How many pieces of furniture that you find in the shops at the moment, or online for that matter, are made in Britain? It is becoming rarer and rarer to find reasonably priced goods made in our homeland. With our brand new Handmade with love in Britain range we at Sweetpea and Willow aim to provide you with good, affordable British craftsmanship that is tailor made to you!  Here is just a small selection of our ever growing Handmade in Britain range that brings you gorgeously hand crafted furniture atRead More

A bedroom chair is the perfect finishing touch to a beautifully furnished bedroom. What’s more, it serves a dual purpose. A bedroom chair can be both a beautiful decorative item and also somewhere to throw your clothes when you’re just that bit too tired to make it all the way to the wardrobe. Yet despite this the bedroom chair is an item that is too frequently overlooked when people are refurbishing their rooms. So I thought I would use this week’s blog to show you how our range of irresistibleRead More

Here at Sweetpea and Willow we have so many exquisite pieces of French furniture we couldn’t fit even a selection of them into one blog. So we decided to write another one and show you some more gorgeous furniture must haves that you would be silly to miss out on!       Large White Embossed Mirror Last week we told you about some of our bewitching French beds but you can’t have a bedroom without a dressing mirror and our Large White Embossed Mirror is so gorgeous it is anRead More

Here at Sweetpea and Willow we are very proud of our extensive and stunning collection of French Furniture, and here are five gorgeous pieces that we are particularly proud of: 1. Classical White Rococo Bed (see above) Quintessentially French, our gorgeous, exclusive to us, king-size Classical White Rococo style bed with its heavy carvings around the headboard and low footboard is dreamy, divine and deliciously decadent. 2. Mansart Palace Bed If the Rococo doesn’t take your fancy take a look at the Mansart Palace Bed. The Mansart’s French style detailingRead More

Lighting is such an important feature in a home.  Changing your lighting can transform a room and completely alter the atmosphere.  A plain, standard, ceiling light will do the job but will it rock your boat?  Why not invest in a chandelier and add a touch of style and glamour to your home?  It doesn’t have to be big, heavy, fussy or even glitzy it just has to be gorgeous.  If ornate isn’t your thing then the Kasbah oval is ideal for you.  It has a simple shape but isRead More

Whether you call it a chaise longue, a chaise lounge, a chassy longey or a fainting couch this is one of those items that will pretty much work in every room in the house. Whether yours is a stately home or a studio flat a chaise longue can add grace and elegance to any setting. A chaise longue can make the bathroom look stylish if you have the space for one and they look fabulous in a bedroom. You can use them either as an alternative to a bed endRead More

Here at Sweetpea and Willow we are proud to sell a wide and absolutely gorgeous range of shabby chic furniture. But what does “shabby chic” really mean? A surprising amount of our new and existing customers aren’t one hundred percent sure. To remedy this we thought we would write this blog to make things a little bit clearer. Shabby chic furniture is soft, relaxed, and often romantic. Its romance is due to its style having been inspired by older, more classic furniture artistry, often French, such as Rococo. Thus, they areRead More