Rare Bird Living is our brainchild: a rural dream cooked up around the kitchen table on our little smallholding in West Wales. We live on five acres in a quiet valley near Talgarreg, which we share with a cheerfully nosy household: our pet kunekune pigs, a pair of rescue donkeys, a pony called Tony (yes, really), Kelly the collie, who thinks she runs the place, and Artie, our rescue greyhound, who mostly runs to the sofa.

Sophie has had a passion for interiors for as long as anyone can remember. She has taught drama for 20 years, and building sets for school productions is where she honed her eye for colour, pattern and drama of the soft-furnishing kind. These days she's in charge of the cushions, lampshades, curtains and wall hangings, and of telling Sean which fabric goes with which.

Sean is happiest in the workshop. With a background in woodwork, welding and leather upholstery, he makes the frames, stools, benches and headboards, usually with a dog or two supervising.

Our goal is simple: to make pieces that feel like they were made just for you, because they were. Everything is made to order in our studio, in the fabric, size and finish you choose, from a library of over a thousand designs.

So pop the kettle on, have a browse, and if you have any questions, give us a shout. We'd love to hear from you.

Sean, Sophie and the gang 🐷🐴🐕