I have always been a homely creature. My most cherished memories as a child are all of home life; baking, crafting, painting, my cat Tom, a revolving front door of friends and family, the many houses but all of which were home.
At times of moving house my parents would always explain to us, as a source of comfort, that even though the walls would change many things would also stay the same. Our kitchen table- the kitchen table that we have now had family meals at for over 40 years. My Uncle’s paintings. Mum’s baskets and lamps. Granny’s table linen, Grandpa's desk, and pieces collected from times lived abroad. They all came along.
I vividly remember taking comfort in this, and as we have moved about these pieces have undoubtedly been anthropomorphised in my mind. These ‘things’ which we are drawn to, which we choose, collect carefully and take with us as we move through life; they connect with us and take on meaning. A home is somewhere which must be personal, somewhere we connect with, feel ourselves and see parts of our lives reflected in it.
According to The Cambridge Dictionary, home is “the place where a person feels they belong or to which they feel most strongly attached”. This is a reminder that a home is not just somewhere which is for function; to eat, sleep, wash. It is a place of feeling where it’s colours, textures and objects shape our mood, our habits and our wellbeing.
For me, the bedroom where we start and end each day, where we retreat and renew, is the real heart of our homes. The bedroom represents warmth, care, and sanctuary. Unlike kitchens and bathrooms where hard materials dominate, the bedroom is shaped by textiles. Curtains and blinds to soften the light, rugs and carpets to warm the floor, upholstery for comforts, and bedding for sleep. It is these soft layers that give a bedroom its atmosphere.
“We shape our homes, and afterwards our homes shape us” – Sir Winston Churchill
Founding this studio came from working as an interior designer; I couldn't find any bed valances that were beautiful and properly made. I realised that they are pieces which always had to be made by a private seamstress via bespoke commissions. Interior design-quality bed valances did not exist off the shelf.
This sparked my passion for making proper bed valances and I began creating what the collection I had been searching for: thoughtfully designed bed valances in timeless styles, crafted from beautiful fabrics, available in a considered palette of classic colours, and made to the standard which they need to be as one of the biggest fabric pieces in a bedroom.
I hope that everything we make becomes part of your own story. That our pieces are loved, lived with, and accompany you from one home to the next, gathering memories along the way.
LINEN
Linen is one of the oldest known fabrics used by humans. It is a wonder fabric. It is sustainable, durable and timeless.
Linen is made from flax, a plant which thrives mostly on rainwater and able to flourish in poor soil. It does not require intensive water irrigation or lots of chemicals to grow, making it a much more sustainable fabric choice than others like cotton or synthetics.
Flax fibres are twice as strong as cotton, making linen highly durable. Perfect for those pieces you want to last.
The characteristic slubs and nubs give linen it's wonderful texture and natural appeal.
With a centuries rich heritage of flax cultivation, retting and weaving, linen takes more skill than other fibres to produce. This makes linen not only a luxurious textile but a testament to enduring craftsmanship.
Our linen is made from flax grown in Belgium and France which is then woven in Lithuania and Spain.
The Sun and Moon
Our logo unites the sun and moon, symbols of day and night, beginnings and endings. You will see them throughout our world.
Of all the rooms in a home, the bedroom is most closely tied to their rhythm; where we rise and where we fall.
