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Meet our current obsession. Yes our Label Love right now is Thinking MU. Named after their utterly adorable Jack Russell pup, Thinking MU was born in 2008. A group of friends joined the fashion world with a very casual and fun approach to clothing.

With an inspirational collection of modern and contemporary artists set to exhibit their work this weekend – 06 to 08 May – at Inception in Dalkeith Palace, some of you may be thinking about purchasing a special piece to add to your home. We asked the Deputy Editor of Homes & Interiors Scotland – Natasha Radmehr – to give us her top tips on buying art for your home. Let this be your guide on where to start, what to buy and how to find the perfect piece for you.

Vibrant Mexican-style breakfasts, Lunches that transport you to a coastal summer getaway and desserts that will have you coming back time and time again. Here's a quick round-up of what you can expect from The Kitchen's Spring/Summer Menu.

Looking for some style inspo for spring/summer 22 fashion? Look no further – The Store at Restoration Yard is a one-stop for fashion to lift the spirits from winter into longer, sun-filled days (fingers crossed). Our new collections are in-store and online and the vibe is pretty fine and colourful. Inject a little hopefulness into your everyday through colour, print and nostalgic boho. Photography by Ditte Solgaard DunnStyling by Nicola Campbell-TurnbullColours Agency Models: Grace, Jason & Julia Bold Brights From left: Julia wears Pom Amsterdam Jumpsuit, £192.95, Grace wears Vilagallo Dress, £149.00, Jason wears Selected Homme Sweater, £45.00 There is colour and then there is full-on colour. Shirk the dowdy and choose a clashing palette of pink and orange to make a happy statement to the world. For life in technicolor, head to The Store at Restoration Yard. The collections that have turned up the colour spectrum for spring/summer 22 include Vilagallo, Pom Amsterdam and blank in The Store. Online you’ll find blasts of colour from Part Two and Selected Femme . In menswear, injections of bold brights can be picked up from Selected Homme‘s and Vedoneire‘s summer knits. Julia wears Selected Femme Top, £65.00, and Selected Femme Trousers, £80.00 (in-store only) Grace wears blank Dress, £139.50 (in-store only) Fresh Denim From left: Julia wears Selected Femme Denim Dress, £85.00, Grace wears Part Two Shirt, £89.95, and Part Two Jeans, £89.95 Cool blue denim always looks fresher in the sunshine making it a must-wear for spring/summer 2022. The trend for looser jeans continues, which of course is good news for all as we step away from skinnies into more easy-to-wear cuts and crops. Also, denim shirt dresses make a welcome return. Try yours with a cute oversized collar to stand out from the crowds. Oh and did we mention double denim? Once a fashion pariah now a style statement. Tuck your denim shirt proudly into your mom jeans and go. Not for you? That’s ok. Denim teams perfectly with this season’s gingham shirts and jaunty striped sweaters. We love all the denims from Part Two, Selected Femme and Mos Mosh (in-store only). Selected Femme Jeans, £75.00 Selected Femme Dress, £75.00 Selected Femme Shirt, £65.00 Selected Femme Dress, £85.00 Part Two Jeans, £89.95 Part Two Dress, £129.95 Cool Khaki Jason wears Selected Homme Jacket £95.00 (in-store) and Selected Homme Shirt £45.00 Army fatigues-inspired tones of khaki are a stalwart of men’s fashion. Forever stylish. Layer different tones of khaki in soft cottons for a cool, laidback look. Choose a parka style jacket over a shirt and jeans and you’re spring/summer 22 fashion ready. Our Selected Homme collection ticks all the boxes. Selected Homme Shirt, £45.00 Selected Homme Sweatshirt, £35.00 Selected Homme Shirt, £45.00 Soft Tones & Pastels Julia wears Part Two Shirt, £99.95, Part Two Jeans, £89.99: Grace wears Selected Femme Top, £75.00, MosMosh Skirt, £109.00; Jason wears Selected Homme Sweater, £55.00. Embrace the warmer rays of sunshine in the beautiful soft tones and pastels that this spring/summer 22’s collections have to offer. Dusty pink, creams and off-whites bring to mind wafty ice-cream-filled summer days. Shop Karen by Simonsen, Selected Femme, Selected Homme and Part Two. Karen by Simonsen Cardigan, £80.00 Part Two Sweater, £69.95 Selected Femme Top, £75.00 Selected Femme Blouse, £65.00 Selected Femme Cardigan, £65.00 Selected Femme Cardigan, £55.00 Part Two Blouse, £99.95

