Laura Ashley’s Inspirations For Spring & Summer online catalogue continues to appeal to our creative talent with The Elegance Theme - “A sophisticated and comfortable drawing together of rich textures, reflective surfaces and dark wood.”

The Gatsby Cabinet Mirrored Furniture featured here, is as popular now as it was in the thirties and re invents the glamour of the past to reflect the requirements of modern well-designed living.

The desirable furniture pieces offered include:
Dressing Table £500; Stools upholstered in a variety of colours £175;
Chest of Drawers £1000 (illustrated); Drinks Cabinet £600; Round Coffee Table £450; Side Table £325. Decorative glass framed round mirror £160 (illustrated); Pandora Cut Mirror Lamp Base £52(illustrated).

On the same theme, the striking Venetian Furniture is truly unique as each panel is individually engraved with floral motifs, by a skilled craftsman using a traditional cutting wheel, giving each piece a personality of its own including:

Venetian Console Table - An impressive elegant table combining engraved Venetian style mirrored glass with beautiful glass handles £325.

Venetian Side Table £275.

Visit the website to view more stylish ideas on the Elegance Theme:

Web: http://www.lauraashley.com/
Tel: (0871) 230 2301  

Neville Johnson the bespoke fitted furniture designers have launched a chic and elegant bedroom collection for 2007. The sumptuous range can provide the perfect sanctuary in which to escape and includes an en-suite dressing area to house all your belongings.

The thoughtfully designed antique-cream painted wardrobes, conceal an abundance of hidden storage solutions to meet your individual needs. Additional options include, pigeon holes for your shoeboxes, internal deep knitwear drawers, a slide out accessory shelf and shoe carousel, which together can make your bedroom the ultimate in ‘clutter-free living’; down lighters can also be included to give additional room ambience.

Another new feature is the stylish dressing table, which now includes ‘deep’ cosmetic drawers; the large wood-framed mirror with down lighters adds a touch of old-fashioned Hollywood glamour.

Complete your grand design by incorporating an electrically adjustable bed; using a remote control you can choose your perfect bed angle, or press a button and effortlessly launch the soothing ‘massage system.

This luxurious bedroom is available in a wide range of finishes, enabling you to create your own desired look. Plus, due to the bespoke nature of Neville Johnson’s designs, you can rest in blissful comfort knowing your bedroom is completely unique.

Prices start from £4,000.

View the wide range of bespoke fitted bedroom concepts at:

Web: http://www.nevillejohnson.co.uk/pr
Tel:  (0161) 873 8333

The Big Bed Company is a specialist bespoke bed supplier set up in 2003 to provide a one-stop shop, for people seeking a bigger than normal size bed.

They offer fabulous beds and mattresses in a wide range of sizes, tailored from standard up to 8 feet and over, enabling customers to choose the exact size, shape and style of bed and mattress, plus harmonizing bed linen.

The extensive range of beds come in leather, natural wood, faux suede, ironwork, divan or fully upholstered with matching headboards.

For example:

The Eloise bed in Selvaggio dark brown leather, handmade in the UK, is a stunning low-level design with extra wide 42” cushions and would look great in any contemporary space.
 
Seen here with Egyptian cotton linen and extra wide duck feather and down pillows with Oxford pillowcases; available in sizes up to 8’ x 7’3” as standard and priced at £1,299.00.

All beds are completely bespoke and delivered within a 6-8week period; the bed is then assembled in the customer’s home and their old bed removed if desired.

The Big Bed Company aims to provide maximum comfort and greatest choice and give expert advice on the mattresses to suit your chosen bed, plus pillows of every shape, size and filling, Egyptian cottons and allergy sensitive products complete their ranges.

Web: http://www.thebigbedcompany.co.uk
Tel:  (0845) 226 1660

March 2007 is the National Bed Month, a time when we are reminded of the fact that a staggering third of our lives is spent in the bedroom.

With this in mind, we should try to ensure that every element of the bedroom creates a sanctuary of peace, relaxation and tranquility as well as reflecting our own personality. 

Leading bedroom furniture manufacturer James Adam believes in the importance of mixing style and comfort, having spent many years perfecting the art of high quality craftsmanship and providing tailor made beds and bedroom furniture.

James Adam offers a huge range of beds; painted furniture with a fresh colonial appeal, can be found alongside the more flamboyant; every taste in shape and natural wood is catered for and attention to comfort is a priority.

During the Sleep Council’s National Bed Month, the James Adam experts will be assisting customers in selecting only the finest of furniture to compliment any bedroom setting, contemporary, modern or traditional.

James Adam firmly believes that classical designs in quality furniture will always be made, not only for enjoyment today but also for generations to come.

The example featured, is a bespoke bedroom furniture room set, which includes the Empress Josephine bed and coronet in solid rosewood, highlighted in gold leaf with an imitation gilt and ivory painted finish.

The original bed was made for The Empress Josephine in 1810, probably to the design of Percier and Fontaine in the workshops of Jacob Desmalter et Cie.

Priced Painted from £16,220 and Gold leaf from £17,857.

Web:  http://www.jamesadam.com
Tel:   (01394) 384471

Hammonds – the leading quality fitted bedroom and home office manufacturer, follows the latest trend for darker, warmer tones for 2007, with the launch of a new bedroom finish in Walnut.

