Beta Living the UK fitted bedroom specialists, are excited about the launch of their striking new range of sliding wardrobe door systems this year.

There’s a great choice of doors to suit any interior decoration – including the latest on-trend ‘brights’ and wood effects, and doors can be custom-made to fit even the most awkward of spaces.

Sliding wardrobe doors offer a space-maximising option, when twinned with a bespoke wardrobe interior and it looks amazing too.

The favourite sliding doors from Betta Living’s collection, for a 2 door, 2m in-frame sliding wardrobe door system are:

• White, frosted glass, sliding mulberry and plum, nocino and black glass and mirrored door options.
• There are more than 100 outstanding variations to choose from.
• Prices start from £1,263.

Pictured here are the smart Mirrored Sliding Doors in a bedroom setting.

Angled sliding wardrobe doors are the perfect solution for loft conversions and make restricted spaces easily fitted without difficulty.

Why move when you can improve!

The Betta Living Service
Satisfied customers are what Beta Living really cares about. From the moment you call to arrange a free home design consultation with a Betta designer, to fitting and beyond, they endeavour to deliver exceptional service throughout.

The entire process is professionally project managed, to ensure that everything goes to plan.
Please visit the website to view the extensive Beta Living bedroom collection of wardrobe sliding door designs.

Tel: (0800) 146786.

A delightful new addition to And So To Bed’s collection of traditional lit bateaux, the ‘Palais’ is a classic French style sleigh bed, with sleek curves and simple lines.

The highly distinctive fine-looking panels of walnut and cherry wood veneer lend the collection a timeless look and are just right for today’s more eclectic interiors.

The bed is available as both a traditional lit bateau and a ‘socle’ with lower footboard.

Price for 5 ft ‘Palais’ lit bateau as shown: £4150.

The range of co-ordinating bedroom furniture includes a 3 drawer bedside chest, 4 and 5 drawer chests, from £1050, a dressing table with mirror £3675 and a wardrobe £4950.

To view And So To Bed’s Palais Sleigh beds and matching bedroom furniture, please visit the website.

And So To Bed has showrooms throughout the UK.

Tel: (0808) 144 4343

The magnificent new ‘Charleston Collection’ of beds and furniture, designed by Nina Campbell exclusively for And So To Bed, is launching in their King’s Road flagship store this October.

Nina marries mirror glass, silver lacquered wood and rich dark timbers, inspired by the dazzling zeitgeist of the 1930’s, to create a sophisticated architectural feel; upholstered elements give the final stamp of luxury to a collection, which oozes glamour.

The centrepiece of the collection is the ‘Maud’ bed (from £4,325), (in our picture,) upholstered and dressed with Nina Campbell’s own fabrics.

Silver leaf and mirror glass add subtly reflective elements. Elegant and extremely romantic, it captures a look, which is perfectly situated between retro and modern classic.

Combining Nina Campbell’s design vision with And So To Bed’s exceptional craft skills, all of the pieces in the collection work separately and together to offer great decorative potential.

The range also includes the charming ‘Gladys’ desk/dressing table (£2,595) of which Nina Campbell says, “This piece will work equally well in a bedroom, a sitting room or even a small hall.”

The ‘Claudette’ medium chest (£2,125) and ‘Ella’ bedside chest (£1,550) are also beautiful pieces in their own right. Nina has designed them to work both as independent elements and as bedside tables.

The massive ‘Wallis’ wardrobe (£5,125) is a wonderfully luxurious piece of furniture and, in common with all of the Charleston Collection, is beautifully finished inside and out, with interiors lined in decorative timbers including acacia and sycamore.

The ‘Uno’ padded ottoman (from £2,075) is another favourite piece of Nina’s, “It’s good looking and hardworking; it provides storage space for extra blankets, but you can also put books or a tray on it, or even use it as a seat.”
And So To Bed has showrooms throughout the UK.

To view the superb new ‘Charleston Collection’ of beds and furniture, designed by Nina Campbell, please visit the website.

Tel: (0808) 1444343

Christmas - is the perfect time to make sure your guest bedroom is a soothing retreat for relatives and friends to unwind in after their travels – and also to treat yourself to a new bed!

Earlier this year, expert bed makers Warren Evans released an elite new range of beautiful hand-crafted beds at reasonable prices.

These include the Sunday low deco bed (featured here), the chic Contemporary, the eye-catching Richmond, the stylish Slatted and the classic Birch - ideal for sinking into after an indulgent Christmas dinner.

• Available in nine different finishes to suit any taste, Warren Evans offer homeowners a whole range of possibilities to be enjoyed for generations.

