Interior Design

How To Cut Your Lighting Bills By Up To 75%

 How To Cut Your Lighting Bills By Up To 75 per cent

How would you like to cut your lighting bills by as much as 75%, yet still have an attractive lighting scheme.

Here are some tips from Sally Storey, (Design Director at John Cullen – Britain’s leading lighting company) to help you avoid possible pitfalls.

If you are thinking of redecorating, then now is the best and cheapest time to install more efficient lighting before you start.

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Harlequin’s Lush New Assortment Of Elegant Cushions

 Harlequin’s Lush New Assortment Of Elegant Cushions

Harlequin has carefully selected fabrics from its enormous portfolio of designs and textures, to create a lush assortment of twenty-nine cushions.

These lovely Harlequin-branded cushions will provide an attractive finishing touch to any room, either used individually or in an eye-catching group: The wide variety of ‘looks’ offered will complement both existing and new interior schemes and the designs include a selection of printed silks, velvets and enhancing weaves from Harlequin’s recent Amilie, Juniper, Momentum and Boutique Velvets collections. The cushions are supplied in a number of sizes and include a plump, feather-filled interior pad. They have been grouped into six evocative colour groups, for ease of selection: amethyst and linen; chartreuse and pewter; charcoal and silver; cranberry and hazel; pearl and hessian; duck egg and ivory.

The new cushions are available from Harlequin stockists throughout the UK.

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Read more about : Cushions, Home Interiors, Upholstery Fabric

Bespoke Home Offices – New From Barnes Of Ashburton.

 Bespoke Home Offices - New From Barnes Of Ashburton.

Barnes of Ashburton are celebrated for their designs in hand-crafted bespoke kitchens, but in response to the increasing numbers of people choosing to work from home, they have entered the market for home offices.

If space is at a premium and converting a box room or garage isn’t an option, then a home office space can easily be created within your living room.

A cleverly planned bespoke workspace should cover essential storage whether fitted or freestanding and will include:

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Read more about : Bespoke Kitchens, Custom Furniture, Home Interiors, Kitchen Furniture

Create A Bathroom In Which To Escape And Relax.

 Create A Bathroom In Which To Escape And Relax

A brand new collection of wooden venetian blinds has been launched by Santa Fe Shutters to compliment their gorgeous shutter range.

Called The Blind Collective and offered in 50mm or 65mm slat, the colour palette mirrors that of their gorgeous new shutter range.

Woven tapes are an additional option and help to generate a relaxed yet sophisticated feel.

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Read more about : Venetian Blinds, Window Blinds, Window Shutters

Arthouse’s Stunning Products Fashioned With Innovation and Artistic Design

 Arthouse’s Stunning Products Fashioned With Innovation and Artistic Design

Arthouse, now into its eleventh year, is becoming one of the UK’s leading suppliers of home decoration products.

The Arthouse merchandise can help you to produce your own peaceful sanctuary, with cool soothing naturals and relaxing positive imagery.

Featured here is the Arthouse ‘buddha’ 3d Relief Effect Wall Canvas, which presents a beautiful and enlightening depiction of the heavenly ‘Buddha’.

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Read more about : Home Interiors, Picture Frames, Wallpaper

Montgomery’s Artisan Collection Echoes Colours Of Autumn

 Montgomery’s Artisan Collection Echos Colours Of Autumn

This year, perhaps as a solution to the imminent depressing dismal days and long nights of winter, autumn interiors are presenting lots of colour.

Made-to-measure curtains in warm, earthy tones change a room into a warm space – making it snug and inviting.

The Artisan Collection from Montgomery echos the colours of the season – ember red, firework orange and the terracotta of turning leaves.

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Read more about : Curtain Fabric, Cushions, Home Interiors, Upholstery Fabric

Clean Your Carpets Without The Hastle

 Clean Your Carpets Without The Hastle

The new Rapide Ultra 2 carpet cleaner from leading UK floor care brand Vax, is able to achieve spotless carpets in just 20 minutes, with its deep cleaning, quick drying technologies.

An average front room takes just 20 minutes to wash, and is dry enough to walk on again within an hour or two.

Cleaning your carpets can seem like an enormous job that you never quite have time to do. Therefore it’s no real surprise that recent research by Vax, revealed that over half of UK parents let their kids crawl and play on carpets that are never washed.*

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Kährs Linnea Living Wood Flooring Range Extended

 Nina Campbell’s Charleston Collection From And So To Bed

The popular Linnea Living Collection by Kahrs, has been extended to include ten one-strip designs, made in Sweden from sustainable oak, walnut and cherry.

Linnea Living is only 7mm thick and offers a fashionable and practical real wood flooring option that benefits from Kährs award-winning manufacture and design: Offered in a popular one-strip plank format, Linnea Living boards measure 1225 x 118 x 7mm. The floors are crafted from sustainable European Oak, with designs including white-stained Oak Blanc, mocha-toned Oak Coffee and include FSC-certified choices. Blush toned Cherry Muscovado and rich Walnut Cocoa, complete the range and offer alternative sustainable species. All of the floors benefit from a durable satin or matt lacquer pre-finish, with many designs also featuring micro-bevelled edges, as well as stained and brushed surface treatments. All designs feature a light weight, high performance structure, which is both easy to handle and eco-friendly. Below the hardwood surface, boards consist off a layer of High Density Fibreboard above a hardwood veneer base. Kährs eco-conscious construction, – combined with its Woodloc® joint, eliminates gapping and reduces natural movement caused by humidity change.

Boards can be laid on most dry, level surfaces including concrete, wood and particle board and can be installed either floating, or glued down.
Kährs Linnea is also ideal for installation over underfloor heating and all products are offered with a 12-year guarantee.

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Homes &Interiors Scotland Exhibition 2011

 Homes &Interiors Scotland Exhibition 2011

The Annual Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition is returning to Glasgow’s SECC on the 28th – 30th October 2011, bringing together a wide range of exciting attractions to improve your home and lifestyle.

Show highlights include the inspiring Interior Design Showcase, where the country’s leading interior designers show their unique takes on six different rooms sets, a Kids’ Zone filled with fabulous ideas for children and, for the first time, a Christmas Fair featuring luxurious gifts and stimulating décor ideas.

The Talented Makers section is returning to the show for a second year, presenting the work of the country’s finest up-and-coming furniture and craft makers.

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Read more about : Contemporary Furniture, Home Interiors, Shows and Events

It’s Time To Put Back Your Clock!

 It’s Time To Put Back Your Clock!

Summer is replaced by autumn officially on Sunday 30th October when the clocks go back by one hour.

Kids’ Rooms, the leading children’s online retailer, has introduced a brand new range of colourful, fun wall and alarm clocks to make those darker, colder mornings that little bit more cheerful.

The ever-tricky task of learning to tell the time is a continuing challenge for many children (and parents!).

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