I have always been a homely creature. My most cherished memories of childhood are rooted in home life: baking, crafting, painting, my cat Tom, a revolving front door of friends and family, and the many houses we lived in but all of which became home.

At times of moving house, my parents would always explain to us – as a source of comfort - that although the walls would change, many things would stay the same. Our kitchen table—the same one our family has gathered around for more than forty years. My uncle's paintings. My mum's baskets and lamps. My granny's table linen. My grandpa's desk. Treasures collected during the years my family lived abroad. They came with us every time.

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 it’s atmosphere.

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.

My hope is 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.