• Warren Evans have also created a selection of new fitted under-bed storage for the popular Sunday, the timeless Siesta, the traditional Trinity and the beautiful Brahms; ideal for hiding away things you want out of sight. The fitted drawers are only £100 for the pair*, easy to open, compact, and offer 365 whole litres of storage.

As one of England’s largest independent bed makers, Warren Evans put love and care into every handcrafted bed. They use only FSC certified wood in their environmentally friendly workshop in London, making their beds the perfect choice for anyone looking to improve their home this winter.

Warren Evans has been handcrafting bespoke wooden beds for over 30 years.

Beds and furniture are handcrafted in a unique green workshop in London, using energy efficient tools, and best environmental practice.

For expert advice on designing your bedroom, storage and choosing the bed that’s right for you, please visit the Warren Evans website.

*On selected bed ranges only.

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.

The furniture is the lead feature of this room, where the doors complement the look and are just ideal for a spare room.

White and mirrored surfaces have all round, timeless appeal, so you can play around and update with coloured walls and accessories.

This calming mint scheme has a touch of glitz – where the metallic element in the wallpaper complements the wardrobe doors. This room delivers a New England feel with a contemporary twist. The use of reflective surfaces adds perspective and dimension.

Julia’s top tips for this room:
Mirrored doors make a room look bigger, but a sandblasted/mirrored mix gives the impression that there is a room behind the panel – adding another dimension.

The wallpaper panel adjacent to the feature wall provides a balance to the room and is an inexpensive alternative to artwork.

You can use either door architrave or a mitre block to create a frame that’s then glued to the wall, or wallpaper a strip of wallpaper to the wall and stick the architrave around it.

Other styles available include:

Contemporary Asian Style
The Asian influence of the Oriental Bar design on the sliding wardrobe doors led the theme for this room, and this is going to be hot look for 2012 predicts Julia

Catwalk Cool
Ideal for cool couples and sexy singletons, the frameless sleek lines of this mix and match wardrobe, provide a great backdrop to other design elements in the room.

Playtime
Keep playrooms clutter free to let fun feature walls take centre stage with the clever and practical use of sliding door wardrobes.

Spaceslide.co.uk is one of the UK’s largest online stores for made-to-measure sliding wardrobe door systems and wardrobe storage solutions

Julia Kendell’s six exclusive designs for Spaceslide can be viewed online, and clearly show how sliding wardrobe doors can suit all styles of bedroom interior, whether classic, traditional or trendy in design.

Tel: (0800) 9803499

Sliderobes the specialist in fitted sliding wardrobe doors and storage, has launched two bespoke furniture collections, Enigma and Signature.

The collections include eye-catching bedside tables, dressers, headboards and chests, so you can enjoy a co-ordinated, calm and clutter-free look in your bedroom. Whether you choose to add a dash of colour or keep everything black and white, there is a style to suit you.

When considering a new colour scheme for your bedroom, black and white is simply stunning.

Sliderobes offer the option of additional detail to be added to this crisp and clean look, by adding mirror-panelled wardrobe doors with silver surrounds and subtle silver cross strips.

If you desire a more dramatic statement, then consider black and white glass, high gloss doors or a black sparkle finish.

Sliderobes also offer spacious, custom-built storage solutions to relieve the pressure on space:

• With their new range of accessories you can have insides just as clever and beautiful as the outsides.

• The range includes shoe and trouser racks, soft-close doors, LED robe rails, a pull-out mirror and novel pull-out shirt rails.

• Each accessory is designed to your specific requirements, be it the exact size for your individual clothes, linens, shoes or handbags.

• There are even discreet LED lights so that you don’t have to search in the dark!

Sliderobes easily provide bespoke designs to fit awkward features such as alcoves, sloping ceilings, chimney breasts and low beams.

If there isn’t a store in your area, a Sliderobes designer will visit your home, to provide a free, no-obligation appointment to discuss requirements.

For additional design ideas, please visit Sliderobes’ brand new website, which is full of ideas, expert tips and tools that will help you envisage your new bedroom storage from start to finish.

Tel: (0800) 454 465

The launch of five new collections of beautiful and interchangeable bedroom furniture has been announced by The French Furniture Company.

The new collections, named Josephine, Venise, Louis, Regence and St Tropez have been carefully sourced by choosing striking pieces within the Ivory and Muted Silver colour pallet, to produce five complimentary ranges that can be mixed and matched to create a perfectly styled and distinctive look.

