Journal Entries

GIFTING TIPS FROM A SHOPKEEPER When Hackney Essentials were offered the lease on a beautiful building in the historic neighbourhood of Columbia Road in East London, their business evolved into the shop they have today,...

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING Sticky Toffee Pudding is an icon of hearty British cuisine. A quintessentially British pudding and nothing is better than making them homemade. Enjoy this effortless yet impressive recipe from our friends at...

FALCON MAKES CHRISTMAS Homemade gifts are always the most heartfelt. This year Falcon Enamelware brings to you three fabulous homemade gifting ideas to help you celebrate Christmas with loved ones in a stylish, sincere and...

FALCON MAKES CHRISTMAS Homemade gifts are always the most heartfelt. This year Falcon Enamelware brings to you three fabulous homemade gifting ideas to help you celebrate Christmas with loved ones in a stylish, sincere and...

FALCON MAKES CHRISTMAS Homemade gifts are always the most heartfelt. This year Falcon Enamelware brings to you three fabulous homemade gifting ideas to help you celebrate Christmas with loved ones in a stylish, sincere and...

THE GREAT BRITISH FALCON BAKE OFF Celebrate the semi-final and final weeks of The Great British Bake Off with us and past winner, Frances Quinn. Frances is a Quinntessential Designer Baker, the author of Quinntessential...

SUPPER CLUBS Xanthe Ross (nee Gladstone) has recently moved back to London from North Wales where she immersed herself in nature and the seasons for many years as a chef and organic vegetable grower. She...

HALLOWEEN RECIPE IDEA There are no tricks to making this fun and colourful recipe. Especially for Halloween, Miriam from Mimi’s Bowl has shared one of her favourite recipes for this time of year, using our...

COMMUNAL LIVING Rosie Kellett cooks, writes and lives communally in a warehouse in London. Learn more about her, her housemates and the warehouse they live in which has been passed down through friends over the...

COMFORT FOOD AT HOME James Strawbridge started working in television over 20 years ago alongside his family in a show called Not Easy Being Green, and then The Hungry Sailors. He is a chef, author...

RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, RETREATS RETAUTRANT + RETAILER. CAILLOU. GENEVA. SWITZERLAND Caillou is a Falcon stockist, a decor and lifestyle boutique in Geneva. The founders recently expanded their offering and opened a café next door where their...

ELEVATE YOUR EVERYDAY Take inspiration from a Duchess’ timeless bathroom situated at the National Trust's Ham House. It was one of the first purpose-built bathrooms installed in England in the 1670’s and still features the...

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NEW PRODUCTS AND AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND Owners of Yoko, an Italian Greyhound, knew that good nutrition was always going to be top of the list for them when caring for their dog. ‘It is like...

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE Less tricks and more treats. This delicious pumpkin spice recipe is heartening and fun for the whole family to enjoy baking this Halloween. It was kindly photographed and shared by Em Metroka...

EASY PUMPKIN PANCAKES Host a flipping competition with the entire family and make a few stacks of these deliciously sweet and satisfying pancakes. This recipe was shared by our friends at New General Store in...

ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY Linnels Farm celebrates the British countryside through its varied annual calendar of 75 seasonal workshops and the importation of bulbs and flowers direct from Holland. Autumn is the busiest period for...

PLAYING WITH COLOUR Life/work partners, Rachael and Alex, set out to create a paint brand that is truly sustainable in an industry that was lacking. Pickleson paint is made responsibly and offers great coverage, is...

RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, RETREATS RETAILER. SCHOOLHOUSE. PORTLAND. USA Schoolhouse has an innate affection for pieces with a past and believes that something worth owning now is worth owning forever. By drawing on designs with timeless appeal,...

RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, RETREATS RETREAT. SURF HOTEL. BUENA VISTA. USA. Colorado has long been a destination for fresh air, running rapids and the general pursuit of outdoor adventure. Based in the adventure town of Buena Vista,...

START A KITCHEN GARDEN Ham Houses’ historic Kitchen Garden is currently one of the most productive walled kitchen gardens in London. Elizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale, who inherited and transformed the house in the seventeenth...

LAND AND WATER land&water was founded by Pix Ashworth whose family hotel is Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall. As well as appreciating time out on the beach and cliffs herself, Pix has spent many years...

EMILY SCOTT COLLABORATION For Emily Scott - chef, restaurateur and ever-influential author- less is more. Emily’s classical training in London and France helped form the backbone of her cooking style, her food and approach is...

A 17th Century Treasure Trove The National Trust’s Ham House and Garden bursts into colour during the summer, with the gardens in full bloom and a setting for theatre, exploration and play. We’re thrilled to...