, wrapped as...
The trim that makes the slipper
It's usually the first thing people notice. Before the softness, before the sheepskin β the narrow band of pattern running around the opening, in natural tones of blush, ochre...
What a Sheepskin Rug Did to Our Kitchen Table
There's a corner of our kitchen we never planned to love this much. It's where the day begins, before anyone's properly awake. Where work happens β laptop open, second...
Are Merino Wool Gilets Worth It? The Layer That Works All Year
Why so many women end up wearing our Merino Gilet far more than they expected β through summer, autumn and winter. There's a strange pattern I've noticed in my...