New eTRV Controls Central Heating Costs

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

New eTRV Controls Central Heating Costs With gas and oil prices in the UK continuing to increase significantly, homeowners are eager to control the cost of central heating by saving energy.

This key issue is being addressed by heating control specialists Chalmor Ltd with their new eTRV – an innovative, British-made thermostatic electronic radiator valve that can potentially save on gas or oil central heating costs, typically by between 15% and 25%.

This clever invention makes it simple for the central heating radiators in every room to be individually and easily operated by using the eTRV’s neat, slim remote controlled handset.

This multiple award winning energy-saving product is now available for use in homes and in commercial and public buildings in the UK:

Existing thermostatic radiator valves can easily be replaced by eTRV at home by simply unscrewing and replacing with eTRV.

However, if thermostatic radiator valves are not already fitted then eTRV needs to be fitted professionally.

Each radiator can be controlled not only individually, but also in an exceedingly flexible way:

  • For example, in the home, the bathroom could be heated throughout the day – to a comfortable temperature in the morning, a low temperature in the day and an economy temperature in the evening.
  • Similarly a sitting room could be heated just on weekday evenings, but all afternoon and evening at weekends.
  • Fitting the eTRV also removes the need for older or less able people to bend down, as using the remote control handset they can now adjust their warmth levels from the comfort of their armchair.
  • The eTRV is also compatible with home automation systems.

An additional cost saving factor on eTRV is the reduction of VAT from 20% down to 5% if supplied and fitted by a registered tradesman, such as a VAT-registered plumber or heating engineer.

Retail price of the eTRV is £49.99+VAT and the handset costs £9.99+VAT.

For more information and advice about the Chalmon eTRV, please visit the website.

Tel:   (0843) 2895022

Read more about : Central Heating Radiators, Radiators

Find Your Gothic Glamour At Ayers And Graces

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Find Your Gothic Glamour At Ayers and Graces The key home interiors trend for autumn this year is the self-indulgent fashion of gothic glamour, so its time to think brave bevelled and black.

If you’re considering refurbishing your living room with the most glamorous look of the season, then look no further than mirror specialists, Ayers and Graces.

The beautiful Ornate Monaco Mirror may be the solution to your personal gothic trend – This heavily ornate mirror has a thick black frame and is finished with glorious gesso detailing. It bares a smouldering elegance that would compliment any room and create a lavish and luxurious environment.

But if you fancy something more chic, romantic and understated, then the Paris mirror (featured here) is just right for you. This pretty oval mirror is adorned with gorgeous swags and bows and finished in a vintage French shabby chic style. This would be the ideal statement piece to revamp your bedroom and turn it into a luxurious black boudoir.

Or why not add a new element to your hallway, to get the ultimate Gothic element flowing through your home, with the
Black Dutch Oval Mirror? This striking ornate mirror comes complete with bevelled oval glass and can be hung in either landscape or portrait positions.

All are obtainable online at Ayers And Graces priced as follows:

  • Ornate Monaco Mirror, 81cm x 71cm, £215.
  • Black Dutch Oval Mirror, 55cm x 47cm, £89.
  • Paris Mirror, 80cm x 52.5cm, £159.

To view the entire range of Ayers And Graces mirrors in black, please visit the website.

Tel: (01582) 536760

Read more about : Home Interiors, Mirrors

Genie Express Vac Launched For Simple Cleaning

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Genie Express Vac Launched For Simple Cleaning The brand new Genie Express Vac is here to solve all sorts of problems, whether you need to quickly clean round after the kids, or you need a quick vacuum before the arrival of unexpected visitors:

  • Designed to make cleaning simple, this powerful, compact bagless vacuum cleaner has got plenty of suck, but will easily fit into your cupboard and at less than 5kg, it’s light enough to carry upstairs without difficulty.
  • A HEPA filter is built-in to help trap dust and pollen that could cause you irritation.
  • It’s really easy to empty too. Just hold the container over your bin, press the button and behold the dust is gone.
  • There are two handy tools on board the Express Vac – a crevice tool to whisk away dust from corners and a dusting brush for sprucing up your furniture and skirting boards. Everything you need for a quick and simple clean every day!

Features:
Powerful -1400 watts means there’s plenty of cleaning power for sprucing up your home in a jiffy.

Lightweight – It’s easy to lift and carry making cleaning a breeze.

HEPA filtration – Traps dirt and dust particles, so less get back into your home, which is perfect for allergy sufferers!

The Genie Express Vac is available exclusively from ASDA for an introductory price of only £35.

For further information about The Genie Express Vac, please visit the website.

Tel: (08448) 112280.