Spring has arrived and Easter is just around the corner. To help you with your holiday gifting and activity planning we have pulled together the best Easter activities and gifts from The Store at Restoration Yard. Think delicious baked treats, new Easter traditions and quirky gifts that will make your recipient smile. Baking Goodness Say goodbye to flour on the floor, icing clouds aplenty and sprinkles in places you didn’t even know they could go! We’re here to solve all of your baking anxieties. Enter the Bottled Baking Co. Delicious pre-measured ingredients, in one bottle and the fun parts are left to you – Easter fun sorted all in one bottle. Fabulous Unicorn Cake, £12.95 Cookies & Cream Muffins, £12.95 Seriously Smart Cookies, £12.95 White Chocolate and Raspberry Tray Bake, £12.95 Quail’s Collectibles UK based Quail’s ceramics are traditional British designs with a thoroughly modern twist. The ceramic chickens, garden birds, dogs, cats, goats, guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits often do something useful for the owner, from pouring drinks to holding eggs or containing salt and pepper – they are more than pretty faces. How sweet are these little guys for cute Easter gifts? Quail Chick Egg Cup, £14.95 Quail Hare Egg Cup, £14.95 Quail Lamb Egg Cup, £13.95 Cute Easter Slippers Easter is soooo exciting for littles. Add some cuddly bunny slippers or teeny booties to their gift haul and save them from a complete chocolate egg overload. We love these ones from Jellycat and Jomanda. Jellycat Blossom Silver Bunny Booties, £15.00 Jomanda Cosy Bunny Slippers, £12.95 Activities Galore Give yourself a break and let your littles creativity fly with these arts & crafts activities. Big or small, you’re sure to find fun for them all. The Clockwork Soldier Woodland Animal Masks make for magical playtime – maybe you’ll even get an Easter holiday performance if you’re lucky. Woodland Animal Masks, £7.95 Magnetic Jigsaw Bunny, £9.95 Colouring Book of Edinburgh, £8.99 Wooden Magnetic Dress Up Doll Alfie, £19.95 Growing Gifts Spring is a time for growth and getting those green fingers back into practice. We have a wealth of great gardener gifts that will make for very cute Easter presents for all ages. Encouraging visits from bees, butterflies and birds, these little growing gifts will make anyone’s outdoor space come alive this spring. Seedball Artist Meadow Mix, £6.95 Mini Meadow Seedball Butterfly Mix, £20.00 Mini Meadow Seedball Bee Mix, £20.00 Seedball Bird Mix, £6.95 For more great gift ideas from Restoration Yard and all our news why not sign up to our newsletters. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

New season Spring 22 collections have arrived in-store and online at Restoration Yard. Hurrah. We’ve pulled together our Spring 22 Trend Report to give you the sartorial spin on what to wear now. That said The Store at Restoration Yard is less about following fashion slavishly and more about expressing your true self through the magical medium of your closet. The clothes in your closet can reflect who you are as well as provide a little escapism in times of uncertainty. Whatever, our mission is to help you get the most out of what’s in your wardrobe by showcasing timeless looks and key pieces that you can work into your existing collection giving it a whole new spin. From left to right: Part Two Ninia Dahlia Dress, £99.95, Pom Amsterdam Sweatshirt, ££115.00 (in-store only), blank Areena Dress, £139.50 (in-store only) Fresh Florals OK so florals are always a spring/summer classic because they accurately represent the season with their hopeful blooming beauty. However, florals have been given an update for Spring 22. Delicate flower prints are here but don’t expect them on floaty skirts or dresses but top-to-toe in sweatshirts and matching joggers