Izziwotnot’s Little Star And Beautiful For Boys And Girls.

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Izziwotnot’s Little Star And Beautiful For Boys And Girls. Izziwotnot, have been very successful previously in designing various gender specific nursery collections, which have focused on the use of colour to create some stimulating ranges for boys and girls.

For their latest designs they have teamed up with Forever Friends, to produce Little Star and Beautiful for boys and girls.

Charmingly boyish, Forever Friends Little Star featured here, appeals to bright little boys:

  • A fresh white backdrop is teamed with a zesty palette featuring striking shades of lime, aquamarine and tangerine.
  • Colourful text embroideries and snazzy stripes, combine with charming checks and starry prints for a truly boyhood feel.

Forever Friends Beautiful delightfully elegant, speaks for itself, a design to be adored by little girls everywhere:

  • A crisp white backdrop is teamed with a warming palette featuring soft shades of blush and pink, shot with a gentle green.
  • Delicate blossom embroideries and velvet trims combine with damask and lace prints for a charming vintage feel.

The snugly and soft Forever Friends bear appliqués in Little Star and Beautiful, make both truly indulgent designs for the nursery; a room for sharing the warmest of hugs with your little one, boy or girl.

The Little Star and Beautiful collections offer everything you could desire for your nursery:

Moses Baskets available in Maize and Natural/White/Dark Wicker.
Bedding for cot beds from Quilt, Sheets, Bumper and Blankets to Luxury Coverlet Bale.
Nursery decor including Curtains, Fabric Lantern and Canvas Arts.
Sleepsuits available in two sizes and two tog ratings.
Storage items such as Cot Tidy and Nappy Stacker.
Bathtime accessories including, Changing Mat Cover and Cuddlerobes.
Cuddly Forever Friends Plush Bear and Cushions.

To view the charming Izziwotnot nursery ranges for little ones and to find your local stockist, please visit the website.
Tel: (0161) 830 1919

Read more about : Bedlinen, Childs Furniture

Save Around £400 A Year On Your Energy Bills

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Save Around £400 A Year On Your Energy Bills We are all facing another large increase in fuel prices in the UK this winter, so now might be the right time to consider installing a multi fuel or wood burning stove.

A wood burning stove can save around £400 a year on your energy bills.

There are many other benefits of installing a stylish wood burning stove in your home:

  • Open fireplaces let up to 90% of the heat escape up the chimney, thus wasting fuel and burning money.
  • Performance of multi fuel or wood burning stoves, is measured in efficiency ratings and the higher the rating, the more efficient the stove.
  • High performance stoves cost a lot less to run, typically attain 80% efficiency, cleaner burning and produce fewer carbon emissions.
  • Well-designed wood burning stoves are lined with vermiculite – a natural mineral that expands with the application of heat. Vermiculite helps to increase the stove temperature improving efficiency, saves money on fuel as less wood is burned.
  • A wood burning stove is a much cleaner option than an open fire.
  • For instance, when using a WilsonBailey wood burning stove every day, the ash pan only needs emptying once a fortnight, which is nothing like as messy as clearing out an open fire grate daily.
  • WilsonBailey high performance multi fuel and wood burning stoves are British made, and suitable for all homes. Priced from £1450.

Another essential feature to include when you’re considering installing a wood burning stove is a ‘clean glass’ airwash system, which ensures you will always see the flickering flames and glowing embers. A poorly designed stove means you’ll end up cleaning the blackened window on a regular basis..

If you haven’t used your fireplace for a long time it’s essential to get an inspection to check the chimney is sound and the flue is in good working order, by consulting a professional chimney sweep in your local area. (The National Association of Chimney Sweeps).

Finally, when it comes to installing your multi fuel or wood burning stove, always get it done by an expert.

For detailed information about WilsonBailey stoves, or help with both installation questions and general stove enquiries, please visit the website.

Tel: (01202) 894 549

Read more about : Fireplaces, Multi Fuel Stoves, Wood Burning Stoves

Redesign Your Bathroom Easily With A 3D Planner

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Redesign Your Bathroom Easily With A 3D Planner Would you like to redesign your family bathroom, but find it difficult to satisfy everyone’s individual desires?
Your ideal solution is now available with Frontline Bathroom’s 3D planner, which makes the process ever so simple!

Frontline Bathrooms’ smart 3D planner helps consumers to explore, view and price a new bathroom, all from the comfort of their own home.
The company boasts a wide range of over 6000 products, suitable for all tastes and budgets, thus removing the time and effort needed to search the Internet looking for the right products.

