Monthly Archives: June 2010

Perfect For Picnics – A Melamine Tableware Range

 Perfect For Picnics - A Melamine Tableware Range

Emma Bridgewater has a great range of melamine tableware created with outdoor dining in mind.

With everyone’s favourite designs now suitable for outdoor use, it is easy to create a home from home without the worry of breakages.

The melamine range is also a great choice for young diners, who require durability as well as fun and eye catching designs.

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Now On! The Fired Earth Summer Sale

 Now On! The Fired Earth Summer Sale

The Fired Earth summer sale runs from June 19 to July 17 and they are offering up to 25% off selected wall and floor tiles, kitchens and bathroom and even 50% off special purchase and discontinued tiles.

Kitchens Fired Earth’s kitchens are handcrafted from the highest quality, responsibly sourced materials and work well in contemporary and traditional spaces. Now is a great time to think about updating yours, as there’s 15% off all freestanding and fitted kitchens – including the new fitted Bastide (in our picture) and Moderne collections by Charles Smallbone – and rising to 25% off if you spend more than £10,000. (Offer excludes worktops and appliances for fitted kitchens.)

Tiles

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Read more about : Bathroom Furniture, Bespoke Kitchens, Ceramic Floor Tiles, Ceramic Wall Tiles, Custom Furniture, Dining Chairs, Fired Earth, Fitted Kitchens, Floor Tiles, Rugs, Wooden Floors

New Toile Du Jouy Prints At House Couturier

 New Toile Du Jouy Prints At House Couturier

Interiors are continuing their love affair with prints for the new season.

House Couturier’s stunning toile du jouy prints on wallpaper, fabric and lamps are a stylish way of incorporating the trend into your home.

The stunning new range of Toile du Jouy printed wallpapers, are available in classic black and cream, or for a softer look choose from cornflower blue (pictured here), pale lime or pastel pink.

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Read more about : Curtain Fabric, Cushions, Home Interiors, Home Lighting, Upholstery Fabric, Wall Hangings, Wallpaper

New V&A Fine Bone China Mugs From Creative Tops

 Six New V&A Fine Bone China Mugs From Creative Tops

Nothing tastes better than sipping tea from a beautifully designed fine bone china mug.

Creative Tops is delighted to introduce six brand new designs to the award winning V&A fine bone china mug collection, with patterns carefully selected from the V&A archives.

Each mug holds twelve fluid ounces and is presented in a beautifully printed box; a perfect gift idea for any occasion.

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Bespoke Design For Unique Homes

 Bespoke Design For Unique Homes

Podesta specialists in handmade furniture, design and custom-make for every room of the home including kitchens, bedrooms, libraries, studies and home cinemas.

Freestanding furniture commissions are also undertaken so that Podesta can provide perfect home solutions for the discerning customer.

It was while working as a freelance furniture designer for companies such as Habitat, Tom Dixon, Smallbone and Mark Wilkinson that Matt Podesta realised his true potential.

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Read more about : Bar Stools, Bookcases, Console Tables, Contemporary Furniture, Custom Furniture, Dining Tables

Healthy Summer Eating With Sub-Zero & Wolf

 Healthy Summer Eating With Sub-Zero & Wolf

During the warm summer months we all lean towards a more healthy diet; eating freshly prepared food that is light, nutritious and ideal for entertaining friends.

Wolf offers the health-conscious chef customised professional appliances, which are ideal for preparing fresh, healthy summer food.

The integrated worktop modules consist of seven flexible cooking options, including a steamer and grill, which provide the perfect way to cook wholesome and delicious tasting food with ease:

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Read more about : Fridge Freezers, Kitchen Accessories

Lose The Cloakroom Clutter With Dolphin Bathrooms

 Lose The Cloakroom Clutter With Dolphin Bathrooms

As the space most often used to store all the unnecessary household clutter, the cloakroom is usually one of the most neglected areas of the house, despite the fact it offers great potential.

For those looking to upgrade their downstairs space to a fully fitted, downstairs washroom to be proud of, Dolphin has a number of stylish options to choose from:
Under stairs cloakroom (In our picture.) Stunning in its simplicity, the understairs cloakroom makes the most of a limited space. It features the gorgeous Esta wash station, complete with an integrated basin, which offers fantastic storage to hide away those everyday essentials. With its stylish solar mirror, this cleverly designed room manages to look classic yet contemporary; the mirror has a high-tech infra-red switch fitted, as well as a demister pad to prevent the mirror from steaming up. This understairs solution is also fitted with an attractive 300×800 heated towel rail, which adds a practical yet stylish touch. Combined with the gorgeous Dados blanco tiles to give the illusion of space, this design will give neglected cloakrooms an instant wow factor.

Cloakroom

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Read more about : Bathroom Cabinets, Bathroom Furniture, Bathroom Showers, Bathroom Suites, Bathroom Toilets, Bathroom Vanity Units, Walk-in Showers

And So To Bed Launches New Website

 And So To Bed Launches New Website

Luxury bedroom specialists And So To Bed have launched their new website.

Bright, easy to navigate and packed with essential information, it’s the ultimate user-friendly guide to their exclusive collections of beds, furniture, mattresses, linens and accessories.

Designed as a complete online showroom experience, each product can now be viewed in perfect detail.

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Read more about : Beds, Web Sites

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

 Are You Sitting Comfortably

More and more of us are now sitting at breakfast bars in the kitchen, as well as in bars, to enjoy not only breakfast but also lunch and it is a good place to sit when you want to keep the cook company.

It is important that the chairs we sit in are not just good-looking but also comfortable.

This is where Lloyd Loom of Spalding comes in. They have a number of handsome barstools, which will fit into any interior be it super modern, or more traditional.

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Read more about : Bar Stools, Contemporary Furniture, Dining Chairs, Dining Room Furniture, Dining Tables

Light Relief For Long Summer Nights

 Light Relief For Long Summer Nights

Looking for an alternative to tea-lights and lanterns for that Summer soiree?

With a little imagination (and an extension cable) you can create a glowing reception with string of lights from Cable & Cotton!

Perfect for dining al-fresco, evening drinks or even to bring that extra special something to the wedding table.

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