The CharlesTed Home Blog

Wicker bar stools soften a kitchen in a way that metal and moulded plastic never quite manage.

Console tables are the most misjudged piece of furniture in most homes. People buy on looks alone, then discover the table blocks the hallway, or sits too low behind the...

Rustic Coffee Tables: How to Choose Between Oak, Pine and Reclaimed Timber

Wicker outdoors has always had one problem: water. The Sonoma baskets solve it with a discreet plastic lining, so you can plant straight into them.

Somewhere between the two. Most real homes land here rather than at either extreme.

How to spot faux flowers that genuinely pass for real, which varieties work best, and how to arrange them so they look effortless at home.

Most console tables look wrong for one reason: the styling is the right idea at the wrong scale. Before you place anything, work to the two thirds rule.

The short answer is yes, and the long answer is that most of them are not. The difference is worth understanding before you spend anything.

People search for the studio by name more often than we realised. It seems only fair to answer properly.

Most of us buy plates twice. Once in a hurry, and once properly. This is about getting to the second set sooner.

Rustic Console Tables — What makes a table truly rustic, the Augustine as the hero product, which rooms suit them, and what to look for when buying. Includes a section...

Why white works in every interior, four distinct CharlesTed Home products featured (Aria, Lexi Bobble, Delicate, Waveform), four specific styling approaches, and a guide on what to put inside them.