Walnut, which is available in the Libretto range, reflects the increasing popularity of dark woods in Europe, most notably the rich Walnut finish, which is already a major design trend for kitchens.

Libretto Walnut’s rich grain creates a decorative wood finish, which works well with a wide palette of soft furnishing and paint colours; the addition of stylish chrome handles, ensures that the new range makes a bold style statement.

The emerging trend is to use darker furniture and contrast it with light décor, such as off white walls, neutral coloured flooring and simple furnishing and accessories.

All of Hammonds designs are complemented by a large number of freestanding pieces of bedroom furniture, such as chests, low-level storage and bedside drawers. 
 
The new Libretto Walnut fitted bedroom offers a modern, transitional look and prices start from around £2,000.

Web: http://www.hammonds-uk.com
Tel: (0800)251 505

Barker & Stonehouse is a leading UK high quality furniture retailer with over 60 years in the business, and now in its third generation of ownership and management by the family.

The company has just launched ‘Your House TV’, which is its own stylish and practical film guides to the latest looks of the season, which can be viewed at the company’s website.

The four 3 minute films have been produced to update customers on the latest interiors trends and looks and will be changed each Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer.

The current selection looks at Baroque Style, Colour Confidence, Accessorising and Best Buys:

The 5 ft. Bohemia Sleigh Bed featured here, upholstered in rich Moulin cranberry crushed velvet, offers a decadent traditional look and an elegance that would enhance any classical bedroom.

Size: W167 x D240 x H112cm

Normal price £999 Winter price £799.

If you love keeping abreast of current interiors trends and themes, you can now view Barker & Stonehouse’s latest innovation here:

Web: www.barkerandstonehouse.co.uk.
Tel:   (07971) 478958

And So To Bed is renowned world wide for its inspired and comprehensive collection of bedstead designs.

The ‘Rubens’ sleigh bed in Louis Philippe style has always been one of their best-loved creations.

Although this elegant bed is still available in its traditional timber, the company has now introduced it in an aged and distressed paint finish, giving this classic design a totally new look.

The Rubens bed is featured here in the new distressed finish is just one piece in this stylish Rubens furniture collection, which includes a bedside table, dressing table, chest and wardrobe. 

The bed and furniture range comes in a choice of attractive paint colours.

A second version of the bed, without the traditional footboard is also available.

The 5’ x 6’6” Rubens bed retails at £2,695.

Web: www.andsotobed.co.uk
Tel: (0808) 144 4343  

James Adam is well known for the manufacture of gorgeous bedroom furniture in contemporary styles as well as elegant historical designs from masters of the past.

The Jacobean 4 piece room set pictured here is a continuation of the proud heritage of English furniture and presents an enchanting investment in our long and glorious history.

The same construction skills as employed for centuries; the use of solid wood in every detailed joint and every carved door, continues the tradition of high quality and integrity.

The Jacobean range offers a wide choice apart from the stunning four poster bed, including, bedside cabinets, dressing table, chests of drawers and single or triple mirrors.

Nearly all of the four-poster beds are available as simple headboards, bedsteads, or as half testers and all of the bed frames and four posters are available without a footboard.

Priced at:  £12,540 up to 150 x 200cm
                £13,160 up to 180 x 200cm

Web: www.jamesadam.com
Tel: (01394) 384471

Decorating your home is never easy as it presents endless decisions on how best to reflect your personal style in furnishings and colours.

Laura Ashley’s new ‘Inspirations For Autumn and Winter’ provides a choice of twelve very elegant answers.

The collection echoes ever-changing tastes and influences, in particular a contemporary country style, which blends old and new for a look which can be simple or sophisticated, rural or urban.

A classic example of Old English style is the ‘Winter Whites Bedroom’ featured here; from the traditional and distinctive Somerset painted metal bed frame with matching Clifford console and side tables, to the exquisite Summer Garden silk quilt embroidered with Swarovski crystals butterflies and flowers.

An elegant ruffled stool with a random gathered face completes the picture.

Indulge yourself by ordering the Laura Ashley Autumn Winter 2006 home furnishings catalogue, or browse through their latest collection on the website.

Web: www.lauraashley.com
Tel: (0871) 230 2301   

The Georgia Collection of furniture, mirrors and decorative items offered at Crystal Corner, combines quality and value to provide timeless individual style to any home.
 
Their Angelique range of furniture follows a fashionable French theme with Louis XIV influences, to create an extremely elegant and refined collection finished in a subtle deep cream.

The featured Glazed Dressing Table has a charming presence; attractively curved in shape, supporting an elegant oval mirror delicately carved with flowers and foliage.

Height 1480mm Width 1160mm

The dressing table retails at £539.

The unique Genevieve range of reproduction furniture, also available in the collection, has been faithfully reproduced from 18th Century Scandinavian originals.

The furniture is fashioned and hand finished using time-honoured techniques and is supplied in a choice of 2 distinctive styles:

• Nordic Cream utilises specialist paint techniques to produce an elegant and attractive ‘dragged’ finish that complements the style of the period.
• Nordic Grey employs a seven-stage process of staining, painting, waxing, distressing and sealing, to produce an impressive aged appearance.

Web: www.thegeorgiacollection.co.uk
Tel: (01628) 476511