A new year doesn’t need fireworks to feel meaningful. This piece explores the pleasure of celebrating at home, sharing simple food with good company, and taking a moment to reflect on the spaces we live in - with a favourite canapé recipe from Feasting by the Barn.

A True Yorkshire Christmas gathers five of my favourite festive places in and around York — the kind of outings that feel thoughtful, atmospheric and wonderfully unhurried at this time of year. From Castle Howard’s imaginative winter transformation to candlelit tours, quiet corners of the Minster and slow wanders through the city’s historic streets, it’s a guide to the places that capture the season’s charm without the bustle. If you’re looking for inspiration over the Christmas break, it’s a lovely place to start.

Discover how to select the ideal curtains, blinds and window dressings for your home. From fabric choice and heading styles to poles, tracks and motorised options, learn how bespoke designs from Middlethorpe Interiors in York & North Yorkshire combine beauty and function to transform your space.

Book your November colour consultation with Middlethorpe Interiors and receive a complimentary 2.5 L tin of designer paint. Discover how expert guidance on tone, light, architecture and mood helps you refresh your home this season.

In conversation with Lucie Wishart at our October interior design clinic discussing ‘how to add value to your home through design’, at our studio in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire…

Our monthly drop-in interior design clinic is a free gentle, informal session at our studio in Tadcaster…

Uncover new interior design secrets to transforming your Yorkshire townhouse or country home into a timeless space full of light, flow and personality

We specialise in full interiors services, working with bewilderingly talented artisans, designers and trades to create spaces you’ll never want to leave…