Inspiration

Norfolk spectacles and Dorset storms

W E E K   O N E It was a brilliant bright day as Charlie, Ruth (aka the Bible of British Taste – by the way, have you checked...

‘On Flowers’ book signing on Wednesday 12th Feb...

Join us in welcoming Amy with fizz and nibbles as she signs her beautiful book ‘On Flowers’  at our shop in the heart of London’s Bloomsbury. From 6pm – 8pm...

Fine Faux Finish Notebooks

We all like faking it sometimes, but few faux finishes are as fine as ours. Our fabulous faux finishes include faux rose marble, malachite, pitch pine and English oak. Now...

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Quiet times in Scotland

We’ve had the quietest weekend in Scotland and it’s been so good. Charlie and the dogs left from Dorset on Wednesday, and I got up on Friday morning after a...

Alphabet Brush Pot - L

American classic

We’ve been on a whirlwind visit to America… we arrived in Washington on Wednesday evening, late. On Thursday morning, very bright and early, on a crisp, clear, wintry day, we...

Glass and Brass Lamps and Lampshades

Don’t miss out!

We’re having a clear out and will be adding heavily discounted stock and one-off prototypes all through January. Keep popping back to see what’s new and hugely discounted. The post...

Alphabet Paperweights

The turn of the year

Are you reading this at the beginning of the first day back to work?  I’ve called this blog the turn of the year, but of course, it’s the turn of...

Happy New Year 10% Off Everything Sale

Enjoy 10% off your online orders by using the code RUGBYST10 at the checkout. The sale runs from the 26th Dec – 6th Jan. The post Happy New Year 10% Off...

LAST ORDERS! DELIVERY DEADLINES.

EUROPE & INTERNATIONAL – MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER NATIONAL – FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER The post LAST ORDERS! DELIVERY DEADLINES. appeared first on Ben Pentreath Inspiration.

Waiting

The shop is sparkling now… looking so beautiful, dressed for Christmas.  Thanks to all those who came for the Lambs Conduit Street Christmas Party on Thursday last week…. And for...

Book Signing on Thursday 12th Dec.

Pentreath & Hall invite you to join us for fizz and mince pies on Rugby Street, between 5.30pm – 7.30pm, Thursday 12th December, to celebrate welcoming author Stephen Ellcock, as...

Peace on earth

After lengthy trips to Dorset and Cornwall last week, I took the train back up to London on Thursday afternoon and caught the sleeper train from Euston in good time....

Patterned Papers for Christmas

P&H Christmas Delivery Deadlines.

Be sure to make your Christmas orders in time. The post P&H Christmas Delivery Deadlines. appeared first on Ben Pentreath Inspiration.

Week of contrasts

It’s been a week of contrasts.   I can’t really make the connections between the dots, except by a narrative of very separate events and moments.   I. On Wednesday,...

Gold Foil Ancient Urn Decoupage Trays

For the long term

A couple of weeks ago, I gave a speech to a packed audience of American architects and interior decorators who were over in London for the Design Leadership Network Summit...

New rhythms to life

For all sorts of reasons, I find I haven’t written a blog for weeks. The month of October slipped into November quietly… and Charlie and I have found ourselves in...

An Artist’s Journal – Rivers of Norfolk

Armed with a map, an alphabetical list of 38 named ‘Rivers of Norfolk’, a box of chalk pastels and an insatiable curiosity, artist Tor Falcon has followed all of Norfolk’s...

Rest amidst the storm

I started the week with a lost voice. Talking too much? A sore throat? Probably, all of the above, and then just spending too much time whizzing here and there...

Thanksgiving

It’s been a good week, and a productive one, but it felt like quite long at times too. I got back from Scotland on Sunday night. A very busy few...

En route….

This was meant to be a blog about moving into Scotland. But I’m 100 photos in and we just arrived at the bothy.  So, that will be another blog, because...

Two favourite places

P A R T   1  : N E W   Y O R K Somehow, there aren’t many more views in the world as thrilling as this…. the towers...

Artful Aptware

This special range of earthenware is hand shaped and decorated in marvellous marbled clay swirls following a traditional method of French Apt pottery. Pascale Mestre’s products intertwine tradition with modernity...

High Summer weeks

It seems weeks ago that I got down to Dorset at the end of one of the longest and craziest weeks in the office in a fair while – three...

Progress at Tornagrain

This will be a blog of many pictures and few words, designed to give everyone who’s not able to get themselves to Inverness a good look at the emerging town...

Brilliantly Berber Cotton Rugs

Take a look at our fun new collection of cotton Berber rugs, perfect sizes and excellently affordable. Available now online in our ‘Cushion Department’. The post Brilliantly Berber Cotton Rugs...

The mid Argyll Show

Charlie and I have been up at the bothy for a progress meeting with the builder. Things have moved along amazingly in the last three or four weeks since we...

Holiday reading

Yet again, a month has gone by.  My autumn resolution is to get writing weekly or fortnightly – there is something about the rhythm of the blog that needs the...

‘ad Meliora’ – Towards better things

These vases were decorated by Bridie in an exercise to see what could be achieved with paint and light. They were displayed in June 2019 at Masterpiece London. They aren’t perfect...

Made in England ceramics

Sculptor and designer Julian Sainsbury is recognised for his collection of exquisite Kitchenware, Serveware and Tableware.

