The Ercol ‘Devon Collection’ In Collaboration With The White Company

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The Devon Collection Four Drawer Chest

The Devon Collection Four Drawer Chest

The White Company, a leading British lifestyle brand and ercol the renowned furniture company, have joined together to launch the ultimate in tasteful bedroom furniture…

Designed solely for The White Company, the ercol Devon Collection has been expertly crafted using Birch and Oak to offer contemporary fashion for the modern-day home.

The cabinet exteriors are finished in a smooth white paint, whilst the interior wardrobe shelves, drawers and rails are of natural birch, to let the charm of the wood show through.

The solid oak handles on drawers and doors, the legs, as well as the oak spindles featured on the bed, are synonymous with designs by ercol and also present an eye-catching contrast to the soft white, to make beautiful occasional and bedroom furniture.

The Devon Collection Wardrobe

The Devon Collection Wardrobe

The Devon Collection items of furniture available to create your bedroom sanctuary include:

  • The Devon Bed in king, super king and double sizes. Priced from £795.
  • The Devon Three Door Wardrobe plus 3 drawers priced at £1695.
  • Devon four drawer chest. £845.
  • Devon side table with an oak top and white painted birch legs. £175.

For further information, and to see the complete White Company /ercol-furniture/, go to the White Company’s website.

Tel:   (0844) 736 4222

 

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Ideal Standard Introduces The Concept Space Bathroom Collection

Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Concept Space Overhead View

Concept Space Overhead View

Ideal Standard, a principal provider of pioneering bathroom solutions has introduced its latest bathroom design:

Concept Space is a collection of baths, ceramics and storage pieces created to convert any space, no matter how awkward or small into a stunning bathroom.

The company’s main aim is to assist people in producing their perfect bathroom.

Bathrooms have to meet a range of needs in today’s homes.

  • It is in response to the various roles required in modern bathrooms that caused Ideal Standard to create Concept Space, as an extension and improvement of the Concept range from Robin Levien, the award winning British designer.
  • The collection brings together ceramics, such as compact WCs, short projection basins and baths that are skilfully designed to fit awkward or small spaces.

    Concept Space Larger Pieces

    Concept Space Larger Pieces

From the storage point of view the collection aspires to make the greatest use of the space available, whether it’s above or behind the WC, under the basin or elsewhere in the bathroom. Modular and Wall hung units also aid the creation of a spacious, contemporary and sophisticated appearance.

The Concept Space collection of units, completely matches the other products already available in the existing Concept collection, making it an even more flexible solution.

Upto six finishes are available, which have been designed with negligible projection, to ensure that bathrooms feel and look spacious.

A choice of freestyle storage pieces completes the Concept Space collection, including top boxes, shelf units and tall units with short projections.

Visit the website for further information and to see more of Ideal Standards Concept Space solutions.

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Vi-Spring Adds The Devonshire To Its Award Winning Bed Collections

Friday, April 19th, 2013
Vi -Spring's New Devonshire Luxury Bed

Vi -Spring’s New Devonshire Luxury Bed

Vi-Spring the UK luxury bed manufacturer has added The Devonshire to its prize-winning collection of premium all-wool beds.

Every mattress is liberally hand-filled with pure wool from Devon, which has been Platinum Certified by the UK’s Wool Marketing Board.

  • Wool is the ideal fibre for bed making use, as it’s soft, warm and durable, making it ideal for upholstering luxurious mattresses.
  • Wool is naturally breathable too, due to its intricate cell structure, which means that while sleeping on The Devonshire it helps to control your body’s temperature through the night, to keep you cool in summer, yet cosy and warm in the winter. Importantly, this helps promote a deeper sleep every night of the year.

When combined with a Wool De Luxe divan, the beds can be enclosed in a selection of pure woollen fabrics, from modern wool textures, in striking black or cream, to classic earthy tones.

To add a contemporary feel to your interior, choose a prominent Vi-Spring headboard like the new Lennox, which has softly sculpted edges.

The Devonshire is handmade by master craftsmen with artisan skills, perfected over 110 years.

Every mattress is hand stitched and tailored to comply with individual precise requirements, to ensure a life-changing standard of comfort.

The Devonshire also carries the Woolmark, as do all of Vi-Spring’s pure wool beds, acknowledging the quality and certified wool count.

The Devonshire along with a Wool De Luxe divan and Lennox headboard is priced at £3,595 for king size.

For further information and to view Vi-Spring’s extensive luxury bed collections, visit the website.

Tel:   (01752) 366311.

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Discover Bright Summer Tableware And Dining Accessories

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Bright Tableware From iapetusIntroducing iapetus a Malvern based company that specialises in distinctive handmade items, both online and in their attractive gallery, located in that picturesque town in Worcestershire.

In the kitchen and dining section, you’ll find a superb collection of great gifts and accessories for the kitchen, as well as beautiful dining accessories and tableware to decorate your table.

