Early Fall Autumn Round-Up! (2022)
Phew, finally getting round to sending out our belated Blog!! After a busy summer out on the water, we've moored up and hopped back onto dry land to bring you...
XV HQ Journals
Location, Location, John Lewis!!!!
Welcome to our summer round-up, and what a busy summer it's been! As the sun turned the island to an oven, we were kept busy manning the shop, attending the...
Spring Round-Up - All the Blues! (2022)
We can't believe we're almost halfway through the year. Spring is well underway and, with the onset of better weather, some of our XV team are already out at sea, taking...
Start of the Year Round-Up 2022
Here at XV the focus has always been on giving customers a unique lifestyle experience. It's why we started our business in the first place – we couldn't find a...
Welcome to 2022!
Welcome to 2022!This seascape is the sight that our Izzey has been gazing at every time she sits at the desk in her little rental apartment in Nazare. You might...
Fall Round-Up & Tis the Season of Blankets! (2021)
Can you believe it’s already at Christmas!!! Here at XV we’re all about being cosy. We’ve been getting all our treats ready for gift-giving just in time for the man with...
Fall Round-Up (2021)
Welcome to autumn, dear XV followers. It’s been an interiors kind of a month, as it so often is at this time of year, with lots of our lovely clients...
September Round-Up - The New Year Starts! (2021)
Happy new year! It may not be January just yet, but for many businesses (including ours) it is new year. The bit of the schedule that follows a new launch...
Social Downtime & Summer Round-Up! (2021)
Due to various issues with Facebook and Instagram, we have been off-line for a month. APOLOGIES everyone! A big belated summer hello to everyone, and all those who are new...
BLog 14: July News Round-up!
Welcome to August, a month of boats and beaches here on the Isle of Wight. It’s also a hot time of the year for festivals, one of which we were...
Blog 13: A 1st birthday chat with Vicky and Izzey
This month we celebrated our first birthday – what a journey! Through a global pandemic, Brexit onset, and the usual ups and downs of starting a new business, we have navigated...
Blog 12: XV HQ: A pause to reflect from XV’s Izzey (May)
So sometimes we have to dig deep and find ways of keeping ourselves afloat – methods that don’t just involve throwing back cups of coffee and chucking a few more...
Blog 11: XV HQ April: over and under the sea!
Dear lovely followers, a big wave hello from all at XV HQ! Our April diary has us surfacing to draw breath, as we’ve spent the last month chopping along both...
Blog 10: XV HQ’s March roundup – C is for collaboration
Hello from the gang at XV HQ, reporting in with a review of magical March. It’s fair to say we never sit still, but this doesn’t always mean zipping cushions...
Blog 9: XV HQs February round-up, acquisitions and customer news!
Hello to all our followers from the gang at XV HQ! Time to check in with our February diary, and what a busy month it’s been in cushion land. Each...
Blog 8: We're back with a winter re-cap!
Hello from a very stormy solent! It’s February and as we (hopefully) move towards the end of lockdown three, we’ve been taking a look back at all that’s happened since...