Pottery Painting at Phresh, Battersea

Pottery Painting at Phresh, Battersea

• Monday, 8 September 2025

Having made it my mission to expand all areas of my life, I've been researching wholesome, fun things to do with my time.

I realised I get a lot of relief from just being creative at home, scrap booking, knitting, whatever it is so my search started with looking for local creative hubs; and I quickly came across pHresh.

Run by friendly mother and daughter duo, the cafe itself is a peaceful, healthy haven on Lavender Hill in Battersea. I assumed was just a juice bar at first glance but it seems they now have a creative arm next door in the form of a very cute little pottery cafe.

Offering everything from candle holders to plates, the pottery room is full of natural light which is perfect for painting. They'd just had a delivery of new ceramic pieces and had a lot of things I'd not seen before which was fun, we took a long time to decide what we wanted to paint. I went for a classic bowl in the end but it seems the cute little honey pot is their most popular piece at the moment. Someone else picked one up whilst we were there!  

My mum used to take me to these pottery cafes all the time as a child so not only was it peaceful and quite therapeutic but also very nostalgic.

I also loved that they had stencils, stamps and other tools dotted around so there were lots of options. Mimi went with one of the stencils whilst I took a risk and went freehand with a pencil, a paintbrush -  and many screenshots of inspiration I'd found online.

By the time we'd looked up to take a breath, we had been there for two and a half hours! It was such a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning and I was both please and incredibly surprised that it came out looking how I'd have hoped.

Now just to wait for them to glaze and fire it before I get to see the end result!