For most people there is something unequivocally fascinating about all things miniature, from mini versions of food, to mini dogs and mini handbags. This can definitely be said for miniaturists Mulvany & Rogers and Simon Williams Miniatures, who work to a jaw dropping 1:12 scale for clients worldwide.

When we think back to a year ago, there was a stark uncertainty of what was to come, yet across the country and globe we united. Interior Designer Francesca Rowan-Plowden spared no time in trying to help, using her creative background to set up a charity initiative in April 2020 – Design Havens for Heroes.

It’s no secret that our environments influence the way we feel, think and act. Most of us desire good health and our home is the environment where we spend the most time in.

Join House & Garden Editor, Hatta Byng, in conversation with three experts in interior decoration as they discuss the role of paint, colour and decorative paint effects in historical interiors and interior design today.

Thinking of a city to seaside move? Or even just dreaming, this one’s for you. Who does not love a transformation?

If there was ever a time for a little indulgence, love and colour in all our lives, now is certainly it. So we are launching a new initiative to inspire you with our beautiful natural colours and to enhance positivity in your home. 

Unexpected time at home has created a desire in some to be a little creative, or do a bit of upcycling and give new life to existing items.

We are now readying ourselves for that ever important gift list to our friends and family – gifts to treasure or even gifts we just want to keep to ourselves…

We are delighted that the design curators of PomPom found our natural paints to use on the latest edition to their collection of sustainable and plastic-free toys.

Beyond the sea, the literal meaning of Ultramarine, refers to the ancient trade in Lapis Lazuli from quarries in north eastern Afghanistan.

Discover again this month more about the natural earth and mineral pigments we use to create our colours which are far more sophisticated and subtle than synthetic AZO dyes used by most paint companies.

It’s all about the ‘not so mellow’ Chrome Yellow.  Discover its provenance and find out more about selecting the perfect yellows from our range.

Last month, to celebrate ‘Paint of the Decade’ and as part of our campaign to bring transparency to the paint market and to tell you how our paint is made we launched our pigment of the month.

Pigments make the colour; the better the pigment, the better the colour!

Our decorated space at this year’s House & Garden Festival was all about collaboration.  Edward’s idea for the decorated space was to link old and new, at the physical juxtaposition between the Interiors Art & Antiques Fair and the House & Garden Festival.