The Muted Silver finish is meticulously applied by hand, using delicate silver leaf by the craftsmen who make the furniture.

Upholstery in the Ivory ranges is Beige Linen, while the Muted Silver ranges are finished with either Fawn or Purple Dupion Silk and all of the handles on the furniture are of Antiqued Brass.

Pure style with the St Tropez Collection - pictured here:

• This beautiful collection is a fusion of the Regence collection and traditional French design.

• Features include: fluted legs and matching finials on the bed, dressing table and armoire.

• A bed, chest of drawers, bedside cabinets, dressing table and stools, armoire and bedroom chairs are also offered within this range.

To view all of the pieces in the French Furniture Company’s new collections, as well as their complete product range, please visit the website.

Tel:   (08450) 547528

Icons of Denmark has introduced the new Montana Wardrobe to the UK - a flexible modular system, which allows you to express your own style.

Montana Wardrobe is a completely new concept that breaks with the traditional idea of a wardrobe as a closet or a space for storing clothes and shoes.

The philosophy behind Montana Wardrobe is that a wardrobe shouldn’t just occupy an entire wall:

• It should give you the freedom to arrange your home in your own personal manner, maintaining the depth and height of the room and giving it character.

• Castors can be put under the units to create a mobile wardrobe; it can be placed on a plinth or legs, or hung on the wall to create more lightness and depth.

• Montana Wardrobe is a well-considered design, consisting of five units that can be combined and built together according to desires and needs.

• Various components with exquisite details can be added to help keep order and harmony throughout, and Montana’s extensive colour palette allows you to express your personal style.

Montana Wardrobe’s flexible concept is built on Montana’s extensive experience of creating a synthesis of forms, styles and functionality, and can be used with Montana’s other products.

Icons of Denmark’s design team also offer a free design consultancy, to help create your dream interior within the 5 million options Montana offers.

A design service in the comfort of your own home: a member of their design team will visit you at home to help you get most out of Montana’s many options.

Once upon a time before fitted bedrooms, a dressing table was a must-have for any woman: A dedicated place for makeup, jewellery and other girly neccessities.

Now the dressing table is back…
It’s part of the move to a new glamour in the bedroom, with beautiful beds and freestanding furniture creating luxurious retreats.

And So To Bed’s brilliant collection of dressing tables offers styles ranging from art deco, to classic English and French-inspired designs in lacquer, handpainted and natural wood finish.

Many of them match beds, wardrobes, chests and other beautiful bedroom pieces from And So To Bed.

Featured here is the Louis XV dressing table, £1725 with mirror, £975.

• An elegant piece inspired by the styles of 18th century France. The free-standing triple mirror also shown here, is sold separately and is the perfect way to complete the look.

• This luxury dressing table is part of a range of elegant bedroom furniture, including wooden and upholstered beds, bedside cabinets, a chest of drawers and a wardrobe.

Also available:

• Floral dressing table with tryptich mirror, £2250.

• Eclectic dresssing table with lift up mirror, £1249.

And So To Bed has twenty four showrooms across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Visit And So To Bed’s website to view the stunning collection of dressing tables.

Tel:   (0808) 144 4343 for brochure and branch details.

Heirlooms of the Future -  In these days of poor returns on financial investments, it is nice to know that there is something that will only increase in value and improve with age…..

Bylaw The Furniture Makers, create heirlooms of the highest quality, for investors with a keen eye for an attractive investment.

At their Norfolk workshops, drawing on designs mainly from the 17th & 18th centuries, they construct solid oak and fruitwood furniture, traditional wall panelling and staircases, employing traditional methods and time honoured skills.

Everything from the solid timber - hand planed oak and fruitwood, the skilfully hand cut dovetails, painstaking finishing and waxing, right through to the fitting of locally cast period brassware, goes towards creating an uncompromising finished product.

The detail in their traditional handmade furniture and four poster beds truly does make the difference;

Featured here is - The Linen Press Wardrobe. 18th century style.

• With sufficient depth for hanging rail.

• Extra ‘drop’ behind two false drawers over two real drawers.

• W 61.5” x D 24.5” x H 78” Stock ref: 396A.  Priced at: £5,575.

• (Top section dismantles for ease of delivery).

Visit Bylaw The Furniture Makers’ web site, where there is a lot to see with furniture sections on four poster beds, the dining room, sitting room and study.

However, there is nothing quite like seeing traditional handmade furniture in reality - You will be most welcome at their workshop showroom in Norfolk. Open Monday - Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Bylaw The Furniture Makers • The Workshop, Lenwade, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5SH.

Tel: (01568) 780 876