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How to Declutter Before Winter
There is a particular satisfaction to walking into a clear, organised home when the weather outside turns cold. Pre-winter is one of the best moments to tackle the clutter that...
How to Declutter Before Winter
There is a particular satisfaction to walking into a clear, organised home when the weather outside turns cold. Pre-winter is one of the best moments to tackle the clutter that...
Swyft x Morris & Co: The Collection Just Got Bi...
A year ago, we launched our first collection with Morris & Co. It went down rather well, so we're back with round two: four new archive prints, now living on...
Swyft x Morris & Co: The Collection Just Got Bi...
A year ago, we launched our first collection with Morris & Co. It went down rather well, so we're back with round two: four new archive prints, now living on...
Interview with Designer: Nordic-Inspired Collec...
In our latest designer interview, we go behind the scenes of Swyft's new Nordic-inspired furniture collection. We sat down with designer Andre to talk us through the vision behind the...
Interview with Designer: Nordic-Inspired Collec...
In our latest designer interview, we go behind the scenes of Swyft's new Nordic-inspired furniture collection. We sat down with designer Andre to talk us through the vision behind the...
How to Make the Most of Natural Light in Autumn...
From late September onwards, daylight becomes the most valuable resource in your home. The mornings arrive later, the afternoons end earlier, and rooms that felt bright and open in summer...
How to Make the Most of Natural Light in Autumn...
From late September onwards, daylight becomes the most valuable resource in your home. The mornings arrive later, the afternoons end earlier, and rooms that felt bright and open in summer...
Here's Why You Need a Storage Bed
The space under your bed is some of the most valuable storage in the home, and in most bedrooms it goes almost entirely unused. A storage bed changes that. Whether...
Here's Why You Need a Storage Bed
The space under your bed is some of the most valuable storage in the home, and in most bedrooms it goes almost entirely unused. A storage bed changes that. Whether...
5 Guest Bedroom Ideas to Prepare for Hosting
As the evenings draw in and Christmas begins to feel closer than it did last month, the question of where to put guests starts to feel more urgent. Whether you...
5 Guest Bedroom Ideas to Prepare for Hosting
As the evenings draw in and Christmas begins to feel closer than it did last month, the question of where to put guests starts to feel more urgent. Whether you...
6 Small Living Room Ideas That Actually Work
Most small living rooms feel cramped not because they are small, but because the furniture is fighting them. The wrong sofa configuration, a rug that is too small, too many...
6 Small Living Room Ideas That Actually Work
Most small living rooms feel cramped not because they are small, but because the furniture is fighting them. The wrong sofa configuration, a rug that is too small, too many...
Home Cinema Ideas That Will Transform Your Livi...
As the evenings get shorter and the temperature starts to drop, there is no better excuse to invest in your living room setup. A proper home cinema experience does not...
Home Cinema Ideas That Will Transform Your Livi...
As the evenings get shorter and the temperature starts to drop, there is no better excuse to invest in your living room setup. A proper home cinema experience does not...
5 Reading Nook Ideas for Every Home
Autumn is the season that makes you want to pick up a book and not put it down until you have finished it. All it takes is the right spot....
5 Reading Nook Ideas for Every Home
Autumn is the season that makes you want to pick up a book and not put it down until you have finished it. All it takes is the right spot....
6 Autumn Living Room Ideas to Refresh Your Space
There is a moment every September when the light shifts, the evenings close in, and you suddenly want your living room to feel different: warmer in atmosphere, softer underfoot, more...
6 Autumn Living Room Ideas to Refresh Your Space
There is a moment every September when the light shifts, the evenings close in, and you suddenly want your living room to feel different: warmer in atmosphere, softer underfoot, more...
How Do I Find My Own Interior Style?
Figuring out your interior style is harder than it sounds. You have a phone full of saved posts, a Pinterest board with contradictory vibes, and a vague sense that you...
How Do I Find My Own Interior Style?
Figuring out your interior style is harder than it sounds. You have a phone full of saved posts, a Pinterest board with contradictory vibes, and a vague sense that you...
How to Choose the Right Sofa Fabric for Your Space
If there’s one question we get asked the most, it’s this. Choosing a fabric for your sofa or armchair isn’t just an aesthetic decision; it’s a practical one too. With...
How to Choose the Right Sofa Fabric for Your Space
If there’s one question we get asked the most, it’s this. Choosing a fabric for your sofa or armchair isn’t just an aesthetic decision; it’s a practical one too. With...
5 Under-Desk Organisation Ideas That Actually Work
The space under a desk is, for most people, a cable graveyard with a chair in front of it. It serves no useful function, it looks terrible if the desk...
5 Under-Desk Organisation Ideas That Actually Work
The space under a desk is, for most people, a cable graveyard with a chair in front of it. It serves no useful function, it looks terrible if the desk...