instead. And go for bold in 1970’s style – ditsy prints have been replaced by interiors inspired blooms so think curtains a la Von Trapp kids playwear! Find Fresh Florals at Restoration Yard: Selected Femme, Part Two, Pom Amsterdam and blank are the brands that seriously tick those Fresh Florals shop them in-store and online. Part Two Dress, £99.95 Selected Femme Top, £40.00 Part Two Dress, £109.95 From left to right: Part Two Gertie Sweater, £69.95, Pom Amsterdam Sweater, £127.00 (in-store only), Part Two Sweater, £79.95 (in-store only). Summer Stripes A jaunty stripe, whether sailor, deckchair or Breton always sings ‘summer is here’ and what’s more stripes guarantee chic polish to any look. If you don’t have a nautical little T-shirt or sweater in your collection it’s time to add one. This classic will work super-well with this season’s looser denims. Spring 22 has also injected a jolt of colour into the classic stripe so ring in the change and choose sunny shades of yellow with white stripes or combinations of striped Refreshers (yes those sweets) colours. Find Summer Stripes at Restoration Yard: Check out Pom Amsterdam in The Store or head online to shop Karen by Simonsen, Part Two and Selected Femme. Karen by Simonsen Sweater, £99.00 Part Two Sweater, £69.95 Selected Femme T-shirt, £30.00 From left to right: Pom Amsterdam dress, £139.00 (in-store only), Part Two Shirt, £99.95 (in-store only), Part Two Ninia Blouse, £89.95 New Boho Fashion loves a little touch of nostalgia. Remember that boho look from the noughties (which was actually referencing the 1970’s)? Well it is back. Take Sienna Miller in her luxe boho style from Glastonbury 2006 as your muse. Belt in your printed dresses, embrace the peasant top teamed with denim (skirts or wide-legged jeans) and choose boots for now until it warms up. Once summer hits you’ll be dusting off those wooden soled clogs. Find New Boho at Restoration Yard: Part Two has nailed this look with its tiered frill dresses and billowing sleeved blouses. Pom Amsterdam also gets the floaty feminine spot on in The Store at Restoration Yard. Part Two Dress, £129.95 Part Two Blouse, £89.95 Part Two Dress, £159.95 From left to right: Selected Femme Dress, £49.99, Karen by Simonsen Dress, £190.00 (in-store only), Part Two Dress, £109.95 Animal Print Some people love it. Some people hate it. However, leopard print is our happy place. It has shed its bad reputation in recent years and become a stylish go-to for every occasion. Wear it head-to-toe in a flippy above-the-knee dress or layer it in blouse form under a knit for a more subtle take on it. Whichever, this wild animal print is a hot Spring 22 trend that has the legs to last longer than one season. Find Animal Print at Restoration Yard: Part Two, My Essential Wardrobe, Selected Femme, Ichi and Karen by Simonsen all work animal in the classic format while Pom Amsterdam plays with it in bright colours. Part Two Dress, £109.95 My Essential Wardrobe Blouse, £79.99 Selected Femme Dress, £49.99 From left to right: Selected Femme Blouse, £65.00, Selected Femme Top, £65.00, Selected Femme Cardigan, £85.00 Feminine Frills Get your frills on for Spring 22 because it is all in the detail. Little flounces of fabric on collars and cuffs create the feminine flourish of the moment. The ladylike dressing scene of last season continues and it shows no sign of abating. We want to dress with a nod to ladylike but we want to do it in power play kind of a way. So team your frills with leather jackets or biker boots to make it clear this look is not for messing with.Find Feminine Frills at Restoration Yard: Selected Femme‘s collection features this favourite of details most strongly while Part Two and Karen by Simonsen nod to it too. Karen by Simonson Blouse, £80.00 Selected Femme Blouse, £65.00 Part Two Blouse, £69.95 From left to right:

