Monthly Archives: September 2011

Raines & Willow’s Beautiful Madison Bedroom Furniture

 Raines & Willow’s Beautiful Madison Bedroom Furniture

The Madison hand crafted bedroom furniture range from Raines & Willow, offers the ultimate in exquisite bedroom luxury:

Madison Bed featured here.
The lovely Madison bed and textured headboard with smooth curved lines, are delicately finished with pewter studding detail.
The beech wood feet are stained to a rich walnut colour, making this an alluring statement piece in the bedroom. Priced at £1400.

Madison Dressing Table Chair
A sublime Dressing Table Chair; upholstered in brushed Alabaster velvet, with pewter stud detailing around the back, and beech wood feet stained to a rich walnut colour. £900.

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Read more about : Bedroom Furniture, Beds

How To Maximize Space In A Small Kitchen

 How To Maximize Space In A Small Kitchen

Here are some great tips on how to maximize the space in a small kitchen, courtesy of Debbie Bowden, designer Barnes of Ashburton.

Bespoke is best! The beauty of commissioning a bespoke kitchen is that the cabinetry is made with your kitchen size in mind. Every centimetre is resourcefully utilised to create efficient work-space and storage. Worktops can be reduced in depth, cabinets scaled down in size. Everything is possible, as every component is made to measure. However, bespoke needn’t mean expensive with prices starting from £15000. Pull out “Magic Corners” with a soft close mechanism provide an ideal corner storage system. These prevent food items, or hard to reach crockery languishing at the back of cupboards. Recycling is still important in a small space. Discrete, pull out bins with compartments for sorting compost, glass and plastics, can be integrated into a kitchen, however small. Choose appliances to make the most of the space available – a ¾ size dishwasher for example, or a multifunction oven. Create the illusion of space by not fitting wall cabinets. The owner of the kitchen featured, requested a traditional, hand-painted kitchen, with a relaxed feel. But for more of a contemporary, sleek look, consider handle-less kitchens. Create the illusion of space with light-reflective paint, or hi-gloss finishes. And if you can accommodate a central island, scale it down and create a sociable place for guests to perch.

For more information about the Barnes of Ashburton’s bespoke kitchen solutions, please visit the website.
Tel: (01364) 653613

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Read more about : Bespoke Kitchens, Fitted Kitchens, Kitchen Furniture

Sturdy British Made Garden Wood Stores

 Sturdy UK Made Wood Stores For Seasoning Your Logs

Wood burning stoves and open fires are making a comeback, due to concerns about ever increasing energy prices and people looking for more eco friendly ways to heat their homes.

Wood burning stoves in particular, are more environmentally friendly and cheaper than regular heating methods, especially if you season and prepare the wood yourself:

Slow burning and smokeless fuel is produced when wood is allowed to dry naturally and weathered over time.

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Read more about : DIY Advice, Garden Sheds, Wood Burning Stoves

New Own Label Furniture Collection For Arighi Bianchi

 New Own Label Furniture Collection For Arighi Bianchi

Arighi Bianchi the inspiring home interiors store is introducing a number of new ranges for its own label Merit Collection, including sofas, dining sets, beds and bedroom furniture.

The Merit Collection products comply with the store’s well-known design and presentation quality, but at surprisingly reasonable prices.

The initial new range to appear is the typically beautiful Ercol inspired Isola range of dining and occasional pieces, which is defined by its stimulating look and bold styling:

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Read more about : Bedroom Furniture, Bookcases, Console Tables, Contemporary Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, Sofas

Perfectly Balanced Room Décor And High Quality Sound

 Perfectly Balanced Room Décor And High Quality Sound

Monitor Audio has launched ground-breaking ultra-slim SoundFrame ‘picture’ speakers.

The new speakers present the definite audio and reliability of advanced driver technologies, while complying with the need for balanced room décor, and coordination with a resourceful range of grille colours, patterns and images.

