Paterson + Steele: homewares references and care

Find your way from an older homewares feature

Paterson + Steele was an online boutique for artisan homewares, including its own pieces and other designers' work. An older gift guide may send you here for a planter, storage bucket, blanket or print. Simply Maid acquired the domain and created this independent reference directory. We do not operate the former retailer, sell its products or handle old orders, warranties and returns. Its artists and the publishers linking to it have not endorsed Simply Maid.

This page helps you recognise the product family and decide how to look after an item you already own. It is an information resource rather than a replacement checkout.

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What the archive establishes

The 2016 homepage described a boutique focused on artisan pieces. Recovered product pages identify reversible double-layer cotton-canvas buckets and a handwoven wool pom-pom blanket. The Revolution Design House collection included ash timber planter designs. Those descriptions identify specific historical products; they do not prove that every colourway or later item has identical construction.

Collections also featured names such as Ahoy Trader, Keep Resin, Pony Rider, Pop & Scott and The Design Farm. A brand or colour filter alone does not identify a safe cleaning method. If you followed a broad collection link, start with the object in the table above, then check its own maker and material details.

Other designers, materials and everyday uses

The catalogue also contained Ames Collective wall decks, Lumiere Art & Co textiles and buckets, Zillpa pieces, Pepe Heykoop paper vase covers, Rice homewares and These Creatures pet feeders. Broad brand and sale collections brought several materials together. Identify the object itself before selecting a guide; a collection name is not a cleaning instruction.

For pet feeders, remove and clean bowls according to their individual instructions, dry the support surface and keep food storage separate from cleaning products. Retire damaged accessories rather than relying on a decorative repair. For paper, resin and mixed-material objects, avoid importing a cleaning recipe from a visually similar ceramic or timber item.

Use the object before adding more

Choose a job for each piece. A canvas bucket can hold one toy category, a blanket can have a dry storage shelf, and a planter can sit where its base is easy to inspect. Avoid filling decorative containers until they are difficult to lift. Keep the product label or a photograph in a household care folder.

For a small display, try one useful item and one decorative object with clear space between them. Check the arrangement from the position where you use the room. If cleaning requires moving a long chain of fragile pieces, reduce the group. The Home Organising Guide and home styling guide help turn that decision into a repeatable routine.

If you were looking to buy the exact piece

Old prices, stock notices and gift-guide dates are historical. We have not verified current stockists for the former range. Use the artist or maker named on your item or in the original publisher feature when researching availability, and verify that any current seller is authentic. A similar photograph does not establish the same material or construction.

Our guides are designed to help with household care and identification. Specialist repair, artwork conservation and structural hanging work need the appropriate professional; they are not implied services of Simply Maid.

About this guide

Original Simply Maid guidance prepared with AI assistance. Sources checked on 15 October 2026. No independent practitioner review or product testing is claimed.