Winter invites us to transform our homes into cozy retreats. This season is all about embracing warmth, comfort, and the joy of nesting.

Imagine, if you will, a world where the mundane and the magical collide, where the ordinary backyard metamorphoses into a realm of elegance and serenity. This isn’t the stuff of fairy tales, nor is it the promise of a distant utopia.

In the complex terrain of home renovation and interior design, the path to transforming a vision into reality is often littered with potential pitfalls: inflated costs, extended timelines, and a communication gap that can leave homeowners feeling out of their depth.

Katherina Saunders from the Independent Eye featured on Almost Essential as a recommended Interior Stylist showcases us one of her project; the "after' result is brilliant.

The Perennial Garden ‘With Love’ by Richard Miers in the Main Avenue at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022. He won the Silver Medal and the People choice BBC Award

A Message from Dragons of Walton Street to all the aspiring little Jeremy Clarkson

Dinner for 6 at home, whilst we still can. Let's make the table colourful and fun. Here is Almost Essential selection of tableware to dress your table up! 

As part of a our series meeting the Almost Essential community, we speak to Dawn, a talented muralist, who has been working as a bespoke muralist and painter since the 1990s. Her work has been featured in Vogue, House and Garden, English Home, Sunday Times Style, and How To Spend It.

Our friends at LOT have shared their interior mood board inspiration for June - which reminds us to go out and find our own silver lining.

Start off the new year with smart and stylish home improvements. Searching out London’s best in numerous fields, services and ideas, take the headache out of small and large home improvements

Janine, one of Almost Essential's recommended interior designers, has helpfully highlighted some of the key interior design trends to look out for from this year's Decorex show.