Artful Aptware

The search is over. The Aptware Ben and Bridie have longed to stock in the shop for so long is now available. The post Artful Aptware appeared first on Ben...

The consolations of nature

This was meant to be a blog about a beautiful weekend Charlie and I had had in Scotland – and the week before that, in Suffolk. We’d arrived in Scotland...

Brand new patterned papers available now!

So inspired by the Opus Sectile (a practice dating back to antiquity) marble floors of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Bridie drew variations of her own.

Small moments of peace…

In my memory, maybe it’s right, maybe not, this time last year we were having a bit of a heatwave. Not this June. I left London this morning in a...

Family Gathering, Cornwall calling

We’ve been down in Dorset all week, since the bank holiday. I’ve had work in Poundbury. The evenings have been dreamy…  Strange to think that last autumn, Charlie dug up...

Time flies when you are having fun….

At the end of every weekend for the last month I’ve been saying “oh golly I’ve got to write a blog”. And at the end of every weekend either something...

New Marble Paper Lampshades

We were constantly in search of beautiful lampshades without a great deal of success, we finally decided to make our own. 

Spring break

It’s been that magical moment since I last posted…. when spring breaks.  The Easter weekend was beautifully hot and still in Dorset, but nonetheless the leaves on the trees were...

West Country to East Coast

We were in Dorset during the week…. always a pleasure. It was Dad’s birthday supper on Tuesday; I visited local job sites on Wednesday, including a meeting for the church...

Going away and not doing too much at all

Thank you for the kind, thoughtful, beautiful comments on the last post; there’s no doubt whatsoever that the thoughts and prayers of friends – and of those who read the...

Life

It’s been six or seven weeks since I’ve written. Those that follow me over on instagram will already know that Mum died suddenly, of a heart attack, on the evening...

New Cushions now in stock.

No sofa, chair, bed or life is complete without a lot of cushions and we have plenty to choose from. Visit our cushion department today. The post New Cushions now...

Paris Elemental – A Year In Paris, from Wayne Pate

 “Paris Elemental” is the working title for all works created during Wayne’s year long sojourn in Paris. These pieces are all works on paper and are comprised of gouache on...

Quiet Times

We got back from America and have had the quietest time… Recovery and catching up.  But… we also collected Enid. Oh golly.  For those wondering, she’s not a relation of...

Framed Botanical Prints now in Stock

Visit our ‘Prints’ page to shop our latest framed pictures and prints. The post Framed Botanical Prints now in Stock appeared first on Ben Pentreath Inspiration.

One week in the Deep South

We’re back! We had a fantastic time… thank you to every single blog reader that we met who made us so welcome. Charlie and I are having the quietest weekend,...

The promise of January

I’m writing on what has officially been labelled, by people who label things, as the most depressing day of the year. In fact it was a beautiful day in London,...

The promise of January

I’m writing on what has officially been labelled, by people who label things, as the most depressing day of the year. In fact it was a beautiful day in London,...

January Sale. Final Reductions.

Be sure not to miss out on our final reductions. While stocks last! The post January Sale. Final Reductions. appeared first on Ben Pentreath Inspiration.

January Sale Now On!

Up to 50% of selected items – while stocks last! The post January Sale Now On! appeared first on Ben Pentreath Inspiration.

Time Flies, Year Turning…

I am sorry – that’s all I can say. I can’t believe quite how much time has passed since I actually last wrote… time has been flying; since I got...

Holiday Opening Hours

From everyone at Pentreath & Hall, we’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The post Holiday Opening Hours appeared first on Ben Pentreath...

Now we are ten!

Hello from New Zealand.  I can’t say it is the warmest summer I’ve known here, but can you imagine how wonderful it is to be transported into long days and...

Introductory Offer: P&H Alphabet Book and Book Bag

To mark our 10th birthday, for a limited time, you can purchase both our new Alphabet book and our specially designed P&H canvas book bag, with its signature pink and...

A time to remember

It’s been a sensational two weeks, although I’ll confess I got back from Scotland and down to a project in Cornwall and promptly got the cold that’s been doing the...

Old and New Memories

The autumn colours have been extraordinary this year. A couple of weekends ago, we had our friend Amy staying – the day was bright but the wind was bitterly cold...

West Country week…

I’ve been out of London for the last ten days. It’s a rather strange feeling waving good-bye (metaphorically) to the Thames and Somerset House on the bus on the way...

One month later….

You blink, and a month has whizzed by!  What happened? Well, I’m still alive, at least. What happened was, I got far too crazy to blog.  Thank you for everyone...

Beautiful Botanical Prints

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Antique Accessories

Nothing makes us happier than the next antique unearthed. The post Antique Accessories appeared first on Ben Pentreath Inspiration.

Early Autumn in Dorset doing nothing very much ...

The garden has reached that peak early autumn moment – wild and ebullient, blowsy, waiting for the first frost. I arrived on Dorset on Friday evening, and we had a...

Decoration position available

There’s no blog this week, but there is a job being advertised in the Interior Decoration office! We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic new assistant in the studio....

It’s Showtime!

From Italy, back to the green of England. It’s been amazing how a couple of weeks of normal temperature and a bit of rain make everything completely green again.  Last...