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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Lifetime/Sustainable Homes & Help At Hand
Features of home automation systems such as the Comfort Intelligent Home System from Cytech Europe, can provide a major input to the Lifetime Homes Standard, as well as to Assistive Living and the homebuilding industry’s targets for Sustainable Homes, in line with the new mandatory regulations.
Benefits offered by the Comfort System include: Interactive Voice Menu that can operate in any of nine languages allows Comfort to be controlled from any remote or home telephone. The real time status of the lights and appliances can be announced so you can check before switching anything on or off. Reminder Messages and Voice Announcements Triggered by Events: Comfort can be set to play back recorded reminder messages on talking keypads, or the telephone to remind the user to take medicine, for example, as a wake-up call, or to warn if any motion is detected in the home. Dial Out to Alert Carers: Comfort dials out to carers or family members, if there is no activity in the home for a longer than usual period of time. The carer can talk to the person in the house via any of the keypads. An emergency button on the keypad can force a dial out to the carer or family member. Conditional Logic Programming; Comfort’s extensive Logic Programming capabilities allow conditions to be tested up in order to determine the actions to be taken; for example, after dark, and the doorbell is pressed, switch on outside lights and play an announcement, or greeting message on the door station, and announce on the keypad that a visitor is at the door. Intercom: Comfort’s talking keypads communicate with other keypads around the home and with the door station. Home Security: The range of Comfort door stations including those with a camera, let the person at home speak with the visitor and also see them before opening the door. The door can be opened via any phone or keypad in the house. Heating, Lighting, Appliances, Curtains, Blinds can all be monitored and controlled by Comfort to help with energy-saving, home security and convenience.
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Read more about : Building Services, Burglar Alarms, Home Automation, Intercom Systems, Security Services
A Playhouse Provides Hours Of Imaginative Fun
Children can enjoy a garden playhouse at any time of the year. It’s a safe place where their creativity and imagination can flourish.
The Playhouse Company has been specializing in designing and building children’s playhouses for 20 years.
They create playhouses, castles, tree houses and play equipment that are individually designed, built and installed to the highest standards by their skilled craftsmen.
Read more about : Garden Rooms, Home Entertainment
JAB Introduces RETURNITY Eco-Friendly Fabrics
Founded in Germany in 1946, JAB ANSTOETZ is one of the world’s leading fabric houses offering stylish, premium fabrics for discerning clients.
The innovative company is renowned for providing the very best furnishing and decoration fabrics, wall coverings, curtain rails and carpets and has representation in over 80 countries across Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia.
In response to the increased demand for eco home products, JAB has introduced RETUNRITY, an eco-friendly collection, offering fabrics made from recycled materials for 2010.
Read more about : Curtain Fabric, Curtain Poles, Curtain Tracks, Home Interiors, Upholstery Fabric
Christopher Guy – 2010 Trend Forecast
After a year of careful consumption and toned-down luxury in 2009, Christopher Guy predicts a more confident year in 2010.
Sophisticated style is emerging, taking inspiration from everything from Alice in Wonderland to candy colours and Middle Eastern influences; this is evident in the trend for a touch of the fantastical, pastel shades, sumptuous fabrics and the intricate detailing we’re seeing.
Through the Looking Glass
With the launch of Tim Burton’s recreation of the film‘Alice in Wonderland’ in March 2010, furniture design is playing with oversized and whimsical creations.
Read more about : Contemporary Furniture, Dining Chairs, Home Interiors, Mirrors, Sofa Beds, Sofas
Perfect Gift For Mum Doesn’t Have To Break The Bank
Interflora has designed a stunning Collection for Mother’s Day 2010 with an emphasis not only on style and elegance, but also on affordability.
Out of a Collection of over 20 new products, over 60% are priced at below £33.00:
Mother’s Day 2010 Azalea Basket. Interflora’s team of award winning florists has worked hard to produce a Collection that has wide appeal for both the sender and the Mum. £19.99.
Read more about : Garden Plants, House Plants
The Luxury of Space
Inspired by period pieces and traditional manufacturing techniques, Drummonds’ classic bathroom products can take centre stage in our ever-larger bathrooms.
Splendid in their sheer scale, sumptuous materials and solid construction, they revel in the luxury of space.
A former bedroom in a Georgian townhouse has been converted into a vast en-suite for the master bedroom:
Homebase Launches New Value Range
Homebase has launched a new value range – a collection of budget DIY essentials to help keep the costs down.
This collection of over 300 everyday essentials, including 150 for under £5, offers exceptional prices on the products.
From decorating and DIY, to home furnishings and finishing touches, the Value Range has everything you need for a home makeover:
Read more about : DIY Advice, Garden Plants, Home Interiors, Home Lighting, House Plants, Paint Brushes, Paints
Self-Build Is On the Up
House prices are starting to rise, private sector building applications are significantly up, plots of land are selling quickly.
All good news for The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show, on at the NEC from 18th to 21st March, and the biggest self build and renovation consumer event in the UK, attracting over 40,000 visitors each year.
“There is definitely a growing optimism amongst the self-build community,†said Jason Orme, Editor of Homebuilding & Renovating magazine. “House prices have increased, particularly in the South East, and houses are selling faster, releasing the capital many homeowners need to finance their building project.â€
Read more about : Building Services, DIY Advice, Home Interiors, Shows and Events
Grow Your Own Vegetables Made Easy.
The new ‘Grow’ range of vegetable growing kits from Greenhouse Sensation, promises to help gardeners develop greener fingers, produce bigger harvests and enjoy stress-free holidays.
These clever vegetable plots and pots automatically feed and water plants to prevent over and under-watering, the chief causes of many common gardening problems.
Simply top-up the growing kit’s integral reservoir and plants are automatically provided with the water they need, when it’s needed.
Read more about : DIY Advice, Garden Plants, Gardening Advice, Planters
B&Q’s New Paint Ranges For Spring-Summer 2010
February Doesn’t Have To Mean The Blues…
At B&Q it means red or pink, orange, purple, green or even bold, funky neon for brave decorators.
This month, B&Q the leading home improvement and garden centre retailer, is proudly presenting its new Colours Collection of paints, with 33 new shades, all made from the highest quality ingredients and with the lowest VOC levels possible.
Read more about : DIY Advice, Paints, Wallpaper