Emma Bridgewater’s Novel Portable Sampler DAB + FM Radio

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Introducing a new portable Sampler (retro style) DAB+FM radio from Emma Bridgewater.

This desirable retro radio features a leather border and handle, which makes it practical as well as beautiful.

The radio features:

FM + DAB radio reception and 10 presets.

Charges and plays iPods and iPhones.

Dual alarm that wakes you with a buzzer, radio or iPhone.

Sleep and Snooze modes.

Battery powered option with a 15Hr. life.

Two 10W speakers.

AUX-in – 3.5mm.

The radio will be available in-store and online from 15th April at the Emma Bridgewater website. Priced at £130.00.

Go to the website for further information on the novel Emma Bridgewater portable sampler radio.

Read more about : Home Entertainment

Elica Launches Fantasia – An Award Winning Vertical Hood

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Elica the Italian designer cooker hood maker has launched Fantasia, a new vertical cooker hood, which has received the celebrated Red Dot Design Award 2013.

Fantasia’s supremacy lies in the design’s simplicity:

  • Appropriate for rear or top recycling, or ducting in the kitchen, it consists of a single panel, which hides all of the pioneering airflow system that expands along the whole edge of the appliance. The air cavities in the front panel capture the air from across the whole surface,
  • The new Fantasia cooker hood is available finished in white or black glass and silestone quartz.
  • This high performance hood includes both charcoal and grease filter units and can remove air at rates upto 610m3 per hour.
  • The Infra Red touch control panel and LED lighting provide convenience, whilst also giving a striking visual impression.

The Red Dot Award makes Fantasia a third time award winner, having already triumphed in the 2013 Good Design and iF Design Awards, confirming Elica’s attention to detail in both build quality and product design.

Altough new to the UK, Fantasia is expected to make a big impression in the kitchen appliance market.

About

Elica is one of the largest cooker hood manufacturers in the world and believes that cooker hoods should be beautiful in design and of a high quality finish.

Elica supplies an extensive collection of different mountings, including wall, corner and island-mounted, as well as ceiling and downdraft units.

For more information and to view Elica’s impressive range of cooker hood designs, go to the website.

Tel:    (01252) 351111

Read more about : Cooker Hoods, Kitchen Accessories

Takker Can Quickly Hang Mirrors Pictures And More With Ease

Friday, April 5th, 2013

Introducing Takker – a development in DIY that provides a handy solution for how we hang things in the home.

Say goodbye to the hassle of hanging pictures with hammer and nails, often the cause of broken plaster, cracked walls and sore throbbing thumbs.

For people with plasterboard walls, hanging anything up can be horrendous using raw plugs and screws, resulting in unsightly holes that are difficult to fix, when decorating or moving home.

It’s as easy as using a stapler

  • The Takker installs a small but amazingly strong Takk, by just pushing a plunger – into plaster, plasterboard, aerated concrete and wooden surfaces.
  • The Takk is robust enough to support a picture that weighs up to an incredible 10kg.
  • To use, simply make a small mark with a pencil on the wall, using the face of the Takker as a guide.
  • Line up the Takker for precise positioning of the Takk, then pull back the plunger and push with the hand to insert the Takk.
  • To remove, just pull the Takk from the wall with the device and you are left with an inconspicuous tiny hole.
  • No mess, no cracks and no polyfiller required!

Inventor Damien McGrane, was awarded funding for development of the Takker on the Irish Dragons Den TV show.

The Takker is supplied loaded with 12 Takks, plus a collection of other fittings for hanging prints, pictures and many more household objects, from tea towels to dressing gowns.

The versatile Takker offers many options for hanging jobs in the home!

Priced at: £19.99 plus postage and packing; available to order direct from Takker online.

Go to the website for more information about the resourceful Takker solution, for hanging up things at home with ease.

‘How to’ advice on using Takker is available here: http://www.takker.com/how-use-takker

Read more about : DIY Advice, Picture Frames, Wall Hangings

Hunter Ceiling Fans Announce Launch In The UK

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Introducing the Hunter Fan Company, an International supplier of electric fans now launching in the UK.

Father and son, John and James Hunter, produced their first water driven ceiling fans in 1886. Later on Hunter developed a ceiling fan – one of the first such products powered by electricity.

Latest additions featured here include:

Fanaway’s Evo Fan – This distinctive design has won numerous awards in the home-ware class.

It was a finalist in Australia in the ‘Home Beautiful Product of the Year award’, while in 2013 it was nominated in 10 best new products in Lowes, the largest DIY chain in the USA.

The four fan blades come out due to centrifugal force, when the fan is switched on and withdraw into the body again when turned off, leaving it as a plain pendant light.

The fan has three variable speeds and is available in chrome and white. Priced at £399 Inc. VAT, including the remote control.

The Artemis Ceiling Fan – Created by George Kovacs the renowned lighting designer for the Californian fan maker Minke Aire.

This exclusive and exciting product, merges the blades and housing into one unbroken whole, to create a real design statement.