Recycled leather coasters and place-mats in numerous hues, add colour plus an eco-friendly touch to summer dining; each one is crafted using off cuts from the leather manufacturing industry, finished in water-based dyes . Place-mats are priced at £6.50, while coasters are just £2.00 each, enabling you to mix and match colours to your heart’s content.

Also available are a range of pretty mugs, glasses and stemware, to ensure an even more pleasurable experience.

Kosta Boda’s Chunky Swedish glassware in a range of bright tones, is both practical and gorgeous, consisting of tumblers, bowls, plates and platters; each piece is created in thick glass with attractive whirls of colour throughout.Perfect for an alfresco lunch with family and friends, or an elegant picnic outdoors. Prices start from £13.50 per side plate.

Visit the website for more information and to view the iapetus distinctive collection of handmade tableware and dining accessories.

Tel:   (01684) 566929

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The Firenze Collection Brings Italian Chic To Bathrooms

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
The Firenze Collection

The Firenze Collection

British manufacturer Imperial Bathrooms has introduced a variety of Italian pieces to add ‘bellissimo’ style to bathrooms.

The Firenze collection is named after Florence – one of the most celebrated and beautiful Italian cities.

This handmade range of bathroom ware is sure to meet your requirements and satisfy your desire, to create your ideal bathroom interior decor.

The collection offers many beautiful options and effectively embraces modern design and classical elegance.

Firenze is UK designed and crafted, with meticulous attention to detail, with a unique and keenly sculptured edge around the eye-catching wash basin and repeated on the modish bidet, to provide a striking contrast to the deep oval form of these ceramic elements.

There is also a Firenze alternative to suit small spaces like cloakrooms and en-suites, where space is lacking; a wall-hung pan and wall-hung bidet would suit your compact bathroom perfectly.

Along with a low level pan, close coupled pan, or a pan with a high cistern, (including ornate brackets), would make the Firenze range an all-inclusive selection for your bathroom.

The Firenze collection can satisfy both classical and contemporary tastes, as it has been created to match any of the handmade accessory and brassware sets, including any of the striking baths to be had from Imperial Bathrooms.

All of the Imperial bathrooms are handmade by skilled craftsmen to demanding standards that set the criterion for quality, right through the bathroom industry worldwide.

For more information about Imperial Bathrooms’ products and to view the complete Firenze ceramic collection, visit the website.

Customer service team Tel:   (08700 606 1623

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The Rika Como Stove Can Be Lit Remotely With Your Phone

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

COMO Remote Controlled Stove]You wouldn’t expect wood burning stoves to become the latest high tech device for home use…

However, the Euroheat’s Rika stoves now feature the most up-to-date remote control equipment that can be activated with a mobile phone.

While heating the home using wood has been shown to be an energy efficient and cost effective choice, Rika stoves now provide you with even more control over temperature and heating times, as they are self-fuelling and self-lighting!

So if you intend going home sooner than expected, you can turn the stove on with your mobile phone and return to a warmed house.

Rika stoves are available in various sizes and styles that are sure to provide a welcoming focal point to any room.

Featured here is Rika’s Como wood pellet burning stove, priced from £4,665.

  • This stove is attractively styled and very efficient in operation.
  • The Como not only offers a whole host of control options, but also has a noiseless pellet feed system.
  • There is a wide selection of colours available too, to ensure that the Como blends into any fashionable setting.

Key Features:

  • Pellet hopper holds 34kg.
  • Time clock or manual control.
  • Further control options include, mobile phone control and room thermostat.
  • Ultra silent pellet feed system.
  • Choice of ceramic, steel, or thermostone sides.
  • Original combustion technology.
  • Sealed pellet hopper
  • Dureable cast iron combustion chamber.
  • Ash pan.
  • Digital control panel.

For further information and to see the extensive range of Euroheat’s Rika stoves, visit the website.

For stockists Tel: Euroheat on   (01885) 491100

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Special Edition Tea Service To Commemorate The Queen’s Coronation Launched.

Monday, April 15th, 2013

Herend Special Edition Coronation Tea SetEver since Queen Victoria found Herend’s excellent hand painted porcelain in 1851, at the London Great Exhibition, the company has enjoyed an association with the British Royal family.

Most recently, the Royal family including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have enjoyed several tea and dinner and services, over and above Herend’s admirable animal figurines.

Edged in gold, a magnificent unique tea service has been created to commemorate the Queen’s 60th anniversary of her Coronation on June 2nd 2013.

Herend has produced the Apponyi design in purple, inspired by the purple velvet material used in the top of the majestic State Crown, as well as the flowers that decorated the silk dress the Queen wore in 1953 at her Coronation.

The special Herend tea service includes:

The teapot with a magnificent crown is priced at £160, teacup and saucer £90, a plate £53 (not pictured), creamer priced at £52 and sugar bowl at £60.

Also available is a hand painted Coronation Special Edition Clock at £90.

The special commemorative tea service is now available online, exclusively from Herend Porcelain, or at their store in Walton Street, London.

Go to the website for more information and to view the complete tea service created to commemorate the Queen’s Coronation.

