• Charlotte
• 13 Apr 2024

We often feel that curtain poles and tracks are sadly overlooked. The hardware your curtain hangs from is an integral pa...

• Charlotte
• 22 Mar 2024

Being more conscious about our planet and less frivolous with our belongings can be difficult to implement in our everyd...

• Charlotte
• 2 Feb 2024

Pantone released their colour of the year for 2024 as Peach Fuzz. They have described this as a soft colour sitting betw...

• Charlotte
• 8 Dec 2023

There have so far been a lot of predictions for what 2024 will bring. Brown and green colour palettes are here to stay, ...

• Charlotte
• 16 Nov 2023

Once seen as an interior design relic, wallpaper has slowly but surely become more popular these last few years. With so...

• Charlotte
• 29 Sep 2023

After a British summer of rain, thunderstorms and blistering heat, all of us at Sophie Sews are in the mood for crisp, c...

• Charlotte
• 16 Aug 2023

This year was predicted to be a year of embracing natural materials, with a focus on sustainability and a colour palette...

• Charlotte
• 12 Jul 2023

This month we’re saying goodbye to boring roller, venetian and vertical blinds, but instead are saying hello to gorgeous...

• Charlotte
• 15 Jun 2023

Curtains or voiles… why not both? Window dressings can be tricky to decide on especially if you’re toying with more than...

• Charlotte
• 27 Apr 2023

Although it may seem like a smaller detail at first, the length of your curtain can make or break the design of your roo...

• Sophie
• 31 Mar 2023

As a local family run business, we feel it's important to be able to put a face to the name, so we've managed to catch u...

• Charlotte
• 27 Feb 2023

With Spring just around the corner, this is your reminder to start thinking about how you would like your garden or balc...

• Charlotte
• 4 Jan 2023

With Pantone releasing their colour of the year as Viva Magenta, we couldn’t wait to explore this through fabrics, trimm...

• Charlotte
• 9 Dec 2022

A Sophie Sews guide on how to save on heating bills! When it comes to creating a homely and cosy interior space, Sophie ...

• Charlotte
• 7 Nov 2022

Borders, beads and tassels are the perfect way to add a beautiful finishing touch to any blind or curtain. Whether you’r...

• Charlotte
• 15 Sep 2022

Moody Blues Deep purples, dark oranges and midnight blues are the types of colours that always bring a feeling of winte...

• Charlotte
• 27 Jul 2022

Since the start of 2022 we have enjoyed seeing the interior predictions for this year come to life. We’ve blogged about ...

• Charlotte
• 28 Jun 2022

With summer interior design predictions for this year already coming to life, we thought we’d share with you a few of ou...

• Charlotte
• 19 May 2022

Cushions have come a long way since embroidery patterns and tapestry prints, at Sophie Sews we’re now seeing fringing on...

• Charlotte
• 29 Apr 2022

Recently at Sophie Sews we have been inundated with requests for bespoke cushions and re-upholstery services. It’s alway...

• Charlotte
• 1 Apr 2022

Now that spring has begun, we at Sophie Sews are starting to notice lighter and brighter colour palettes becoming more p...

• Sophie
• 28 Feb 2022

A bay window can be an incredibly beautiful focal point of a room, as this glamorous and dramatic bespoke curtain proves...

• Sophie
• 14 Feb 2022

Sophie Sews offer a wonderful range different types of curtain headings for our clients. The curtain heading refers to t...

• Sophie
• 31 Jan 2022

I love colour! Whether it’s the subtle colours that I can see in neutrals, the softness of pastels or the bright loud co...

• Sophie
• 17 Jan 2022

Iconic and well-loved British brand, Laura Ashley Ashley has been a favourite for home décor around the world for almost...

• Sophie
• 3 Jan 2022

Who doesn't like accessorising? Just as we love changing up our looks by pairing our outfits with different scarves, sho...

• Sophie
• 20 Dec 2021

We think curtain poles are often overlooked, a wonderful curtain pole is a real statement – providing shape, strength, c...

• Sophie
• 6 Dec 2021

We are still buzzing from the wonderful Horsell Christmas Market on Saturday and hoping that you share your purchase wit...

• Sophie
• 8 Nov 2021

Increasingly we are being asked by our clients to make full length voiles and curtains for the same window dressing to r...

• Sophie
• 25 Oct 2021

You’re invited to join us for some festive cheer and browse our fabulous Christmas decorations and unique gifts on 4th D...

• Sophie
• 11 Oct 2021

I absolutely love Christmas and the all the excitement of buying presents, decorating the house and dressing the tree an...

• Sophie
• 27 Sep 2021

As the new school year commences it seems to me to be a time of new beginnings, even a new chapter commencing and a time...

• Sophie
• 13 Sep 2021

We are proud to be a stockist of our favourite paint and wallpaper manufacturer Little Greene. Not only do they manufact...

• Sophie
• 30 Aug 2021

We are delighted to now be a stockist of Romo and Villa Nova. Villa Nova is vibrant brand with an ethos of designing con...

• Sophie
• 16 Aug 2021

I am thrilled to announce that Sophie Sews has won not one but two awards recently, “Best traditional Handmade Curtain C...

• Sophie
• 22 Apr 2021

We are really excited to offer collections of new sustainable fabrics to off our clients. Marking a new chapter in the w...

• Sophie
• 26 Mar 2021

We are often asked by our customers about our recommendations for the best fabrics, types of curtain headings, etc. For ...

• Sophie
• 12 Mar 2021

If you, like us are starting to feel like we have spent forever indoors, you are starting to get a bit tired of your hom...

• Sophie
• 26 Feb 2021

Whether it was the recent plummeting temperatures, half term or Easter when you would normally be away with the family, ...

• Sophie
• 4 Feb 2021

Attention to detail is your absolute leading role of any interior project. Whether you are doing one room or the whole ...

• Sophie
• 29 Jun 2017

Spring is obviously the season for cushions!! Which I love because I am a little bit crazy about cushions! It seems a ve...

• Sophie
• 21 May 2019

As many of our customers know, last year I undertook the start of a huge house renovation to my family home. Adding a tw...