Mother’s Day is the perfect time to thank all the wonderful mums in our lives and give them the best Mother’s Day gifts like a memorable day out in the stunning and tranquil surroundings of Restoration Yard in Dalkeith Country Park. How wonderful to be able to plan special days out with the mums (and dads who are mums too) once again. An inspirational shopping, food and wellbeing destination, Restoration Yard is the ideal place to really make a day of spoiling mums. Book breakfast or lunch in The Kitchen with delicious seasonal menus for each and then enjoy browsing The Store for her best Mother’s Day gifts! Here’s how to make this Mother’s Day one to remember… Celebrate over brunch or lunch in The Kitchen Take the chance to celebrate in style over a sumptuous Mother’s Day brunch or lunch at The Kitchen, our beautiful light-filled restaurant set in our 18th century courtyard, with its stunning panoramic views over the estate and historic Orangerie. The Kitchen‘s menus are filled with lots of tasty, locally sourced ingredients and a fabulous wine list to match. If you can’t make it on Mother’s Day itself, why not pick her up a luxurious Restoration Yard Gift Card – it’s the one of best Mother’s Day gifts as she can enjoy a visit to The Kitchen at Restoration Yard at a later date? Pick the best Mother’s Day gifts in The Store at Restoration Yard Indulge in a spot of retail therapy in Restoration Yard’s treasure trove of womenswear, menswear, quirky gifts, food, drinks, books and more. The Store’s new Spring/Summer collection has just launched too so you’ll find gorgeous new fashion lines to help give your wardrobe the refresh it needs with spring colours, bright patterns and florals. Don’t forget! Restoration Yard Gift Cards of £10, £20, £50 and £100 also make a lovely present for mums who can then pick their own best Mother’s Day gifts from the collection – or spend it on an indulgent time in The Kitchen at a later date! Here’s our pick of the best Mother’s Day gifts, in The Store now… We’ve picked out just a few of our favourite things that we think all mums will adore to unwrap come 27 March, 2022. The Store at Restoration Yard is always packed with unexpected little gifts so head in-store for inspiration or shop online. The Restoration Yard Beauty & Wellness Collection Our beautiful Restoration Yard Beauty & Wellness Collection is filled with delicious scents. Candles, room diffusers, hand washes, shower washes and bath oils are all beautifully packaged making them some of the best Mother’s Day gifts. Restoration Yard Gardenia Candle, £28.00 Restoration Yard Wild Lemon Diffuser, £25.00 Restoration Yard Caledonian Pine Bath Oil, £19.95, and Candle, £28.00 Our Rifle Paper Collection So she likes flowers but you want to give a gift that lasts. Rifle Paper’s collection is filled with lots of quirky floral treats from pens to notebooks for those giftees that like to make a list or perhaps journal. And what mum doesn’t need a keyring to remind her how great she is. Rifle Paper Pen, £15.95 Rifle Paper Supermom Keyring, £14.95 Rifle Paper Notebooks, £15.00 The Books She’ll Love Our books department is always stacked with great tomes offering a little wisdom on everything from mindfulness to interiors and cookery. And all of them look pretty on the shelf too. Green Recipe Book, £22.00 Camping With Kids Book, £9.99 Slow Down Book, £8.99 The Beautiful Beefayre Collection We love this Mummy Bee collection from Beefayre. Inspired by nature and the plight of our very important bee population, the Beefayre brand donates 3% of its profits to bee conservation and research. All with the aim to encourage a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness we share with our bees and the natural world around us. Beefayre Mummy Bee Handcream, £15.95 Beefayre Mummy Bee Votive, £9.95 Beefayre Mummy Bee Diffuser, £25.00 The Spring Fashion Injection Mother’s Day means spring has sprung. So make sure to give her a little fashion boost. These spring must-haves from our new collections give a little injection of colour to reflect that the short winter days are done. Gift a little light to her closet options. Karen by Simonsen Sweater, £99.00 Karen by Simonsen Shirt, £85.00 Part Two Sweater, £69.95 The Little Sparkles A little box filled with a bit of thoughtful sparkle is always going to be one of the best Mother’s Day treats. The Store has an impressive offer of jewellery ranges at prices to suit all budgets.

