The CharlesTed Home Blog

Burnished brass, soft velvet and the glow of a snow covered village on the mantel. Take a first look at the CharlesTed Christmas Collection 2026 and how we are styling...

Autumn styling is less about orange and more about texture, light and warmth. Here is how we layer the season into the home, room by room.

A full range in elm, so a dining table, sideboard and console bought separately still read as one scheme. Meet the Cotswold Collection.

How to measure for a console table or sideboard, which depth suits your hallway or dining room, and real sizes from our range to compare against.

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.