London International Awards We are so delighted to announce that our packaging design has won a prestigious Bronze award at the London International Awards 2019 (LIA Awards). Our design was one out of two shortlisted entries from our Copenhagen based designers, BOLD, in the Package Design/ Product Line Category. Inspiration Creative Director and Founder of […]

LT Co. Rugs Introducing our 100% wool and 100% handmade rugs to the LT Co. homewares range! These are handmade by women in the Azilal area of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Read on for more info and images.. Why Azilal Rugs are so Special? Azilal Rugs from the Azilal Province are rare and were […]

Lynne McNicoll On Friday 16th August, Laura and I went to visit Its Good 2 Give’s lovely Lynne McNicoll at the spectacular Ripple Retreat. When Lynne first began fundraising at the age of 49, she had no idea where it was going to take her. A year later, she had raised over £54,000. Discovering a talent […]

Saorsa 1875 We met Sandra McLaren-Stewart, at this year’s Detox Health Beauty Festival at Archerfield Walled Garden. She is the self proclaimed ‘Boss’ at the UK’s first Vegan Hotel, Saorsa 1875. Launched as a family project with her son and fellow Vegan Jack, they have created a truly inspiring concept alongside chef, Luca Sordi. Situated in […]

Our Summer Beach Essentials Inspired by her 10 years of coastal living in New Zealand and now East Lothian, Laura’s simple beach life and slower pace of the day resonated with her and this would in turn be the mindset and ethos of Laura Thomas Co. products. Here we pick our Beach Essentials for Summer […]

Palazzo refers to an architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries based upon the palazzi (palaces) built by wealthy families.  This Palazzo in Palma, Mallorca is extravagant to say the least and is complete with private art collection, pool and design classics.  I was instantly intrigued by this wonderful property the moment I scrolled […]

LT Co. Bedding – Loire Ladderstitch Laura’s pick, the Loire Ladderstitch bedding has been the best-seller of all our embroidered bedding collections and is now back in stock! The Loire Ladderstitch duvet set consists of transverse embroidered bars along all outer Oxford edges of the duvet cover and pillowcases. The set includes one duvet cover […]

Hello Lovely People, we love to cook on the beach and in this post I’ll give you top tips on what to do… Warmer months on the Beach In Scotland there is such a contrast from Summer to Winter.  Yes, the seasonal weather is an obvious difference, however the major difference in Scotland and living […]

Detox Health Beauty 2019 Last Saturday 11th May, Laura and I returned to Archerfield Walled Garden for Detox Health Beauty. DHB is the largest Wellbeing Festival in East Lothian, run by founder, Sheena Skinner. Having been last year, and loved the feel-good vibes of the event, we were delighted to be asked to join again […]

If you have followed this blog for a while you’ll know that 3 years ago I bought the Gullane’s old Doctors Surgery.  Bought as a Commercial building, it was exactly that; a Doctors Surgery.  Right back at the beginning, on entry I would walk into the reception area which had sliding glass doors and a […]

We need to make wasting our resources unacceptable in all aspects of our life.  Every product we buy has an environmental footprint and could end up in landfill.  At LT we take this VERY seriously. LT Refills The impact of plastic pollution on our oceans is becoming increasingly clear, having drastic impacts on marine life.  […]

Back in March I went on the EGG Talks to Podcast to talk about the story behind LT Co. EGG Edinburgh For anyone reading this and not local, EGG Edinburgh is a group of around 14,000 women.  Founded by a lovely friend Kylie Reid, EGG started it’s existance as a Closed Facebook Group for like […]

Happy Easter weekend! This is the start of a new series on the LTID Blog with the aim of promoting and showcasing our lovely suppliers and stockists around the UK.  First up is Ballintaggart Farm in Pershire, Scotland.   Ballintaggart Farm I first met Rachel Rowley at an EGG networking lunch in Edinburgh in 2017. […]

Lifestyle Shoot @ Seacliff Beach Happy vibes only at Seacliff Beach, East Lothian last week for the first lifestyle shoot of 2019! Featuring LT Co. Team, Laura, Kate and Camilla plus family; barbecuing sausages and roasting marshmallows, drinking Bellfield gluten-free beer and fizz in the sunshine. It took a lot of time and effort to organise […]

Self Care LT Co. started back in 2011 and was trading from an apartment in Devonport, Auckland in New Zealand.  Not only was Laura working hard to get Laura Thomas Co. off the ground she was also involved in running a cafe in the upscale retail district of Newmarket. As well as being a full […]

Here’s a little story about where your LT Co. bedding comes from.. One supplier we work with in Portugal is a 100 year old family business 50kms north of Porto near the Spanish border. On a visit, Laura got a tour around the factory before discussing bedding for LT. Here’s the tour.. Cotton The cotton […]

LT Co.’s Mothers Day Gift Guide LOVE Candle LOVE ♡ made with pure rose essential oil and real rose petals. A perfect natural soy wax candle for Mother’s Day. 8.5oz 30 hour burn time. £20 Limited Edition Pink Gin Candle We have just 25 of these Limited Edition Pink Gin Candles made specially for Mother’s Day A […]

LT Co. Creates Charity Candle Laura and her family, partner Justin and two daughters, Olivia and Lilly, have teamed up with Australian based charity, Classroom of Hope,to help raise funds to build a school in Cambodia in 2020. Roping in her young daughters to the cause, Laura wanted them to get involved. This was the […]

Candles and Clean Air You may have seen the UK Government’s recent report, called The ‘Clean Air Strategy 2019’. This commendable report looks to reduce air pollution in the home. It targets emissions  from woodturning stoves, household cleaning products, personal care and paint. The smoke from poor woodturning stoves and fireplaces, and the artificial chemicals […]

Consume less, do more New figures show we are continuing to spend less money on buying things and more on doing things! This trend has emerged from the world being a bit of a depressing place right now so people would rather have a nice fun evening out over buying another pair of shoes. And […]