The fan comes in a choice of white, transparent, liquid nickel and Koa wood. Priced from £450 Inc. VAT for a white finish and upto £1499 for liquid nickel.

About

Long before air conditioning was developed, or the common use of electricity, people all over the world depended on the cool comfort of Hunter’s ceiling fans.

Today, Hunter brings together craftsmanship and modern technology, to produce ceiling fans that are unique for style, quality and quietness.

For further information and to view the extensive Hunter Fan Ranges, go to the website.

Tel:   (01256) 636509

Read more about : Fans & Ventilation

‘Touch by Triton’ – The Shower With Latest Touch Technology

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Triton the leading UK shower makers have launched ‘Touch by Triton’, a smart electric shower that employs the most recent touch technology.

The ‘Touch by Triton’ includes the very latest touch screen equipment, which we have become familiar with in using our smart phones and iPads.

This newest addition to Triton’s shower range, easily replaces a current electric shower unit, to create the definitive showering experience.

Simple to operate, the touch control panel is built-in to a sleek electric shower unit, enabling the control of the shower with one easy touch.

The discreet front panel incorporates an illuminated display that allows you to see clearly and helps with selecting the desired shower settings.

The Touch by Triton delivers accurate temperature control and confirmation via the display panel, enabling every family member to select their ideal water temperature every time.

The new range is also pleasing to the eye and the trendy Ice White glossy finish will add an exclusive touch to any bathroom space.

The streamlined unit and central control panel also makes sure that the shower unit is easily cleaned.

The unit also features an eco setting, which on average decreases the flow of water to 1.7 litres a minute, as well as a shower head, with 5 spray positions, to guarantee the ideal shower with the press of a button.

Touch by Triton is supplied in fashionable Ice White gloss finish and options of 8.5 or 9.5 kW output.

Prices are from around £189 and £199 respectively, plus a full 2 year guarantee for parts and labour.

For more details on Touch by Triton and to view the entire collection of Triton showers, visit the website.

Read more about : Bathroom Showers, Shower Enclosures, Shower Trays

Roundhouse Adds A Hidden Built-In Drinks Cabinet To Its Metro Kitchen

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Roundhouse have introduced a stylish new built-in Drinks Cabinet, (now on show at their Guilford showroom) that can be creatively hidden behind the glossy polished façade of their Roundhouse Metro kitchen, providing an innovative use of space.

When exposed the cabinet becomes an element of a brilliantly designed dining or kitchen area:

  • Placed adjacent to a high wine cooler, the cabinet’s interior is made of cherry wood and comprises of a Carrara marble worktop and sink with a stylish Carrara marble splash-back.
  • The wine glasses are accommodated on glass shelves and positioned above is a wooden wine rack in solid cherry.
  • The inside of the cupboard and cherry drawers have a striking hammered silver surface, which is part of a new metallic range created with metal powder and exclusive to Roundhouse.
  • The ergonomically designed front doors employ a system that permits them to rotate and glide back out of sight, whilst the wine rack door above rises up out of the way allowing an easy way in to the wine.

About

Roundhouse are autonomous British architects designers and craftsmen, whose method embraces the home and the complete creative process – from perception to completion. Includes bespoke British kitchens wardrobes and other furniture.

Visit the website for more information and to view Roundhouse’s beautiful ranges of kitchens and innovative furniture.

Tel:  (020) 7297 622

Read more about : Bespoke Kitchens, Custom Furniture, Wine Cabinets

Grow Your Own Seed Kits From The Seed Pantry

Sunday, March 31st, 2013

Hopefully, Spring is just around the corner, so it’s nearly time to begin planting seeds to cultivate your own delicious, vegetables, fresh herbs and salads.

The Seed Pantry has just introduced a new Chilli Seeds Starter Kit for children – to grow their own chillies at home, as well as a new Three Seasons Kit, for delivery in 3 boxes throughout the year.

The Children’s Seeds Starter Kit is just right for small green-fingers and includes a wonderful selection of seeds for children to take pleasure in growing at home. Price – £12.50.

  • The pack includes seeds for growing cress, pumpkins, sunflowers and sweet corn, as well as the necessary compost, pots, discs and labels required to get started.
  • While the cress can be sown at any time in the year, the other seeds should be set from March to June for the finest results.

This is a marvellous method for training children about nature and the way vegetables grow. For instance some of the assortment grow fast, while others take longer, consequently the children’s interest is sustained throughout the growing season.

The Chilli kit is great for chilli lovers and demonstrates how to grow 3 seed types of chilli pepper, including Navahos, Apaches and hot Habaneras.

  • It comprises all the equipment needed to grow 12 plants, including 14 rice husk pots, two small 6 cell propagators, 12 organic compost disks and a supply of markers for seedlings.
  • The seeds can be planted in pots from January to April and develop well inside or out, in protected sunny positions. Priced at £24.

