Curating Surfaces

The enchanting choreography of crafting layers

Visit Lantern Cottage for an immersive afternoon of inspiration and insight into my world of styling.

Described in House & Garden as “magical, romantic, and moody,” my decorative style embraces elements that embody these enchanting qualities when combined.

In this afternoon, I share tips gleaned from my background in floristry and experience as a stylist for interior publications and location shoots.

Leave with ideas for arranging decorative objects with a poetic flair to craft beautifully curated corners, walls and tables for home, photography, or event.

Highlights

This event emphasises the art of layering objects for sentiment and time-lived authenticity. The focus is on setting mood with fragments of nostalgia. It is perfect for those seeking inspiration for photography, creative writing or wanting to enhance their styling skills. If you love cottage-core aesthetics, wabi-sabi and vintage afternoon teas, this event is for you!

Tell me more ...

As a child, I eagerly awaited annual ballet excursions, where the theatre's enchanting scenery cast its spell, whisking me away to fantastical realms hidden between layers of scenery that whispered tales of a story in an unspoken language. I later pursued this passion for ‘setting the scene’ studying set-design in my youth and in my earlier floristry business.

To this day, I still style for media and branding shoots. I've had the privilege of working with brilliant interior and food photographers for esteemed publications such as the English Home, Homes & Gardens, Ideal Home, Marie Claire and my colourful little cottage has featured in House & Garden magazine and Homeworthy.

Through the passage of time I have developed a method to cultivate a layered style for small areas where space is a compromise - a magical, moody and romantic aesthetic - lived in an historic English cottage.

Afternoon Highlights

The experience ends with an Italian twist on a vintage afternoon tea of home-made scones and a take-away scent bag of home-grown lavender.

Lantern Cottage hosts creative events in a mindfully curated setting for people to connect and thrive through the shared exchange of knowledge, experience and personal development.