Where Meals Turn Into Memories
Across Britain and Ireland, dining is more than a meal, it’s a ritual, a warm escape from cold wet weather and often grounded in the warmth and charm of cottage style. A Sunday roast shared around a solid wood table, tea in hand-thrown mugs, and games pulled from the cupboard as plates are cleared.
This British-Irish Cottage Style Collection brings together timeless dining pieces made in the islands: practical, well-crafted furniture and earthy ceramics. Designed to bring comfort, character, and connection to your table.
Five Essential Keepers
British and Irish makers have long understood how to craft for longevity. From the joinery of solid ash and oak to slip-glazed red clay and hand-thrown ceramics, their materials are local, tactile, and time-tested.
Across the islands, traditions run deep: crystal is still cut in Waterford, ceramics still fired in the potteries of Stoke-on-Trent, and timber still shaped by hand in rural workshops. It’s this quiet continuity—the skill, the patience, the pride—that gives these pieces their weight, and makes them Keepers.
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A Pint and a Game: 3 After-Dinner Classics
After a comforting meal, there’s often one more dining ritual—a familiar game, a shared laugh, something to bring everyone back around the table. These classic British and Irish games continue to connect generations in the simplest, most joyful way.
GAME
Happy Families
A Victorian favourite that still delights. Players collect whimsical illustrated family sets—like Mr. Bun the Baker and his brood—by asking politely, one card at a time.
Game
Cribbage
Invented in 17th-century England, cribbage blends cards with clever arithmetic. Peg your way across a wooden board, score fifteen-twos, and hope your opponent forgets their flush.
GAME
Charades
No props needed—just imagination and the courage to look a bit silly. This classic party game turns stories, songs, and books into silent theatre, often ending in tears of laughter.
A Table to Linger Around
These cottage style pieces and traditions remind us that every meal is a chance to reconnect, to slow down, to linger.
We’ve gathered a playlist of folk songs from Britain and Ireland—tunes to play as you pass the potatoes, pour one more cup of tea, or laugh over stories well told. Wherever you are, let them bring a little warmth to your table.
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