For inspiration, you could consider the featured Aquatrend Shower Bath Suite:

  • Just perfect for families as it has a mobile over bath screen, which is just the thing for splashy bath times!
  • Also the furniture is wall hung (helpful for cleaning) with soft close on all of the drawers.
  • The toilet seat is also soft close, ideal for protecting little fingers.
  • Lots of storage space is provided for bath toys and toiletries and the mirrored cabinet is push open, which is a safe way to store medicines.

Sales and Marketing Director Michael Sammon says, “We understand that planning a bathroom can be very time consuming, so we have launched the first end-user 3D planner to give customers one place to research, design and price their perfect bathroom.

The Aquatrend Shower Bath Suite is ideal for families who want both a stylish yet practical bathroom. It has been cleverly designed to offer storage space for all the clutter, as well as offering some ingenious safety features. This suite was made for family life – 2011 style!.”

For a demonstration of Frontline Bathroom’s unique 3D Planner, please visit the website.

Tel: (0845) 470 2427

Read more about : Bathroom Cabinets, Bathroom Furniture, Bathroom Suites, Bathroom Toilets, Bathroom Vanity Units, Shower Enclosures

Autumn – A Time For Bright And Cosy Interiors

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Autumn – A Time For Bright And Cosy Interiors Soon we will all be spending more time indoors as Autumn slowly approaches and the evenings become darker and more chilly, which may be a good time to update and add some bright and cosy colours to our home.

The bedroom might be an ideal place to start, by considering at IKEA’s latest brilliant textiles range:

New to IKEA this August is the EVIOR collection. Designed by Kajsa Aronsson; the textile range features original designs with a sense of humour, place and culture, which is seen in the EIVOR LEVA, quilt cover and pillowcases.

Below Kajsa talks about her inspiration behind the design pattern of the EIVOR LEVA bed linen. As part of the EIVOR line launching this August, Kajsa has also designed a quilt cushions and curtains.

“Sometimes I use the texts in the patterns and sometimes I keep it for myself and make the designs more as a picture of my ‘hidden’ story, I think that EIVOR LEVA is very much an image of my own life, with associations and threads to memories, people and events that I like and love.

The images of people, lamp posts, buses, plants, scooters, buildings—they are the reality I experience and see in the district of Södermalm, Stockholm, where I live and work.

I really like to sit and look out: small birds that I’m feeding, the water with sailing boats and kayaks during summertime and skaters and skiers during the winter, people walking with their dogs, etc.

One image in the pattern I particularly like, is the line of people queuing for the bus. I think that’s kind of a view of everyday life.”

To view IKEA’s stimulating new EVIOR textile range, please visit the website.

Read more about : Bedlinen, Curtain Fabric, Cushions, Home Interiors, Ikea Furniture

Make Your Own Jams, Chutneys And Preserves With Ease

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Make Your Own Jams Chutneys And Preserves With EaseHarrod Horticultural aim to help you make your own, chutneys and preserves in the way you like them, by providing just the right mix of ideal products.

Using Harrod Horticultural’s wide range of kits, you can easily start producing your own unique produce, with maslin pans, kilner jars, utensils etc and decline the mass-produced supermarket jams and preserves.

Would be chefs will really enjoy the “Easy Jams, Chutneys and Preserves Book”, by John Harrison, accompanied by the Jam Making Bundle Offer, containing all the indispensable equipment you require for perfect jam making:

A tough and durable stainless steel 9ltr maslin pan, a flat edged scraper spoon, a thermometer, a stainless steel jam funnel, 6 x 1lb preserving jars with twist off lids and a sealing and labelling kit.

Removing seeds and pips is a monotonous task, rendered unnecessary with the Strainer Bag and Stand or the large Muslin Square.

The renowned 150 year old Kilner brand is also represented, with a multi pack of 12 half litre or 1 litre Preserve Jars, or Kilner Clip Top Jars to contain your home-made jam, chillies or preserves.

The Jam Making Sealing and Labelling Accessories Kit, Jar Labels for Jam and Chutney and Gingham Jar Covers, complete the range, and could turn your unique produce into thoughtful Christmas presents for family and friends this year.

New to the range for 2011 is the Viscodisc Home Starter Kit, perfect for pickling kit, which supplies the answer to that age-old larder conundrum – how to keep bottled produce below its preserving liquid (normally brine, vinegar or oil), thus preventing oxidation while retaining freshness and colour.
With 4 different sizes of plastic inserts and inserters there is a size just perfect for every pickling jar.

For further information about The Harrod Horticultural range of preserve making kits, please visit the website.