The choice of frame options includes four photo styles, four graphical designs and five regular colours.

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Read more about : Home Entertainment, Home Interiors

PELIPAL’s New Tiva Bathroom Furniture

 PELIPAL’s New Tiva Bathroom Furniture

The new Tiva collection by German bathroom manufacturer PELIPAL® maintains purity, while achieving innovation and is characterised by the wonderful combination of form, materials and lighting technology.

The modern-day lines of bathroom cabinets are gently softened in the Tiva range, echoing the soft ambient light, created by the cleverly integrated LED lighting, producing a superb sanctuary: Smart single or double white mineral marble basins in widths up to 1500cm, put the finishing touch to the elegant vanity cabinets, available in white or anthracite high gloss and a choice of four horizontal wood grain finishes. Tiva is completed with its own distinctive storage seat, available in white or anthracite high gloss, with a cushion. A large number of exclusively designed mirrors and mirrored cabinets with innovative LED technology combine aesthetics with function, whilst a unique range of wall hung and freestanding furniture, create a collection that is as unique as the individual. The Tiva collection is priced from £1,426 exc VAT.

PELIPAL bathroom furniture is available from InHouse the leading UK supplier of quality kitchens and bathrooms.

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Read more about : Bathroom Accessories, Bathroom Cabinets, Bathroom Furniture, Bathroom Lights, Bathroom Mirrors, Bathroom Toilets, Bathroom Vanity Units

Vintage Print Tea Towels From New House Textiles

 Vintage Print Tea Towels From New House Textiles

Designed by Swedish artist Louise Fougstedt, the vintage print tea towels introduced by New House Textiles, confirm that great design never goes out of date.

These designs look as fresh and appealing today as when they were first launched in the 1950’s.

Typical of Fougstedt’s design work, the strong shapes and colours inspire people to buy these tea towels for their authentic retro style, to frame or even make into cushion covers.

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The Eco Friendly ‘Vax ev’ Cardboard Vacuum Cleaner

 The Eco Friendly ‘Vax ev’ Cardboard Vacuum Cleaner

Following up on lots of interest Vax has received in their ‘Vax ev’ cardboard vacuum cleaner, they have now launched a dedicated website at www.cardboardvax.com.

In the UK we are rapidly running out of landfill space to deposit around 100 million tonnes of waste produced here every year.
Therefore it’s important that we find new eco friendly manufacturing methods, for products that reduce this waste and our impact on the environment.

Enter The ‘Vax ev’ greener cleaner:

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Read more about : Cleaning Services, Web Sites

Style Advice For Fitted Wardrobes From Julia Kendell

 Style Advice For Fitted Wardrobes From Julia Kendell

Julia Kendell, interior designer, well known for her dramatic room schemes on TV makeover programmes such as DIY SOS and 60 Minute Makeover, has teamed up with Spaceslide, the sliding wardrobe door supplier.

Julia demonstrates how fitted wardrobes offer more than just a practical feature for a bedroom, but can become the main focal point to achieve some of the hottest home interior design trends for 2012.

Reflective And Relaxing (In our picture.)
A wall of mirrored wardrobe doors doesn’t have to be dreary –, but certainly makes a room feel twice the size.

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Read more about : Contemporary Furniture, Custom Furniture, Home Interiors, Wardrobes

Emma Bridgewater Introduces New Sampler Pieces

 Emma Bridgewater Introduces New Sampler Pieces

Emma Bridgewater has added to her popular Sampler Collection in the new Autumn catalogue, with a handy large dish, an elegant comport and some pretty kitchen textiles to name but a few.

Sampler is easy to fall in love with for collecting, but it’s also a pleasure to use every day, as it represents everything that’s cosy about being at home.

The pattern is one you’ll want to use for breakfast before school, with your children as you help with homework, or enjoying a chat with a girlfriend over a big mug of tea on a cold afternoon.

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Read more about : Kitchen Accessories, Tableware