Greenwashing – is it a big problem? As more people are aware of the need to be “eco friendly” has it opened the door to greenwashing?

It’s that time of year where the Christmas music starts, the smells of mince pies and mulled wine lingers and Christmas tress are decorated! If you are feeling like us, we are aware that people might want to make efforts towards a conscious Christmas this year so we have put together some ideas so you can making your home, Christmas dinner and gifting more environmentally conscious as possible.

In Aspiga we have discovered a founder who is as committed as our own and a company who really are showing others how to do business the right way. Aspiga are leading the way to being the home of sustainable and ethical fashion – putting people and our planet first – with stylish cutting edge designs.

Edward Bulmer and Jules Haines, founder of Haines Collection, talk about reducing waste in the interiors industry on the new Haines Collection YouTube series ‘Sustainable Interiors’.

Consider it as a present for everyone; unrivalled colours and finish, healthy with no nasty off-gasing and being one of the most breathable paints, you are even looking after your house – decorations are not just for Christmas!

Choosing the right paint finish is important and we aim to ensure that you get perfect results in your home decorating. So here is your guide on how to pick the right paint finish for different rooms and surfaces.

We have put together our top 5 winter colours to warm up your interiors, from our favourite dark brown to the most warming rich blue. So if you have a room in mind that is having a winter makeover keep scrolling for some serious interior inspiration.

This week is the British Antiques Dealers’ Association Week 2021, which is running until the 17th of October. BADA Week is a nation-wide series of events to celebrate the diverse and outstanding community the BADA represents. To highlight the benefit of visiting their members’ galleries, exhibition spaces, collections and specialities in person with an exciting offering of events both in person and online.

We are thrilled to announce that our colour ‘Turquoise’ has been named Paint Colour of the Year in the Homes & Gardens Design Awards. This dreamy blue is a head turning vivid colour which lifts any room at the same time as having unrivalled depth and softness.

As we move into one of our favourite seasons, it seemed timely to share some wise words from editor extraordinaire, Kerryn Harper-Cuss. Kerryn loves to use our natural plant based paints in her own home and like us when she is choosing colours for s scheme she turns unequivocally to nature.

If you are redesigning your child’s room and need some inspiration on what colour to go for, look no further. We have put together some of our favourite colourful schemes for Children’s Room’s from soft blues to vibrant yellows.

Are you like us feeling that Summer is nearly over? Don’t despair there is still time to sneak in a rural countryside break before the madness of Christmas is upon us; Autumn is one of our favourite times of year for enjoying the great outdoors. We have put together a rural retreat roadmap of a couple of our favourite spots in Hidden Herefordshire.

Livia Lang and her family have brought a piece of London history back to life with their restoration and conservation of the Van Gogh House in Stockwell, South London. At the age of 20, Vincent Van Gogh settled in this Grade II listed building between the years of 1873 to 1874.  This was his first time living and working in a new country and his first foray into a foreign culture.

The Bath-based travel and lifestyle Content Creator thrives on exploring his stylistic cravings; an uber chic and classic, ever-evolving mix of sophisticated, and playful.

When Inigo suggested coming to the Herefordshire home of our founder Edward Bulmer we thought we had to come up with something unique and never seen before for them! Edward’s home has been through many transformations, nowhere is this clearer today – perhaps surprisingly – than in the current ground-floor WC.

Following on from our exciting Seedlip X EBNP collaboration we took a second to talk to its founder Ben Branson.

Whilst our paints may provide the canvas, sometimes ‘loud’ and sometimes ‘quiet’, we love to then see a room ‘sing’ adorned in beautiful fabrics with incredible design.
We see designers and homeowners alike dressing their rooms with the wonderful timeless fabrics from the Guy Goodfellow Collection

As you are deciding on the beautiful natural paint colours for your walls, perhaps you’d like to consider a natural alternative to bedding to complete your healthy home transformation?

Laura Fantacci, fashion editor and co founder of Wardrobe ICONS, is a modern day muse to many. Laura set up WardrobeICONS with her best friend and fellow fashion editor Petro Strofberg, inspiring inboxes across the globe with timeless fashion, beauty and lifestyle pieces.