Read more about : Home Interiors

Spacious & Stylish Custom-Built Storage Solutions

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Spacious & Stylish Custom-Built Storage Solutions 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

Read more about : Bedroom Furniture, Wardrobes

Special Offers On Play Cottages In Time for Christmas

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Special Offers On Play Cottages In Time for Christmas The Playhouse Company is offering some really attractive seasonal discounts on some of their playhouses, with guaranteed delivery and installation before Christmas, if ordered before the 30th of October.

The Company’s workshops are busy all year round, creating wonderful playhouses to delight children and parents alike. (Just like Santa and his elves)

The Christmas offer applies to four of their standard and most popular playhouse designs and will ensure endless hours of healthy play and pleasure that will last way beyond Christmas day:

Offer 1 SAVE £600 on the 6’ x 4’ Cottage (pictured here), which features cedar shingle roof, window boxes, stable door with diamond shaped window, letter box, two shutter windows and is fully painted. Normal price £2,100 down to £1,500.

Offer 2 SAVE £800 on the 7’ x 5’ Cottage, which features cedar shingle roof, scalloped fascia, window boxes, standard door with diamond shaped window, letterbox, two shutter windows and is fully painted.
Normal price £2,800 down to £2,000.

Offer 3. SAVE £200 on the 5’ x 3’ Cottage, which features cedar shingle roof, straight fascia, window boxes, standard door with heart shaped window, two windows and is fully painted.
Normal price £1,100 down to £900.

Offer 4. SAVE £1,500 on the 5’ x 5’ Double Platform Play Den,
which features four windows, cedar shingle roof, stable door with heart shaped window and is fully painted.
All on a double platform with steps and a slide.
Normal price £6,500 down to £5,000.

The Playhouse Company’s expert staff has over 20 years experience in designing and building bespoke children’s playhouses.

Their playhouses, castles, tree houses and play equipment are all individually designed, built and installed to the highest standards by their craftsmen.

To view the Playhouse Company’s extensive ranges of children’s playhouses, please visit the website.

Read more about : Building Services, Gazebos, Leisure

National Wool Week 5th to 11th September 2011

Friday, August 19th, 2011

National Wool Week 5th to 11th September 2011 HRH Charles Prince of Wales launched an initiative last year to encourage the use of wool, – promoting it as an eco-friendly, versatile, fashionable and durable material.

The enormously successful campaign centred around Wool Week last autumn and this year, it is scheduled for 5th – 11th September, for which the Yorkshire bed maker, Harrison Spinks is an official partner in the promotion.

Harrison Spinks prides itself on rearing its own flock of sheep for wool, which is then used in manufacturing its mattresses:

  • Yorkshire wool is not only the best wool to use for its resilience and breathability, it also reduces the carbon footprint of the wool from 12,000 miles by container ship from Australia, to a maximum of 100 miles.
  • The Harrison Spinks Farm provides wool for all three of its brands – Harrison, Sonmus and Spink & Edgar.

The use of locally sourced natural fillings in mattresses has many benefits.
As well as being kinder to the environment, materials such as hempure and British wool, help to regulate body temperature during sleep and promote a restful night – ensuring comfort, resilience and breathability.

For further information about the Harrison Spinks Farm and the processing of raw materials into mattresses, please visit the website.

Read more about : Beds, Shows and Events

Keep Cool In Merlyn’s Spacious Series 8 Shower Wall

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Keep Cool In Merlyn’s Spacious Series 8 Shower Wall The Series 8 Shower Wall available from Merlyn Showering, is a great way to keep cool and refreshed this summer.

If you don’t have a pool to dive into when the heat becomes too much, then indulging in a cool shower could be an ideal option.

The spacious Series 8 Shower Wall featured here, will take you back to days of drenching yourself in cool sprinkler water in the garden:

  • It stands an airy height of 2015mm and provides an easy walk through, making you instantly feel cooler.
  • The Series 8 Shower Wall is a quality yet reasonably priced choice for producing a wet room look.
  • It can also be used with a low level tray – to give the allusion of a wet room.
  • Made from 8mm clear safety glass and featuring a chrome bracing bar, this refreshing shower pod is sure to keep you cool in the summer heat.

Features
Product: Series 8 Shower Wall.
Available sizes: 800, 900, 1000, 1200 mm.
Toughened 8mm glass.
Coated in Mershield® protected glass.
Suitable for recess or corner situation.
Suitable for shower tray application.
Reversible.
Height: 2015mm (including rail).Retail prices start at £536 including VAT.

For further information on Merlyn Showering’s enclosures, please visit the website.


Read more about : Shower Enclosures, Shower Trays, Walk-in Showers

Intervari® To Offer The Entire Mobalco Kitchen Range

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Intervari® To Offer The Entire Mobalco Kitchen Range The elite kitchen furniture maker Mobalco has chosen luxury interiors specialist Intervari®, as the exclusive UK distributor of its award-winning designs and products.

