Camperdown Lane Blog

It’s time! It’s 6th November, Bonfire Night and Halloween are behind us which means we can officially talk about Christmas! The shop is starting to look very festive with lots of twinkly lights and decorations as well as plenty of gift items, and we’re starting to plan for the big day. Keep an eye on our blog for Christmas Decoration Ideas and gift guides.

Sorry for the delay in getting this post published. We've been busy unpacking, photographing and pricing brand new stock for the changing season. The eagle-eyed will already have spotted some of our Christmas range sneaking onto the website.If you have been into the shop lately, you'll have seen we've painted an area of the shop in Farrow and Ball's Downpipe. We did this using leftover paint from Sarah's house, although we're quite surprised there was any paint left because Sarah is a super-fan of this colour! Downpipe adds depth, drama and presence yet is still remarkably effective as a neutral...

In this blog we move on from Kate's house to take a look inside Sarah's house (you can read the post about Kate's house here if you missed it) Sarah has recently moved into her new home after almost two years of living with the folks while extensive remodelling took place. Sarah had been living in a 3 bedroomed semi but the time had come to move due to her expanding family (she has five kids. Yes, five!). So she bought... a 3 bedroomed semi! However, Sarah and her partner Ryan could see that this new house had the potential...

Get The Look #2In our second 'Get The Look' feature we're focusing on the Kitchen and the Guest Bedroom in Kate's house. Both of these rooms feature accents of pink and blue in a pale, neutral scheme. The delicate, pastel accent colours work to lift the neutral palette without being overwhelming. KitchenKate applied a neat mix of economy and splashing out when she designed her kitchen. She selected neutral, inexpensive cupboards which allowed her budget to stretch to a granite worktop on the island and oak worktops along the wall. Kate limed the worktops to keep the scheme pale and...

Get The Look #1 As promised, we're in the process of taking and sorting the photographs for Sarah's, Michelle's and Mum's houses but in the meantime we wanted to share a more in-depth look at Kate's house and show you how to get the look.First up, the Sitting Room. This room, which flows around from the kitchen-dining space, is a calming mix of muted greys and classically styled furniture. What adds the 'wow' to this room is the textures, the lighting and the details. LightingThis room has three windows, including a bay. By day, the white, wooden, slatted shutters cast...