Nestled along the banks of the River Tyne, Stevenson Mains is home to the Elder family who have been farming there for over 150 years. In 2010 Louise Elder, who had been reading about the health properties of rapeseed, started Black & Gold. Considered by many to be one of the finest finishing oils produced…

Flower arranging is no longer the preserve of the WI or Swiss finishing school attendees, in fact flower arranging classes and workshops are on the upswing– part of a swell of enthusiasm for all things homemade. Fower arranging. A skill that all Swiss finishing school attendees should master and regular attendees of the local WI…

Laura Thomas – blogger, creator and owner of Laura Thomas Linens explains why she loves lavender… Lavender is a fragrance I simply adore. From cute vintage fabric bags filled with lavender flowers for my drawers as a child to drops of lavender oil in my bath as an adult to aid relaxation, there is something deeply…

Nothing says summer quite like lavender – row upon row of stunning colour with its scent wafting on the warm breeze. A collaboration between a local lavender farm and home-wares producer will have you bringing lavender into your home, evoking the sunny, carefree ease of Provence – even when the Scottish weather is letting us…

North Berwick looks like the archetypal chocolate-box town – its high street festooned with colourful hanging baskets and the harbour’s quirky flower-filled boats and tubs. It’s all thanks to a team of dedicated green-fingered volunteers who give up their time all year round, in all weathers to ensure the town is always in full bloom.…

Entirely recognisable to the coffee addicts amongst us, Andy’s face is often the first we see as we stumble into Steampunk Coffee Roasters looking for our morning hit! An extraordinarily talented and passionate Barista, Andy who eats, sleeps and breathes coffee recently competed in the Scottish Heat of the UK Barista Championships 2017, making him…

Following in the footsteps of the masters of Modernism, such as Klee, Kandinsky and Mondrian, Leigh Bagley makes a bold statement with his abstract geometric designs. Born and raised just outside Birmingham, Leigh Bagley developed his eye for colour and interest in design from an early age. His career began shortly after graduating from the…