house-tour
Room by Room: The Alder Lane House
A walk through an invented 1958 ranch house: each room, what is in it, the colours and the pieces that belong. A guide you can borrow room by room.
sideboard
A Sideboard Buying Guide
A sideboard is the hardest-working piece in the house. Here is how to read the joints, test the runners and decide what you actually need before you fall in love.
lighting
Lighting a Room in 1958 Terms
One ceiling light was the old way. The postwar way was lamps at different heights, a pendant that hid the bulb and a warm pool of light wherever you sat.
teak
Teak Care Without the Fuss
A teak sideboard or dining table does not need much, but it needs the right things. Oil, shade, a soft cloth and the discipline not to over-polish.
kitchen
The Atomic-Age Kitchen, Honestly
Boomerang laminate, a pastel range and a clock shaped like a starburst. What the postwar kitchen got gloriously right, what it got wrong, and what to keep in 2026.
lounge-chair
Living with a Lounge Chair
A famous chair is a different thing in a showroom and in a front room on a wet Tuesday. What I learned from three years of sitting in one, and where it likes to live.