The 3 Seasons Club Kit is supplied in three sets through the year and the Spring Kit provides seeds for growing your favourite summer vegetables, such as sweet peppers, carrots, mangetout and more…   Pots and compost discs are supplied in the kit, as well as coconut husk trays.

The Autumn box contains crisp winter greens such as rainbow chard, Pak choi, salad onions and lots more.

The Winter box is delivered from December to January containing seeds for spicy chillies. The packs contain all the kit you require to get started. Priced at £70.

All kits arrive in a smart Seed Pantry gift box and include easily followed instructions with illustrations and a handy pencil.

The kits are available to order online now, from The Seed Pantry website.

For further information about The Seed Pantry’s Grow Your Own Vegetables kits, visit the website.

Tel:   (0845) 201 3977

Read more about : Garden Plants, Gardening Services

Calor ‘s Versatile New Grill-2-Go For Outdoor Living

Saturday, March 30th, 2013

Calor Gas, a leading UK supplier of LPG -Liquefied Petroleum Gas, has introduced its new Portable Grill-2-Go, with a view to  helping people spend more time outdoors this Spring and Summer, enjoying valuable time with loved ones and friends.

The new transportable Grill-2-Go is the ideal accessory to achieve this goal, as it is a real take it anywhere barbecue, enabling you to enjoy spring weather to the full.

  • The new grill is a 3-in-1 barbecue, which is just the thing to take with you on holidays or day trips and ideal for enthusiasts that love catering outdoors for friends and family,at home or on a day away.
  • The Grill-2-Go is the perfect accessory for cooking on your own patio or out and about, it really is a brilliant outdoor barbecue solution.
  • With 3ways to cook – grill, boil, or sear, it’s a resourceful must for those on the go.

Calor has also drawn up some great outdoor living tips to help you get the season going, which can be seen on their website

For more information about Calor’s new Grill-2-Go priced at £34.98 (excluding the Gas cylinder), go to the website.

Tel:   (0800) 626 626

Read more about : Barbeques, Leisure

A New Floral Collection Of Romantic Bedroom Furniture

Friday, March 29th, 2013

And So To Bed’s has launched a new Floral Collection of bedroom furniture, motivated by rococo designs from the Marie Antoinette period, with the objective of initiating a feeling of true romance in the bedroom.

The Floral Collection presents French classical forms, decorated with carved elements and subtle hand-painted surfaces.

  • The supremely graceful caned bed is the central piece of the collection, which is available in various sizes, stylishly combined with an elegant dressing table, bedside table, bedroom desk, chests of drawers, a traditional armoire and a chair.
  • All of the pieces work delightfully together, or as individual elements of furniture.
  • Pictured in ‘Duck Egg’, the Floral Collection is also available in a wide choice of other colour ways, including silver leaf and gold, to order.

Prices for the Floral Collection:

Beds from £3375; Bedside chest £1095; Chest of drawers (Pictured) from £2450; Dressing table (pictured) £2495. Desk £2375; Armoire £6200; Chair £819.

And So To Bed has stores throughout the UK

Visit the website for more information and to view And So To Bed’s complete new Floral Collection of romantic bedroom furniture.

Tel:   (0808) 144 4343

Read more about : Bedroom Furniture, Beds

Sharps’ Cabin Bed – A Place For Work Rest & Play

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Children’s bedrooms often prove to be a difficult area to furnish – as you really want to produce a functional area to control all of their personal things, in an organised yet trendy way.

Look no further than the skilfully created Sharps Cabin Bed, which enables you to effortlessly make best use of the storage potential in a child’s room in style.

The Cabin Bed creates lots more storage room for your child’s clothing, toys and memorabilia, in cupboards, drawers or open shelving, beneath a single bed structure; featured here with a bed bridge (optional), which is just perfect for storing bulky things such as duvets.

There is also a hidden alcove at the foot of the bed that provides an ideal place to stow away books or for an alarm clock, when the room is too small for a bedside table.

Down lighting, can also be incorporated in the bed bridge, which can improve bedtime reading.

A streamlined and practical desk area can be added to the room that sits alongside the wardrobe, just right for play or work and ensures no waste of space.

A seating area to accompany the desk can be built onto a chest of drawers, providing an ideal place for relaxation.

Also featured in the room is a very deep wardrobe that incorporates the Sharp Flexispace wardrobe scheme, which offers an adaptable system for hangers that can expand as your child grows.

The wardrobe also includes open shelves on the wall behind the Flexispace structure, which provides storage room for bulky clothing, or large toys and maximises the available space.

The provision of a raised bed and hidden storage units, adds excitement to a child’s room and promotes pride in their special bedroom.

Sharps will consult with your children to form a room that reflects their personality and includes all of their needs.

The fully installed Sharps bedroom is priced from £1,800, including manufacture, design, delivery and installation.

For more information on the Sharps’ Cabin Bed System and to browse their entire bedroom range, go to the website.

Tel:   (0800) 9178 178

Read more about : Bedroom Furniture, Beds, Wardrobes