The Best Plants for a Living Room (and How to M...
The argument for plants in a living room isn't about purifying air or wellness trends. It's simpler than that: a living room with plants in it looks more finished than...
The Best Plants for a Living Room (and How to M...
The argument for plants in a living room isn't about purifying air or wellness trends. It's simpler than that: a living room with plants in it looks more finished than...
How to Make Your Living Room Feel Warmer for Wi...
A warm living room isn't just about the thermostat. Two rooms at the same temperature can feel completely different depending on what's in them: a hard-floored room with pale walls...
How to Make Your Living Room Feel Warmer for Wi...
A warm living room isn't just about the thermostat. Two rooms at the same temperature can feel completely different depending on what's in them: a hard-floored room with pale walls...
How to Set Up Your Desk for Video Calls
The video call setup most people have is whatever happened to be in the room when they started working from home. A laptop at kitchen table height, a window somewhere...
How to Set Up Your Desk for Video Calls
The video call setup most people have is whatever happened to be in the room when they started working from home. A laptop at kitchen table height, a window somewhere...
How to Choose a Bookcase or Shelving Unit
Shelving is the furniture category where people most consistently underestimate how much they need and overestimate how tidy they'll keep it. Most households end up with either too little (everything...
How to Choose a Bookcase or Shelving Unit
Shelving is the furniture category where people most consistently underestimate how much they need and overestimate how tidy they'll keep it. Most households end up with either too little (everything...
Divan vs Ottoman vs Bed Frame: Which Base Is Ri...
The mattress gets all the attention, and the bed base is treated as an afterthought. Which is a mistake, because the base shapes the look of the bedroom as much...
Divan vs Ottoman vs Bed Frame: Which Base Is Ri...
The mattress gets all the attention, and the bed base is treated as an afterthought. Which is a mistake, because the base shapes the look of the bedroom as much...
Corner Sofa vs 3-Seater: Which Is Right for You...
The corner sofa versus 3-seater decision is one most people make primarily on gut feeling and then justify afterwards. The corner sofa looks generous and appeals to everyone who has...
Corner Sofa vs 3-Seater: Which Is Right for You...
The corner sofa versus 3-seater decision is one most people make primarily on gut feeling and then justify afterwards. The corner sofa looks generous and appeals to everyone who has...
How to Look After Your Garden During a Hosepipe...
Nearly 40% of England's population is now facing water restrictions, with reservoir levels falling after two consecutive seasons of below-average rainfall. If your area is under a hosepipe ban, you're...
How to Look After Your Garden During a Hosepipe...
Nearly 40% of England's population is now facing water restrictions, with reservoir levels falling after two consecutive seasons of below-average rainfall. If your area is under a hosepipe ban, you're...
3 Tablescape Trends for Autumn/Winter Hosting 2026
Tablescaping is, at its most useful, just the art of making a dining table feel considered before anyone sits down at it. Get the basics right and the dinner almost...
3 Tablescape Trends for Autumn/Winter Hosting 2026
Tablescaping is, at its most useful, just the art of making a dining table feel considered before anyone sits down at it. Get the basics right and the dinner almost...
How to Choose the Right Wardrobe for Your Bedroom
Most wardrobe buying mistakes are made before anyone has looked at a single product. The wrong size, the wrong door configuration, a storage setup that doesn't match what's being stored....
How to Choose the Right Wardrobe for Your Bedroom
Most wardrobe buying mistakes are made before anyone has looked at a single product. The wrong size, the wrong door configuration, a storage setup that doesn't match what's being stored....
Solid Wood or Veneer? How to Choose the Right D...
Veneer has a reputation problem. It's been used as shorthand for "cheap" or "fake" for so long that most people assume solid wood is always the better choice. It isn't....
Solid Wood or Veneer? How to Choose the Right D...
Veneer has a reputation problem. It's been used as shorthand for "cheap" or "fake" for so long that most people assume solid wood is always the better choice. It isn't....
Upholstered vs Wooden Dining Chairs: Which Is R...
Most people choose dining chairs the way they choose most furniture: they find a style they like and order it. The comfort question gets answered for thirty seconds in a...
Upholstered vs Wooden Dining Chairs: Which Is R...
Most people choose dining chairs the way they choose most furniture: they find a style they like and order it. The comfort question gets answered for thirty seconds in a...
How to Set Up a Study Space That Kids Will Actu...
The typical approach to a kids' study space: clear a corner, put a desk in it, buy a chair, call it done. Then wonder why, three weeks into term, the...
How to Set Up a Study Space That Kids Will Actu...
The typical approach to a kids' study space: clear a corner, put a desk in it, buy a chair, call it done. Then wonder why, three weeks into term, the...