Tel:    (020) 7589 0128

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StoneKAST Pinpoints The Advantages Of Natural Stone Baths

Friday, April 12th, 2013

The Geo Limestone BathIn response to the continuing fashion for natural materials for bathrooms, StoneKAST, the leading UK manufacturer of limestone sanitary-ware, reveals here the advantages of opting to have a stone bath.

The height of luxury

A bath created from limestone will give an innate charm to a bathroom, presenting not only a striking focal point, but also exceptional bathing comfort.

With its smooth feel, a limestone bath leaves the skin feeling thoroughly pampered. Stone also preserves heat, resulting in the bath water staying warm longer, providing extra time to take pleasure in an extended soak, without having to re-fill.

Long lasting

Stone is exceptionally strong and durable, making it perfect for use in the family bathroom, where it will endure ordinary wear and tear for years and years. It doesn’t crack and if any scratches or chips do happen over time it can be repaired easily. A limestone bath is simple to keep clean, as it requires no extraordinary cleaning materials to remain looking like new.

Flexible designs

A natural stone bath will fit perfectly into a very contemporary or traditional setting. The baths are offered in a range of shapes and sizes, with something suitable for a big family bathroom, or small bathrooms where available space is limited.

StoneKAST supplies a diverse collection of basins and bathtubs made from natural limestone, with eight baths of different shapes to select from, including Ovale, the top of its range, with its exclusive oval shape.

The Geo bathtub pictured here, presents cutting-edge angles, making it ideal for an ultra-modern bathroom

The timelessly elegant Classic bath features a gently sloping back.

As the name implies, the Petite bath, is just right for smaller bathrooms, whilst StoneKAST’s new Mini bathtubs are compact in length to provide full adaptability, regardless of the available floor space.

Also available are Countertop washbasins to match, crafted from the same top quality limestone, to enable absolute co-ordination and a natural finish for the bathroom.

Visit the website for further information and to see StoneKAST’s entire collection of luxury freestanding baths.

Tel:  (0845) 504 0474 for stockists.

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Sofa Design Introduces A New Cowhide Sofa Range

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

The Cowhide Albany Corner Sofa)Sofa Design has introduced a Western motivated Cowhide range of furniture, in anticipation of the coming blockbuster film “The Lone Ranger” in the summer.

Wannabe cowboys will have difficulty in containing their excitement about Sofa Design’s ranch collection:

Sofa Design’s new Cowboy range is magnificently upholstered in brown and white cowhide, to create a modern cool and retro chic experience.

The Albany Cowhide Corner piece pictured here, is the definitive style for all cowboy fans and provides lots of room for all the family and friends, ensuring a ‘lone ranger’ can invite others as well as Tonto for company.

The cowhide is used with a supple leather foundation, then finished with a silver stud element, affording a contemporary twist to the classic Western style.

The featured comfortable Cowhide Cube Stools, present just a touch of the ‘Wild West’, providing extra seating and a dash of ‘Rawhide’ charm.Cowhide Cube Stools

The original and interesting Cowhide Coffee Table has a frame upholstered in cowhide, creating a truly unusual coffee table that is sure to become a real talking point.

So why not join the cowboy-chic movement, with Sofa Design’s new Cowhide Collection?

Prices

Cowhide Albany Corner Sofa, priced from £5,100.

Cube Stools,   £350 each.

Coffee Table,   £850.

Visit the website for more information and to view Sofa Design’s extensive collections of stylish sofa deigns.

Tel:  (0208) 5185443

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Propagate & Protect Your Plants With A Greenhouse

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

The growing season is almost here and the benefits offered by adding a greenhouse to your garden are well worth considering, as it can help to provide high yields, as well as extending the gardening year.

You can start sowing seeds earlier and protect the plants from frost at both ends of the growing season.

A greenhouse can enable you to propagate your much-loved plants that need reliable temperature control and also ensure constant growth throughout the growing season, as well as providing for the over wintering of tender plants.

There are two fundamental choices of greenhouse form, either free standing, or a lean-to attached to a wall.

Primrose offers a wide variety of greenhouses at affordable prices, to help you find your own individual requirement.

Featured here is the Lacewing Walk-In Wide Growhouse.

  • Measuring 4’8″ x 4’8″, this roomy greenhouse is ideal for raising shoots and plants, whether you’re an absolute beginner or professional gardener.
  • This style of growhouse offers the ideal situation for growing healthy, strong plants, whilst protecting them from severe weather conditions.
  • The translucent PVC cover allows you to view your plants progressing and has an entrance panel that can be rolled up, providing ventilation and easy access. Priced at £49.95.

Primrose also presents various other products that would be useful with a Greenhouse such as, Grow Tunnels, Shelving and Water Butts.

The company also stocks one of the UK’s largest collections of awning and water features in the UK. They search world wide for manufacturers and suppliers who offer only top quality products.

For further information and to view the Primrose extensive ranges of garden products, visit the website

Tel:   (01189) 035211

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