The Blog
New products and services, interesting shops, ideas for your garden, our pick from design fairs, and other things we like…
How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep: advice from the experts
Our blog this month focuses on bedrooms, with advice from specialist members of The House Directory regarding your daily routine, your bedroom environment, the optimum bed and mattress to get a good night’s sleep. “A good night’s sleep is the...
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How To Choose Tiles
In this blog we have invited a selection of expert members of The House Directory to offer insights and guidance for how to choose the best tiles for your home renovation. Explore the tile choices and colour schemes in these...
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How to Declutter Your Home: Easy Steps to Get Things in Order
In this blog we bring you 12 tips from renowned decluttering experts alongside selected products from The House Directory members to help to organise your home this new year....
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Seven Festive Tablescapes
Inspire your own festive tablescapes this holiday season with a selection of ideas from The House Directory's members......
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The A-Z Advisory – Paint Colours & Finishes with Little Greene
Ruth Mottershead, creative director of Little Greene, answers TheHouseDirectory's questions about paint colours and finishes in this indispensable guide...
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Salvo, Truly Reclaimed & Sustainability
by Cheryl Knorr. Salvo was initiated to reduce the amount of salvageable material that goes to landfill. In association with its online marketplace Salvoweb, the company recently launched an authentication label, Truly Reclaimed. The label assures that materials conform to...
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‘The Makers Who Make Us’ – Soane’s 25 years of British craftsmanship
To mark their 25th anniversary Soane has launched the Egyptomania collection of fabrics, furniture and lighting. The collection is inspired by thousands of years of Egyptian history and includes a collaboration with artist Yasmin Hayat. Established in 1997, Soane is...
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FIVE ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR GROWING YOUR INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS
Jenny Grove - author of Interior Design: A Professional Guide, Jenny Grove, shares her Five Essential Tips for Growing Your Interior Design Business, with advice from some of the most successful and enduring interior designers working in the industry today......
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10 Essential Kitchen Tools by Borough Kitchen
The House Directory asked the team at Borough Kitchen to recommend their top 10 essential tools for every kitchen....
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7 Tips For Planning A Garden With Lucy Roberts
It is both thrilling and daunting to design a garden and with numerous overwhelming decisions to make, it’s important to devise a plan. To begin, analyse the size, shape and in which direction the garden faces: your sunniest walls, shadiest...
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Guide to Buying Antiques At Auction
The House Directory investigate how Sworders has become established in the international auction market, the process for investing in antiques and how antiques are a positive force for sustainability....
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Cox London’s New Showcase
How art, the decorative arts and the world of antiques shaped the lighting, furniture and sculptural forms of Cox London. by Cheryl Knorr. I remember visiting your workshop in Tottenham many years ago. The rumour was that antique dealers sought...
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Hand-Crafted Finishes By Simon Orrell
Simon Orrell’s hand-crafted finishes in shagreen, parchment, straw marquetry, selenite, mica and shell...
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The Surface Design Show and Tile of Spain
The Surface Design Show, 8-10 February, 2022, held at the Business Design Centre, welcomed more than 100 exhibiting companies and organisations displaying a wide range of surface materials from around the world, mainly for floors, walls, ceilings and external cladding....
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Tips For Health And Wellness At Home
Discover The House Directory's 10 tips to pave a a simple path to wellness for ourselves, our families and for the planet......
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