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Visit The Autumn Self Build & Renovation Show 2008
With many people still needing to get on or move up the property ladder, The National Self Build & Renovation Show, sponsored by EDF Energy, will show visitors how to build their way out of the housing slump, through self build, renovation, or home improvement.
BuildStore’s National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon will host the Self Build & Renovation Show, where visitors can discover the many inspirational and educational features and exhibits, including a full-size timber frame Potton house (featured) and a renovation house, a self-build education journey and a Trade Village.
They will be inspired by great ideas in design and innovation, plus inside knowledge on everything they need to know, to build their dream home.
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Visit The London Home Building & Renovating Show
The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show at ExCeL London from 19th to 21st September, (featuring over 200 exhibitors, 12 free seminars and 12 free master-classes), is the only show in the South East dedicated to improving, renovating, extending or building your own home.
The current lack of confidence in the property market means, for many, moving house is no longer an option and making the most of your current home is the most sensible strategy.
As energy prices continue to rise, environmentally friendly improvements and energy saving measures have to be a consideration; indeed new building regulations insist upon it.
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GANT’s Trendy Homestyle Collections
The GANT premium lifestyle brand combines American casualness with European elegance; the company’s values are based on its authentic American East Coast heritage, dating back to the launch of the brand in 1949.
Since then the brand has been further developed, taking influence from Europe, and is now a truly global brand.
Superior quality and attention to detail are inherent within the GANT Home collection; distinguished polished profiles, in a variety of styles and designs, ranging from block colours like cool ocean blues, to elegant patterns and Americana impressions.
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The Zoopla Advantage In UK Property Valuation
Zoopla.co.uk is a new property valuation website that empowers users with free information and tools, to help them make better-informed property decisions.
The key aim of Zoopla is to use the Internet to transform the property market, from simple listings to a social network – to create a totally transparent property market, where people come to buy or sell a home.
The website combines all of the freely available property details (like Land Registry, previous sale prices, local crime and school info, etc) with a social network element that allows homeowners to input individual details of their home, to find the most accurate valuation price possible.
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The Monique Lhuillier Collection For Royal Doulton
Award-winning couture wedding dress designer Monique Lhuillier, has teamed up with world-renowned ceramics company Royal Doulton, to create a stunning collection of gift and tableware.
Inspired by the pattern and texture of the designer’s bridal gowns, the collection includes a wide range of fine bone china tableware, gorgeous stemware and desirable gifts such as photo frames and vases – perfect for birthdays or anniversaries, not to mention memorable wedding presents.
 In fact, some of the tableware is so beautiful, it may be tempting to use it on the special day itself!
Gifts Galore Online At The Dotcomgiftshop
The Dotcomgiftshop online, offers a wide range of gifts for her and for him, exclusively designed or sourced by their in-house team.
They are a little bit quirky, some are quite kitsch but surprisingly stylish; you’ll find vintage style kitchenware alongside glamorous baroque chandeliers.
This easy to navigate website is divided into sections:
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The Japanese Shop – A Unique Shopping Concept
Jez and Hiromi Willard husband and wife team, launched The Japanese Shop 10 years ago, to cater for the rapidly growing interest in Japan and the Japanese lifestyle. They source the authentic products direct from Japan.
Whether you are interested in the Japanese culture, beliefs and traditions, adore traditional oriental prints and designs, or are simply looking for a unique gift for a friend or loved one; the Japanese Shop has something to suit all.
The comprehensive range includes contemporary and traditional tableware, kimono style house robes, health jewellery, pictures, water features and ornaments to name but a few.
For example:
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Why Not Build Your Way Out Of The Credit Crunch?
The National Self Build & Renovation Centre will host its second Self Build & Renovation Show of the year in Swindon, from Thursday 2nd October 2008; offering lots of advice and inspiration, for anyone looking to climb up the property ladder through self build or renovation.
Whilst the wider housing market is suffering a major downturn, due to the credit crunch, building your dream home, through self-build, renovation, or conversion, is becoming a more appealing and realistic option.
At a time when house-builders have ‘downed tools’ and the Government’s new homes targets are under threat, self builders and renovators are taking advantage of the increased availability of land, labour and specialist advance payment mortgages.
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Spare Parts For Household Appliances From eSpares
ESpares, is an online retailer, specialising in supplying spare parts for household appliances and may be of interest to consumers in the current financial climate, enabling them to save money by repairing their broken appliances, rather than replacing them.
The company aims:
To help you find the UK’s widest selection of spare parts, consumables and accessories online; for all the electrical appliances that make your house a home; they source direct from the major manufacturers and are continually adding to their extensive library of genuine spare parts.
To offer customers savings of up to 30% off typical high street prices.
To offer levels of customer services that set the pace, for the rest of the online shopping community.
Savings example: Taking eSpares most popular washing machine replacement part the ‘drum lifter’, which agitates your clothes in the wash and lifts the dirt – this retails at £8.99.
Should you choose to buy a replacement washing machine, rather than just the part, the cheapest washing machine listed on the Argos website for example, is the Beko WM5100W retailing at £169.99, plus the cost of an engineer to install it could cost over £100.
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Versatile Handmade Vases From Mono
Mono has launched a range of glass and hand made stainless steel vases called Rondo, designed by Mikaela Dörfel and a vase designed by Franz Maurer called Mono Convase.
The Rondo range has a unique design, which enables the opening at the top of the vase to be adjusted to suit the type of flowers displayed. It is made from glass and stainless steel and available in three colours, clear, black and white and in two sizes: 15 cm and 19 cm tall.
Retail prices are as follows:
15 cm Clear £91.80.
15 cm Black or White £110.60.
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