How to Make a Small Living Room Feel Bigger
Most small living rooms feel cramped not because they're small, but because the furniture is fighting them. The wrong sofa configuration, a rug that's too small, too many pieces competing...
How to Make a Small Living Room Feel Bigger
Most small living rooms feel cramped not because they're small, but because the furniture is fighting them. The wrong sofa configuration, a rug that's too small, too many pieces competing...
8 Things Nobody Tells You About Buying a Bed
Most people buy a bed the same way they buy a sofa. They find something they like the look of, check that it fits the room, and order it. Then...
8 Things Nobody Tells You About Buying a Bed
Most people buy a bed the same way they buy a sofa. They find something they like the look of, check that it fits the room, and order it. Then...
7 Home Changes That Make the School Holidays Ea...
Six weeks is a long time to ask a house to work harder than it was built for. Children at home all day changes how every room functions. The living...
7 Home Changes That Make the School Holidays Ea...
Six weeks is a long time to ask a house to work harder than it was built for. Children at home all day changes how every room functions. The living...
6 Signs It's Time to Replace Your Sofa
Most sofas don't give out dramatically. There's no single moment. They just quietly become less comfortable than they used to be, one season at a time, until one day you...
6 Signs It's Time to Replace Your Sofa
Most sofas don't give out dramatically. There's no single moment. They just quietly become less comfortable than they used to be, one season at a time, until one day you...
8 Things Nobody Tells You About Buying a Sofa
Most people spend more time choosing a sofa than any other piece of furniture. Then spend the next ten years wishing they'd asked a few different questions. The problem isn't...
8 Things Nobody Tells You About Buying a Sofa
Most people spend more time choosing a sofa than any other piece of furniture. Then spend the next ten years wishing they'd asked a few different questions. The problem isn't...
6 Autumn Table Setting Ideas
It's the middle of summer, the sun's still out, and yet here we are talking about autumn table settings. No apologies. The best hosts are always one season ahead, and...
6 Autumn Table Setting Ideas
It's the middle of summer, the sun's still out, and yet here we are talking about autumn table settings. No apologies. The best hosts are always one season ahead, and...
Velvet vs Bouclé: Which Sofa Fabric Is Right fo...
Choosing between a velvet sofa and a bouclé sofa sounds like the easy part. You have already picked the model, the size, and roughly where it will live. Then you...
Velvet vs Bouclé: Which Sofa Fabric Is Right fo...
Choosing between a velvet sofa and a bouclé sofa sounds like the easy part. You have already picked the model, the size, and roughly where it will live. Then you...
How to Style a Chair Bed in a Small Living Room
A chair bed spends most of its life doing exactly what an armchair does: sitting in the corner, holding a cushion and a throw, looking like it belongs there. The...
How to Style a Chair Bed in a Small Living Room
A chair bed spends most of its life doing exactly what an armchair does: sitting in the corner, holding a cushion and a throw, looking like it belongs there. The...
7 Bedroom Changes That Will Help You Sleep Bett...
The next heatwave is coming. It always does, usually with about 48 hours' notice, right in the middle of the week. And then you'll spend three nights lying on top...
7 Bedroom Changes That Will Help You Sleep Bett...
The next heatwave is coming. It always does, usually with about 48 hours' notice, right in the middle of the week. And then you'll spend three nights lying on top...
8 Ways to Make Your Garden Feel Like an Extra Room
Most gardens are used reactively. Sun comes out, you go outside. The sun disappears, you go back in. The garden stays empty for the rest of the time, despite being,...
8 Ways to Make Your Garden Feel Like an Extra Room
Most gardens are used reactively. Sun comes out, you go outside. The sun disappears, you go back in. The garden stays empty for the rest of the time, despite being,...
Hallway Furniture Ideas to Stop Wasting the Space
Your hallway is prime real estate. Stop wasting it. It's the first room every guest sees and the last one most people bother decorating. Somewhere between the front door and...
Hallway Furniture Ideas to Stop Wasting the Space
Your hallway is prime real estate. Stop wasting it. It's the first room every guest sees and the last one most people bother decorating. Somewhere between the front door and...
How to Design a Kids' Room They Won't Destroy i...
A kids' room has one job that most design advice ignores: surviving contact with an actual child. Crayons, jumping, spilled juice, the occasional indoor football match. The room needs to...
How to Design a Kids' Room They Won't Destroy i...
A kids' room has one job that most design advice ignores: surviving contact with an actual child. Crayons, jumping, spilled juice, the occasional indoor football match. The room needs to...
Sofa Bed Mistakes to Avoid Before You Buy
Sofa beds get blamed for a lot of bad sleep that isn't actually their fault. More often than not, the problem isn't the sofa bed itself, it's a mistake made...