12 Great Valentine’s Gifts Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers. This year, let’s spread the love around to all those we care about with some extra special Valentine’s gifts. Especially those we haven’t seen for a while. From our besties to our kids, our parents and our siblings, as well as our amazing partners ~ let Valentine’s Day 2022 be about showing all those important people in our lives just how much we love them. See our Gifts For Him and our Gifts For Her departments in our online store for some great Valentine’s gifts. To give you a little steer, we’ve also pulled together some of our favourite gift and card ideas below for all those you might want to send a little love to on 14th February. Go on, spread the RY love. Happy gifting. Say It With Flowers Rifle Paper Floral Heart Keyring, £14.95 So cute. This little Rifle Paper Floral Enamel Keyring, £14.95, is the perfect little token of love for friends as well as lovers BEST FOR: Does she love flowers? Choose this cute gift for that special woman you love. Or gift this sweet little keyring to your bestie for Galentine’s Day to say how much she means to you! Bath Oil Bliss Restoration Yard Rose Garden Bath Oil, £19.95 Gift a little luxury into his or her bath-time. Restoration Yard Rose Garden Bath Oil, £19.95, guarantees bliss and a lovely lasting scent. BEST FOR: Some might say it’s a girl thing but we think great baths are a joy everyone holds dear. Check out all our RY scents in candles, diffusers, soaps and washes if roses aren’t for your giftee! Gift a Little Luxury Pom Amsterdam Blouse, WAS £115.00 NOW £69.00, Shawl, £85.00 Our pretty heart print Pom Amsterdam blouse, NOW £69.00, will allow them to wear their heart on their sleeve, literally. Just add the coordinating shawl, £85.00. BEST FOR: Wife, partner, girlfriend, a lovely mum or best friend. Just the thing for them to be able to wear their heart on their sleeve, and all over. The blown-up print works well in the coordinating shawl too. Little Pleasure Seeker This Works Love Sleep Pleasure Seeker, £13.00 Need to inject a little mood change in the bedroom this Valentine’s Day? This Works Love Sleep Pleasure Seeker, £13.00, is the pitch perfect present for adding a little something to those spectial moen. BEST FOR: Well, this aromatherapy super-lend could only be for your nearest and dearest or you’ll be in all sorts of trouble. This little duo promotes intimacy and sleep, hopefully that way round. A Basket Full Of Love Mellis Cheese & Wine Hamper, £55.00 Got yourself a Cheese & Wine Lover? Well, say hello to the perfect gift that they will adore this Valentine’s Day. Our Mellis Cheese & Wine Hamper, £55.00, will appeal to all their senses. BEST FOR: Show your loving partner the love or send it to someone in your world who you know just needs a little lift right now. The Loving Welcome Bombay Duck Love Doormat, £24.95 Shout out the depth of your love from the doorstep, literally, with this sweet Love Doormat, £24.95. It’s almost too good to wipe your feet and it adds that little boost of colour to your front door. BEST FOR: Not smug, but married and/or all coupled up? Shop this mat for your live-in love. Tell the world and the postie how happy you both are! Choc & Wine Lover Wine & Chocolate Lovers Hamper, £55.00 Chocolate and wine, what’s not to love about our Chocolate & Wine Lovers Hamper, £55.00? It’s so good we hope they share some. BEST FOR: That most loved ‘him’ or ‘her’ in your life will adore it, and you for giving it, so much so that perhaps you’ll get a glass and a chocolate treat too. Valentine’s is about togetherness and sharing a moment, isn’t it? Sweets For Your Sweet Unicorn Jelly Sweets, £2.99 ‘You’re like unicorns and rainbows combined’ ~ the packaging of these Happy News Sweeties, £2.99, says it all. A wee dose of happy. BEST FOR: Everyone. Like we said before, spread the love this Valentine’s. Send these cuties to friends and family or gift to your partner. These little drops of gorgeoousness will give great joy. A Box Of Delights Restoration Yard Truffles, £12.00 Go traditional. Go chocolates. Buy the best. These Restoration Yard Truffles, £12.00, are certainly that. Just heavenly. Buy in-store. BEST FOR: Love and chocolate are obviously synonymous. So these are the perfect ‘I love you’ for your loved one. Just as long as