POLPO – a venetian word to describe a humble restaurant serving simple food
To most people, a crumbling concrete pillar in the middle of a room would be a turn-off. Not to Russell Norman. He’s scanning…
vintage magazines
I was wandering around Spitalfields Market when I spotted these vintage copies of Homes & Gardens magazine from the 60’s, I thought they were…
A glimpse into deVOL
Our home at Cotes Mill is a beautiful place to visit. Most people that visit are wowed by the entrance hall, then fall in…
Flip Clock
After a busy few months we’ve finally settled into our new place in London! It’s a cosy flat in a late Victorian mansion block…
Perfect Post
As I’m sure you have seen from Helen’s last blog posts, Cotes Mill is still filling up with Christmassy delights .. A festive favourite…
vintage sledges and berries
It was such a beautiful, cold and frosty morning today I thought ‘its about time I made the outside of the Mill look…
Cereal magazine pop up shop
On Saturday Jamie and I went to check out the Cereal Magazine Winter pop up shop in Shoreditch. We always get invited to lots…
Christmas at deVOL
We have lots of wonderful gifts here at Cotes Mill. A few of them feature in this video we made. I hope you enjoy…
I love Marmite!
I love Marmite so so so much so seeing this made me super happy and I had to share it with you! …There’s a…
My First Day in the Showroom
This morning we opened our doors to the public for the first time at our new showroom in London. I have been perched on the…