Five reasons for recycling and restoring beloved furniture rather than buying new. If you have some worn pieces that you’re about to swap out for new, choosing to restore and recover instead offers financial benefits, ecological bonuses and the chance to create a truly individual bespoke piece no-one else will have. From selecting environmental fabrics to choosing classic botanical and floral textiles that reflect your personal style, recycling is a thoughtful, budget‑friendly approach that celebrates character, reduces waste and results in furniture with genuine uniqueness.

Are you looking for responsibly made British fabrics created by an independent designer?

At Katy Botanicals, for the last ten years I’ve been creating hand‑painted botanical fabrics while looking out over my English cottage garden in the Hampshire countryside.

How floral designs have been created by humans from before the time Christ and the Romans. We have always surrounded ourselves with depictions of flowers, plants and nature, from decorations on religious buildings, through Arts and Crafts houses to contemporary architecture.

This blog encourages you to be bold with flowers, they will never go out of fashion and will always create a welcoming space.

Botanical murals change and improve a space, bringing peace and beauty. From small therapy rooms to large format feature walls, every Katy Botanicals garden mural begins as an original hand-painted botanical artwork and can be re-imagined to suit your space.

Our award winning fabric design for RHS Chelsea Flower Show is now available to buy. Katy Botanicals collaboration with Horatio's Garden charity continues with two beautiful floral linen designs covered in meadow flowers, perfect for interiors and tablecloths.

Katy McIntyre Brown and Ben Winter are hosting a joint exhibition this year for Hampshire Open Studios, August 2025.

Ben Winter will be exhibiting his colourful landscapes and beach scenes and Katy McIntyre Brown will be showing her botanical paintings and prints, as well has her Katy Botanicals homewares and wallpapers.

Katy Botanicals linen wall panels featuring at Horatio’s Garden stand at RHS Chelsea 2025.

Katy McIntyre Brown has worked with Bunny Guiness, Country Living and the Horatio’s Garden team to paint and create a wall of linen curtains to swathe and decorate the award winning Horatio’s Garden stand at Chelsea Flower Show this year.

Katy Botanicals floral wall panels adorn the Horatio’s Garden charity stand, at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

The date is fast approaching to install the Katy Botanicals fabric wall desigsn on the Horatio’s Garden / County Living Stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.  So exciting.

As a fabric designer I’m often asked for help with paint colours, so I thought I’d offer some hints and tips on how to choose your colours for your interiors refresh.

Mock up of botanical floral design on a hoarding at Southampton Central railway station, for Safe Lives charity post.

Five gift ideas wrapped to take to a party wrapped in a tea towel that aren’t a bottle of wine or chocolates.

How to create a repeat pattern by hand, explained by botanical artist Katy McIntyre Brown

Katy Botanicals summer garden tablecloth