Mobalco started manufacture in Spain and is now world-famous for its high-technology kitchen ideas in a modern style.

Intervari® will offer the entire Mobalco product range, officially launching the new collection in September, at its flagship showroom on London’s famous Wigmore Street:

  • Among the products it will introduce is Mobalco’s Avantgarde kitchen, winner of the Feria Internacional de Mueble design prize, (in our picture) and the Aero kitchen, a highly durable steel structure with an elegant, sophisticated finish.
  • Intervari® will also offer Mobalco’s exclusive Organica environmentally-friendly kitchen, featuring applications such as a water purifier to reduce plastic bottle use, separate bins to promote recycling and a bread machine for producing home-baked goods.
  • Mobalco’s innovative UK product range will include the Orgamix, which provides three electrical plug sockets, vacuum packer, food mixer and precision kitchen scales for island kitchens, the chic Orgavital storage system and The Germinator, a vessel for cultivating organic seeds in the kitchen.

“We’re thrilled that Mobalco has chosen Intervari® as its sole distributor in the UK,” commented Stephen Boad, Managing Director of Intervari®. “Both companies are founded on the principles of passion for design, careful selection of materials, attention to detail and outstanding customer service, and this partnership reinforces Intervari’s position at the cutting edge of kitchen design.”

The Intervari® Wigmore Street W1 showroom is open six days a week Monday to Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm.

Intervari® specialises in bespoke design and manufacture of beautiful handcrafted kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms.

For further information about the Intervari bespoke handcrafted kitchen ranges, please visit the website.

Tel : +44 (0)1908 635300

Read more about : Bespoke Kitchens, Fitted Kitchens, Kitchen Accessories

Arighi Bianchi Pays Homage to 1960’s Manhattan Glamour

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Arighi Bianchi Pays Homage to 1960’s Manhattan Glamour

One of the UK’s most trendy independent furniture stores Arighi Bianchi, is paying respect to the stylish 1960s for Autumn/Winter 2011, with a cool, glamorous and distinctly Martini Manhattan influenced range of furniture and accessories.

The collections feature stunning colours and textures – from cool silvers to glossy woods and velvets in classy mocha and metallic shades – and sensual shapes and designs.

They include the luxurious and shapely Caterina sofa, the decadent and seriously sophisticated Avon Grand sofa (pictured here) and the Hepburn sunflower yellow sofa.

Complete the look with the Starbay New York Coffee Table, (pictured) created from glowing Walnut with leather handles and a glossy finish, achieved by applying seven layers of varnish by hand.

From the New York range, Arighi Bianchi also introduces the ultimate in indulgent luxury for any sophisticated woman about town – your own make-up chest the Marie Galante make-up trunk.

Prices
New York Walnut Coffee Table. Reduced from £2535 to £2155.
Caterina Large Sofa. Reduced from £1649 to £1195.
Avon Grand sofa. Reduced from £1,815 to £1,365.
Hepburn Extra Large Sofa. Reduced from £2,729 to £2,319.
Marie Galante make-up trunk. Reduced from £2105.00 to £1795.00.

The collections are available at Arighi Bianchi’s Cheshire store and online, where The Summer Sale is now on.

Tel: (01625) 613333

Read more about : Home Interiors, Sofas

Home Lighting Tips – Fireplaces From John Cullen

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Home Lighting Tips – Fireplaces From John Cullen Here are some additional home lighting tips from Sally Storey, Design Director of John Cullen Lighting:

Fireplaces

  • A fireplace can resemble a gloomy large black hole in the summer without a cheerful fire to light it, but all you need to bring it back to life is two plug-in highlights that can also create an immediate uplifting impact all year round. (Square Highlight, £93 from John Cullen).
  • Fireplaces with architectural features look particularly good when up lit, so consider using a 5 amp circuit, so that the lights can be switched on by the door.
  • Also recommended is to add two small 1w LED up lights in the hearth. (Lucca, £97 from John Cullen).
  • If up lights aren’t recessed into the hearth, make sure they blend in as much as possible with the fireplace.
  • Up lighting a fire surround works particularly well when you have a painting hanging above it that is lit with a down light, which helps to balance the overall effect.

About
John Cullen Lighting, founded in 1981, is Britain’s leading lighting specialist and offers a complete service for all aspects of interior and exterior lighting.

Sally Storey took over as Design Director from John Cullen in 1986. She is one of the world’s leading lighting experts having written three books on the subject. She has since been joined by fellow Design Director Lucy Martin and is supported by a team of ten designers.

All John Cullen light fitting designs are manufactured in Britain.
John Cullen Showroom Address: 561-563 Kings Road, Fulham, SW6 2EB.

To view the truly inspirational John Cullen lighting designs, please visit the website.

Stockist Enquiries: (020) 7371 9000

Read more about : Garden Lights, Home Lighting