The Thread

Notes on: decorating

ELLE Decoration’s Ben Spriggs, on how to get your home festive-ready

Spotlight on: faux fur

Take a closer look at this sumptuous fabric.

Room to relax

How to create a serene bedroom you’ll never want to leave

The story: handmade Easter decorations

Organised living

Flora Shedden’s fig & fennel loaf recipe

Recipes for home-cooked crumble

The anatomy of a cosy room

How to layer scent in your home

Simple pleasures: Christmas decorations

How to make Christmas special away from home

Light & shade

Scents of the season

A place to retreat

An obsession with curation

The meaning behind collecting beautiful things

Life happens on the sofa

How to make it a place you’ll love to spend time

10 things every home should have...

Key homeware that adds a stylish touch to any space

Simple pleasures: a versatile chopping board

The most underrated kitchen essential, here’s why we love it

How to make a rental property feel like home

The family room

In praise of hallways

So much more than a place to put your keys and shoes…

Lessons in lighting

A short history of the wreath

Our new Christmas traditions

Gifts for celebrations big & small

Clever ways with greenery

Get the look: cosy living

Simple pleasures: foraging for berries

Simple pleasures: the flicker of candlelight

An ode to the reading nook

Carving out time for relaxing rituals

Every home should have…

Turn back the covers...

Simple pleasures: breakfast in bed

How to light your home

Create a cosier ambience as the nights draw in.

Why house hushing is the new must-try interior trend

How to tablescape like an expert

An inventive advent

Why it’s great to have more than one Christmas tree

What the best-dressed sofas are wearing

Luxury in the bedroom

Be bolder