Sofa Bed Mistakes to Avoid Before You Buy
Sofa beds get blamed for a lot of bad sleep that isn't actually their fault. More often than not, the problem isn't the sofa bed itself, it's a mistake made...
How to Style a Blue Sofa
Blue sofas are one of the most searched sofa colours in the UK, and one of the most misunderstood. The concern is usually the same: will it limit everything else...
How to Style a Blue Sofa
Blue sofas are one of the most searched sofa colours in the UK, and one of the most misunderstood. The concern is usually the same: will it limit everything else...
How to Choose Bar Stools: A Buying Guide
Bar stools look like a straightforward purchase. They are not. Get the height wrong and they are functionally useless, too low to sit at the counter comfortably or too high...
How to Choose Bar Stools: A Buying Guide
Bar stools look like a straightforward purchase. They are not. Get the height wrong and they are functionally useless, too low to sit at the counter comfortably or too high...
How to Keep Your Sofa Looking Good in Summer
Summer is harder on sofas than most people account for. More time at home means more use. Windows stay open for longer, which brings in more dust and pollen. And...
How to Keep Your Sofa Looking Good in Summer
Summer is harder on sofas than most people account for. More time at home means more use. Windows stay open for longer, which brings in more dust and pollen. And...
Spare Room Ideas: 7 Ways to Make Your Space Wor...
Most spare rooms serve more than one purpose for less than they should. They're guest rooms in theory, but in practice they're an office most of the year, or a...
Spare Room Ideas: 7 Ways to Make Your Space Wor...
Most spare rooms serve more than one purpose for less than they should. They're guest rooms in theory, but in practice they're an office most of the year, or a...
Small Bedroom Ideas: How to Make Any Bedroom Fe...
A small bedroom doesn't need to feel small. The difference between a room that feels cramped and one that feels considered usually comes down to a handful of decisions: the...
Small Bedroom Ideas: How to Make Any Bedroom Fe...
A small bedroom doesn't need to feel small. The difference between a room that feels cramped and one that feels considered usually comes down to a handful of decisions: the...
Home Office Setup Ideas: 8 Mistakes to Avoid Wh...
Getting a home office right takes more than a desk and a chair. The setup decisions that seem minor at the start, where to position the desk, how much storage...
Home Office Setup Ideas: 8 Mistakes to Avoid Wh...
Getting a home office right takes more than a desk and a chair. The setup decisions that seem minor at the start, where to position the desk, how much storage...
Bedroom Wall Ideas: 8 Ways to Fill a Blank Wall...
A blank bedroom wall is one of those problems that's easy to overthink and difficult to start. The options are almost limitless, which tends to produce either paralysis or a...
Bedroom Wall Ideas: 8 Ways to Fill a Blank Wall...
A blank bedroom wall is one of those problems that's easy to overthink and difficult to start. The options are almost limitless, which tends to produce either paralysis or a...
Garden Room Furniture Ideas: 7 Mistakes That Ma...
Garden rooms have gone from niche architectural feature to one of the most searched home additions in the UK. Whether you're planning one, have just had one built, or are...
Garden Room Furniture Ideas: 7 Mistakes That Ma...
Garden rooms have gone from niche architectural feature to one of the most searched home additions in the UK. Whether you're planning one, have just had one built, or are...
Awkward Living Room Layout Ideas: How to Make A...
Most living rooms come with at least one problem. A door in the wrong place. A chimney breast that eats into the wall. A shape that's more corridor than room....
Awkward Living Room Layout Ideas: How to Make A...
Most living rooms come with at least one problem. A door in the wrong place. A chimney breast that eats into the wall. A shape that's more corridor than room....
7 Ways to Zone an Open-Plan Kitchen Living Room
Open-plan spaces look great in estate agent photos. In practice, they take a bit more thought. Without walls to do the organising for you, one large room can easily start...
7 Ways to Zone an Open-Plan Kitchen Living Room
Open-plan spaces look great in estate agent photos. In practice, they take a bit more thought. Without walls to do the organising for you, one large room can easily start...
8 Summer Bedroom Upgrades that Make a Real Diff...
Summer is a reasonable time to take stock of the bedroom. The longer days mean you're spending more time in there while it's still light, which makes every slightly tired...
8 Summer Bedroom Upgrades that Make a Real Diff...
Summer is a reasonable time to take stock of the bedroom. The longer days mean you're spending more time in there while it's still light, which makes every slightly tired...
How to Set Up Your Living Room for the World Cup
The first kickoff is on 11 June. That gives you just enough time to sort your living room out before the group stage kicks into gear — and before you...
How to Set Up Your Living Room for the World Cup
The first kickoff is on 11 June. That gives you just enough time to sort your living room out before the group stage kicks into gear — and before you...