With the cost of living crisis firmly taking hold and many people looking to economise as a result, it seems that more and more of us are thinking outside the box when it comes to entertainment and creating our own ‘pub’ experiences at home. On many levels this actually makes sense – when we go out it’s usually to socialise with our friends, so why not invite them round instead and enjoy their company for a fraction of the cost of a big night out?
Author archives: Robin Green
An evening of painting with 1st Option
We recently had an evening of painting with the team at the 1st Option HQ and the results were hilarious!
It’s a jungle out there…
In recent years it’s become more and more recognised that being surrounded by plants in your living and working environments can have real health benefits, two of the main ones being improved psychological well-being and improved human health.
It’s widely thought that bringing more plants into your life can help to improve your mood, reduce stress levels and improve your productivity. There is also some evidence that they can improve air quality too.
Pastel de Nata
With the onslaught of Spring it’s also got us thinking about pastel shades, who makes the best ones and where we might like to paint them… So, we did a straw poll with everyone here and asked them to pick their favourites and tell us why they like them!
Top 5 for January / February ’23
Our favourite locations taken on so far this year
Spot the Difference at Billie
In our fourth edition of the classic spot the difference, we bring you Billie. As always, it’s all a bit of fun, but if you can find all ten differences you could get a half-price booking fee on your next shoot this June! Top tip – most of them are pretty easy… 🙂
From disused to used
Run down spaces turned into awesome shoot locations. Here’s our guide to some of the best available rundown shoot locations
Beautiful house conversion in Wimbledon
Introducing Cole, a large double fronted Victorian shoot location house in London
Florence Welch shoots at Clapton Tram Shed
Florence Welch interviewed for The Evening Standard at one of our favourite locations
Come Hither
Introducing Hither, a quirky new South London shoot location that we love!