Blog – Blue Ticking

Commissions We've Worked On

Many of you will know that John is a skilled furniture restorer and transformer. What you might not know though, is he’s also a very creative carpenter and loves making...

Blue Ticking Turns 12

Wowee, it's our 12th birthday! I could write so much about the last 12 years, a thesis in fact but i'm not sure anyone wants that so I shall keep...

Customer Inspiration Blog - February Edition

I've shocked myself, the February inspiration blog is here a month after the last! It's a minor miracle! As always we have some brilliant goods to share with you and...

Customer Inspiration Blog: January 2026!

It's a new year and this is our first Customer Inspiration post for 2026! We always love to share pictures of our goods in their new homes and this edition...

Customer Inspiration: Our Goods in your Home

The customer inspiration blog is back! Apologies for another extended break, no excuses, just totally side tracked with other things! We love to see our goods in your homes, so...

Customer Inspiration - February Edition

February is nearly over and spring is therefore just around the corner! Though it may still feel a little cold and grey outside, our goods are bringing all the joy!...

Customer Inspiration Blog - January 2025

After a bit of a hiatus, (over a year in fact) our customer inspiration blog is back!!! We are super excited to be once again showcasing our goods in your...

The Cosy Collection is here and we love it!

Every year around this time we try and launch an exciting new collection. Last year it was Elevate your Finds and this year it's the Cosy Collection. What is the...

Behind the Scenes of our Cosy Collection Photoshoot!

With the Cosy Collection being all about autumnal vibes we thought it would be fun to shoot some of the goods in the woods! Full transparency here, the photoshoot involved...

Choose the right desk for secondary school!

In September both of our daughters will be at secondary school, something that seems to have come around very quickly. Our eldest Edith will be entering year 9 and from...

10 Brilliant Years of Blue Ticking!

It only seems like yesterday that Maggie was born and we were embarking on our Blue Ticking journey. I feel enormously proud that we're still here and still have the...

The new kid on the block; The customised display shelf

It's super exciting when you see an idea come to fruition and people want what you have created in their homes! Our customised display shelf came from a love of...

How do we display our much loved possessions?

As a family we have a bit of a thing for collecting and displaying much loved possessions and 'finds!' It seems both Edith and Maggie have inherited this love which...

Make your own origami display box

We love anything creative and are always encouraging our children to make things and enjoy the creative process. When we were in Devon this summer our niece made Edith and...

Three of the best Blue Ticking customers!

I say it a lot, but I think we have the best customers! It makes me so happy when people put their faith in us and come back to buy...

Customer Inspiration - The June Edition

I can't quite believe it's nearly the end of June, but I'm quite impressed with myself that I've managed to get another customer inspiration blog written! As many will know...

Your questions answered - Helen's in the hot seat!

What did you do before setting up Blue Ticking? I worked in the charity sector as a fundraiser. My first job post university was with the brilliant charity Raleigh International....

Customer Inspiration - May 2023 edition

It's been a little while since I wrote a customer Inspiration blog which is a real shame because I love sharing our goods in situ. I promise I won't leave...

Nine years of Blue Ticking!

Every year before Blue Tickings birthday I always get feelings of disbelief that this little dream of ours is still going. The business John and I concocted in those heady...