Best of British: Old Town – elegance & industry, with love from Norfolk…
Entering the premises of Old Town in the delightful Norfolk town of Holt is like entering a vanished world, with its wood panelled walls, bolts of traditional cloth and buzzing sewing machines. A warm...
View ArticleShop Love: White Stuff – making Christmas shopping a bit easier!
Should you still be facing the nightmare scenario of having to do a significant portion of your Christmas gift buying this week – despite intending otherwise – you’ll probably be pretty cheered to...
View ArticleChristmas project: Framing your own photos – a great gift idea!
When it comes to Christmas gifts that have a real personal touch, ones that your friends and family can cherish every day, a framed print of a special photo is hard to beat. Our pals at N-Photo...
View ArticleThe Simple Things Issue 5 is out today, packed with ideas for a brilliant New...
Issue 5 is in the shops today and inside you’ll find a whopping selection of ideas for the New Year, to help you get 2013 off to a really enjoyable start! Here are just a few of the highlights: Making...
View ArticleA free copy of Holly Becker’s new book when you subscribe!
If you’ve a passion for gorgeous interiors, or saw our feature in Issue 3, then you’ll appreciate just how inspirational we find the work of American-born designer Holly Becker, on so many levels....
View ArticleWordless Wednesdays: It’s past Twelfth Night…
Photo by Brinja @ Brinja København. Don’t forget, you can buy the print version of The Simple Things at good retailers around the globe, individually online or buy a subscription. For your...
View ArticleThe Simple Things Issue 6 is here, full of inspiration and ideas!
Issue 6 is in the shops today, and it’s simply packed with ideas to help you make the most of every moment, from sunrise to sunset (no matter what the weather’s like)! Here are just a few of the...
View ArticlePallet furniture – upcyling at its best! Download two free DIY projects by...
Wooden pallets are everywhere and we seldom give them a second thought. No wonder, when according to Timcon over 1.5 billion wooden pallets are produced around the globe each year – happily, mostly...
View ArticleThe Saturday Q&A: Timourous Beasties – extraordinary wallpapers, fabric & more…
If you bought Issue 6, you’ll have seen the amazing endpapers, a pattern called “London Toile” designed by Timorous Beasties, the Glasgow-based design duo of Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons. What at...
View ArticleGet the look: mimic the style of the Fat Radish in your home
In this month’s issue of The Simple Things Alice Gao visits the Fat Radish in New York for lunch and picks up some of her favourite recipes to share with us (found in the mag on pages 34-39). Just as...
View ArticleMiscellany: pillow talk
Do you prefer your pillows chopped or tugged? A nicely plumped cushion makes a room look all the more comfy and inviting, but which is your preferred method for perking up your pillows? © Chocolate...
View Article*Sponsored post* A way with windows
*This is a sponsored blog post from Hillarys* Simplify the process of choosing blinds, curtains and shutters by booking an appointment with an advisor from Hillarys who can advise on style, fittings...
View ArticleSpoil yourself with 15% off at Idyll Home
For the next two weeks the lovely people at Idyll Home giving every reader of The Simple Things 15% off their gorgeous home and garden accessories. You’ve probably spotted Idyll Home before inside The...
View ArticleCalling all passionate amateur interior designers
When a new issue of The Simple Things lands on your mat are the first pages you flick to home inspiration and home tours? Is your simple pleasure making the most of where you live, and do you have a...
View ArticleCafé Culture
Photography Francois Kong In every issue of The Simple Things, owner of online interiors store Bodie & Fou, Karine Kong, seeks out inspiring spaces to work and play. Accompanied by photographer...
View ArticleMini Moderns – Remix
Mini Moderns Remix at East London Design Store 14th-22nd September During this year’s London Design Festival Mini Moderns are mixing it up! We’re very excited to be supporting interiors brand Mini...
View ArticleThe Simple Things Etsy Pages
Discovering and curating our favourite things through NEW Etsy Pages. Nesting curated by The Simple Things on Etsy Above: our favourite ways to NEST… When Etsy asked us to be one of the first UK...
View ArticleMeet the original upcyclers: Mark and Sally Bailey
Mark and Sally Bailey, king and queen of up cycling, talk us through their stripped-back style In issue 21 of The Simple Things, Mark and Sally Bailey share their love of beautiful, functional and...
View ArticleBright Bazaar book offer
The first book by The Simple Things Marketplace Editor, Will Taylor, is out now. Bright Bazaar: Embracing Colour for Make-You-Smile Style is a 192-page refreshing take on colour from one of the world’s...
View ArticleMaking: Upcycled jeans runner
Give an al fresco meal the stylish setting it deserves. Turn a picnic into an occasion with our upcycled jeans runner project. Ditch the saccharine sweeness of picnic pastels, and add a contemporary...
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