How to brighten up dark rooms

With spring on the way, now's the perfect time to overhaul gloomy spaces in your home and add as much light as possible to dark rooms. How? By banishing colours, fabrics and accessories that absorb light, and introducing those that reflect it instead. Lighter rooms are the perfect way to enjoy those crisp spring days. So, follow our expert advice and inject more glorious light into your living spaces. 6 quick and easy tips to add light to dark rooms: 1. Mirror Mirror on the wall Mirrors don’t just reflect your appearance; they also bounce light back too. So, if your rooms aren't getting enough light throughout the day, adding a few mirrors can easily remedy that. Position your mirrors directly across from windows and other sources of natural and artificial light in your rooms. That way when the light does shine in, your mirrors will be there to catch...

Beds Style Guide

We want to make personalising and ordering your furniture as relaxing as possible. In this beds style guide we’ll walk you through everything you should consider when buying your bed, from size to shape and design. If you’re looking for more information about tailoring your bed from our handpicked selection of fabrics, then please visit our fabric guide. BED STYLE Bedstead Our bedsteads are made up of a complete frame including the legs and headboard, with a sprung base to support your mattress. This style of bed is our interior designers’ favourite from a design perspective and can be personalised from our handpicked fabric collection. Storage Beds Storage beds can have either a divan bed base or ottoman bed base which can also be ordered with an attached headboard. Our divan beds all have a solid or platform edge divan for comfort and have drawers in the base which slide out on castors. They...

Colour Trends 2023

Here at Willow & Hall we always keep abreast of the latest colour trends. This ensures our customers always have a mix of classic and on-trend fabric colours to choose from. These trends are set by experts, influencers and brands across fashion and interiors. So without further ado, here are the top colour trends we're expecting to see this year. Red, Pinks & Oranges Whereas cooler colour tones have been dominating in recent years, 2023 sees a shift to warmer tones. In particular rich, earthy reds, pinks and oranges. Picture a beautiful sunset and you get the idea. We predict the most popular tones of red will be deep, jewel tones which look beautiful in dining and living rooms. Oranges with pinky undertones will dominate accessories in rooms, think accent cushions and throws. Pinks across the colour spectrum will come into their own this year. The Pantone colour of the...

New Year Declutter

After a week of delicious food, gift-giving and festive cheer, our homes (and minds) can become in need of a good declutter. So, before you pack away the Christmas decorations, take a look at our top tips for a successful New Year Declutter. Post-Christmas After opening new presents, hosting visiting family and friends and the general messiness that comes with Christmas, our homes can start to feel cluttered. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the mess, use the opportunity to get organised. Assign 'homes' for all gifts, so everything has a place. But don't be afraid to regift or donate any presents you know you won't use rather than hanging onto them unnecessarily. One of the biggest hurdles to efficiently tidying and getting sorted is too much stuff, so be ruthless. Clear, labelled storage boxes are excellent for storing less frequently used items in cupboards or lofts. Under-bed or sofa storage...

Have a Merry Mindful Christmas

Christmas can be many things; magical, uplifting, cosy. But, it can also be busy, overwhelming and more than a little tiring. To combat Christmas burnout this year we've collated 12 days of Christmas mindful tips for you to enjoy. Being mindful is defined as the ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and who we're with. Skills that come in particularly handy when surrounded by our loved ones. Our tips are designed to help you take a breath and recalibrate, so you can enjoy Christmas even more this year. From everyone at Willow & Hall we wish you a Merry Christmas and very happy New Year! Mindful Christmas Tips

How to make your guests feel welcome...

With Christmas just around the corner, you might be thinking about making your space as appealing as possible for your family, friends and other guests. At Willow & Hall, we have looked beyond the clichés and into how scents, music, colour, food and drink all contribute to creating the perfect home your guests won’t want to leave! SCENT Christmas is a sensory time, with the scents of cinnamon, clover, smouldering wood, and mulled wine filling our homes. So, how can scent make your house feel more homely this Christmas? Choosing specific scents can put you and your guests into a more positive and relaxed state of mind. The idea that scents can influence our moods comes from Aromatherapy; a phenomenon adopted by many leading hotels across the world to define their unique scent that reflects how they want their guests to feel. Although we're accustomed to the scents within our own...