they share a few of them of course. Plus in The Store you can create a bespoke box of beauts for that personal touch. Relight their Fire Love Heart Matches, £6.95 Give the gift of light. This box of Love Heart Matches, £6.95, looks pretty and is useful too. Perfect for igniting those romantic candles. BEST FOR: Lighting their fire and their candles. Also, this pretty matchbox is a beautiful addition to the mantlepiece in its own right. When your Valentine’s giftee unwraps this box it will bring a smile and will continue to do so every time they strike a match. Darling Heart Card, £3.50 Oh My Darling So you love them so much you want to tattoo it on your heart? Before you commit to the needle say it in this Darling Heart Card, £3.50. BEST FOR: The love of your life, of course. Just add music because the hearts and doves are covered. Heart Eyes Card, £3.95 Making Heart Eyes In our opinion boring cards are, well, incredibly dull. This Cute Rifle Paper Heart Eyes Card, £3.95, is as far as you can get from dull as you can get. Just love! BEST FOR: We say this cute little card would be appreciated by friends and lovers! Love our Valentine’s gift ideas? Check out our online store Gifts For Him and Gifts For Her edits for even more gems. Want to hear all the news from Restoration Yard first? Sign up to our newsletters. You can also follow us over on Facebook and Instagram.

So our winter Sale is now 40% off selected fashion collections. To make your bargain hunting that little bit easier we asked the RY team for their top Sale shopping tips and what they’ll be picking up from the Sale rail. So whether it’s building up the perfect capsule wardrobe with everyday closet winners, buying that transitional piece to take you from winter into spring or picking up that standout piece that will get people talking, the team give you their best Sale shopping tips. Enjoy. Katie Jeffery, retail supervisor “My best sale tip would be getting that statement piece you’ve had your eye on and now it’s at the ideal price! I definitely have to love it and if I already have shoes and accessories to go with it that’s great but sometimes it’s fun to start a whole new outfit around my Sale purchase.” Katie’s Sale Pick ~ The Camo Jacket Vilagallo Grace Army Jacket, WAS £229.00 NOW £137.40 “I love the twist on the camo print with it being different colours from what you would expect. The patches give it a cool vibe that can show off your personality.” Katie Jeffery Louise Aylesbury, assistant retail manager “Sale time is the ideal opportunity to try something new, either a colour or a style you’ve been wanting to try, but were unsure of experimenting with. When there is a reduced price tag it gives me that extra push to try and be a bit adventurous.” Louise’s Top Sale Pick ~ The Striped Cardigan Part Two Kanae Cardigan WAS £139.95 NOW £83.97 “This long line cardigan is ideal for taking me into spring with its unusual combination of colours and its loose loop knit.” Louise Aylesbury Amy Redmond, digital marketing assistant “When Sale shopping I tend to choose something that will work with lots of other pieces already in my wardrobe so that I can get the most out of it.” Amy’s Top Sale Pick ~ The Transitional Knit Part Two Kamile Sweater, WAS £129.95 NOW £77.97 Not only will this piece keep me cosy in the winter months, but it will transition nicely into my Spring wardrobe as well. Also, because it is a neutral piece it can be worn in loads of different ways – a win win! Amy Redmond Catriona Tanner, marketing manager “I think it is always important when you’re shopping Sales that you’re sure you’re buying something because you love it and not just because it’s a bargain!” Catriona’s Top Sale Pick ~ The Maxi Skirt Selected Femme Alexandra Plisse Kalamata Maxi Skirt, WAS £85.00 NOW £51.00 I’ll be snapping this maxi skirt up as it’s a really versatile neutral that will work brilliantly with knits and boots this winter, but also look great with a brightly coloured t-shirt and trainers in warmer months. Catriona Tanner These are just some of our top Sale picks in our 40% off winter Sale from Friday 21 January. There are sooooo many more in The Store and online. Want to hear all the news from Restoration Yard first? Sign up to our newsletters. You can also follow us over on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.