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Monthly Archives: June 2009
vivo Launch Lucky Loop and Lucky-U Tableware
Vivo, the new stand-alone tableware brand from Villeroy & Boch, has launched two new lines for 2009; designed to bring a touch of playfulness to everyday tableware, the vivo brand offers innovative and high quality pieces, aimed at the younger, style-loving consumer.
The New lines include Lucky Loop and Lucky-U; fun and flexibility are the keynotes of the vivo brand – the products are extremely versatile and many are multi-functional:
The new Lucky Loop design in our picture, features a vibrant graphic pattern of concentric circles in orange, blue and blackberry.
Read more about : Tableware
If You Can’t Move It’s Time To Improve
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently reported that over 900,000 borrowers would now be in negative equity, as a result of the downturn in the property market.
They added that three in four of those have an average shortfall of between £6,000 and £8,000 so many homeowners now find themselves unable to move.
While a stagnant market could make you feel like you’re stuck on the same rung of the property ladder, why not make plans for when you can sell? Investing in some home improvements now could help claw back some of the value your property has lost.
Read more about : DIY Advice, Paints, UK Wide Property, Wallpaper, Wooden Floors
If You Can’t Move, It’s Time To Improve – Examples
Install wood flooring
Installing wood flooring is one of the easiest ways to increase your valuation. The warm, natural tones of oak brings a touch of style and elegance to any home and can really enhance the existing decor.
A recent study by Woodcare showed that wood flooring could add 5 to 10% to the value of your home, whilst a survey of estate agents suggested that properties with wood flooring also sell faster.
It is much more affordable than ever before, with high quality oak flooring from top brands, now available for as little as £30 per square meter. Take a look at the superb range available at 1926 Wood Flooring, with styles and colours to suit all tastes:
http://www.1926woodflooring.co.uk
Read more about : DIY Advice, Paints, UK Wide Property, Wallpaper, Wooden Floors
GEAR4’s DAB Radio And iPod Dock In One
GEAR4 has announced the newest addition to its audio range, the KRG-D50, which is a DAB and FM radio that also includes a universal dock for iPod in a sleek and compact design.
The first DAB product to join the GEAR4 range, the KRG-D50 also features a 12 / 24 hour clock with 2 programmable alarms, allowing you to wake up to your favourite DAB or FM radio station, your own iPod tracks or a buzzer.
Other features include snooze and sleep alarm functions, 20 programmable preset radio stations, so you can find your favourite frequency at the touch of a button, an LCD screen to display radio and track information and an audio line-in port for use with other music players.
Read more about : Home Entertainment
Sumptuous Silk Sleeping From Fabiia
Lie under a sumptuous layer of silk with the Fabiia collection of printed silk bedspreads. Fabiia specialises in creating unique bedding for the complete bedroom look, or individual pieces you can easily incorporate into your own bedroom for an instant makeover.
Fabiia’s silk bedspreads turn a bedroom from drab to dramatic, with their vivid range of colours and contemporary designs.
The Quilted Bedspreads are made from 100% silk and come in Fabiia’s two classic designs – Honey Comb (featured here) and Fern.
Read more about : Bedlinen
Home Is Where The Office Is With Chamber Furniture
Working from home has never been easier with Chamber Furniture’s bespoke home office design service.
Offering everything from a minimalist flush storage wall to a traditional study, the Company has its own workshops producing products in traditional hardwoods and painted finishes.
This latest project from Chamber Furniture encompasses a kidney shaped computer station, a floating storage wall and a media center.
Read more about : Bookcases, Contemporary Furniture, Custom Furniture
Transform Your Home For Less Using Tiles Creatively
Fired Earth is widely acknowledged as the UK’s authority on tiles from around the world. The company’s carefully sourced ranges are both distinctive and timeless. But it’s worth noting that Fired Earth has a number of very affordable tile collections within its range- for example:
On The Wall
With clean, classic lines and an elegant structural style, the Architecture range can create versatile designs, with the clever use of different sizes in patterned combinations, or by mixing the gloss and matt finishes.
From 53p per tile.
The contemporary feel of the Retro Metro range, takes its influence from the 1920s. The rectangular shape and subtle colours of these tiles offer a real modernity and stylised finish to a room.
74p per tile.
Read more about : Ceramic Floor Tiles, Ceramic Wall Tiles, Fired Earth, Floor Tiles
Father’s Day Gift Ideas From The Pampered Chef
It can be a tricky process to buy an original Father’s Day gift each year, but if your Dad fancies himself as the next Gordon Ramsey, then look no further than The Pampered Chef’s kitchenware range.
The first port of call for all budding chefs is a great knife set. Why not give your Dad the Bamboo Knife Block for his collection? £49.95.
Bamboo is not only an extremely durable product, it is also eco-friendly and highly sustainable. You could even add a Santoku Knife to the Knife Block – it’s the design preferred by the chefs; the hollow recesses on the side, prevent food from sticking to the knife.
Read more about : Kitchen Accessories
Aston Matthews’ Clever Cloakroom Basins
In the confined space of the cloakroom it’s important that the basin not only looks good but is practical too.
Aston Matthews has launched three new compact basins – each has its own distinctive style and features a convenient towel rail and integral liquid soap dispenser:
Featured here, is the Frico corner cloakroom basin. 410mm wide. Incorporates a chrome liquid soap dispenser and towel rail. £182.85.
Read more about : Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom Taps
Opaque Glass In The Blink Of An Eye From Cantifix
Cantifix the leading specialists in structural glazing and complex glass structures, has incorporated the ‘intelligent’ Blink Glass technology into their comprehensive range.
The unique glass laminate contains liquid crystal polymers, inserted between two panes of glass, which is connected to an electric current.
The glass is clear when the current is activated, but when the current is switched off, by simply pushing a button, it reacts with the liquid
crystal and creates an opaque glass effect instantly.
Read more about : Building Services, Windows