Tel: Customer Services (0845) 218 5301

Read more about : Kitchen Accessories

New Range Of Bean Bag Chairs From BeanBagBazaar

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

New Range Of Bean Bag Chairs From BeanBagBazaarBeanBagBazaar, the leading UK designer and retailer of bean bags and bean-filled furniture, has announced the launch of a unique and exclusive range of two-in-one chairs.

The company’s new design in bean-filled furniture takes space-saving, adaptable furniture to a whole new level.

The Do2 Home range of bean bag chairs can be quickly altered from one product into another, with a novel system of transferring the bean filling:

The Do2 Home in our picture

  • Features a bean-packed ottoman that unzips in seconds to become a squishy, bean bag seat.
  • The Do2 is one of the first two-in-one products of its kind to hit the UK marketplace.

The classic XL bean bag doubles up as a full size lounger mattress, ideal as a spare bed for guests.

Mark Dolder, managing director of BeanBagBazaar said, “This flexibility in shape and function is increasingly in demand, as consumers look for adaptable furniture to suit open-plan living and a more fluid lifestyle.

“With half of all new UK homes now being built as flats or maisonettes, we know there is a lot of competition for space in the home. Consumers increasingly want products that ease the pressure.”

The Do2 Home range is now available to buy online, exclusively from the BeanBagBazaar website, priced from £89.99.
Both new products are demonstrated with videos on the website.

About

BeanBagBazaar is part of The Bazaar Group of furniture designers who have taken the original 1970s beanbag concept, and transformed it into a range of innovative bean-filled furnishings for adults, children, babies, pets and gaming enthusiasts.

To view the complete ranges of BeanBagBazaar’s bean-filled furnishings, please visit the website.

Read more about : Childs Furniture, Contemporary Furniture, Sofas

Newtons Gorgeous Folding Vanity Screens

Monday, August 8th, 2011

Newtons Gorgeous Folding Vanity Screens Newtons, the UK company well-known for its dramatic collection of period style bedroom furniture, has introduced a beautiful selection of vanity screens for the bedroom; reminding us of the stylish ambience of times past…

Their Triple Screen is a striking piece – designed to make an impact!

The three hinged sections have full length mirrors, carved by hand from mahogany and available in Noir, French White, and Parisienne Cream.

The Rococo Triple Screen

  • Shows intricate and heavily carved detail at the head of the middle segment for best possible presence in the bedroom.
  • This screen is the perfect piece of furniture for those that like to be admired and likely to enjoy showing off their elegant folding screen!

The Antoinette Triple Screen

  • Has a more understated tone; designed with delicate carvings along the mirror edging.
  • It brightens the bedroom as the full-length mirrors reflect natural light around the room during the day.

These glamorous Triple Screens are made from quality materials and match up with Newtons’ stunning Rococo and Antoinette ranges; including attractive beds, bedside nightstands, chest of drawers, wardrobes and dressing tables.

Originating in China in the 7th Century, folding screens were made in a wide range of sizes; from very large folding screens; used as room partitions, to miniature folding screens; used as attractive ornaments on tabletops.

Priced at: Rococo Triple Screen £399, (pictured here); Antoinette Triple Screen also £399.

To view Newtons’ Rococo Triple Screen collection and beautiful period style bedroom furniture collections, please visit the website.

Telephone for stockists: (01626) 333006

Read more about : Bedroom Furniture

A Great New Multimedia Speaker System From Bose

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

A New Multimedia Speaker System From Bose With the new Companion® 20 multimedia speaker system from Bose, you can now enjoy significantly improved audio performance from your computer.
This two-piece multimedia speaker system reproduces full, natural sound, whether you’re in front of your computer or away across the room.

TrueSpace® technology and a highly developed port design make your music, games and videos come alive with striking clarity and impressive low notes at any volume.

And all that sound emanates from just two speakers—no need for a bass module. With a few quick connections, you can enjoy the wealth of content on your computer with the rich Bose sound.

Powerful sound from just two speakers:

  • The advanced port design and powerful drivers are key to the low-note performance that adds depth to music, games and videos. Anyone listening for the first time might scan the floor for a subwoofer, but there’s none to be found. All the sound comes from just two smart speakers.
  • A unique control pod features rotational volume control and one-touch mute functionality, plus convenient dual inputs for connecting headphones and/or a second audio source, like an iPod or a tablet.
  • Enjoy room-filling sound – right from your computer – with the Companion® 20 multimedia speaker system. Priced at £199.00.

Features
Proprietary TrueSpace® stereo digital processing circuitry, generates a wide two-channel soundstage designed specifically for listening at your media center.
The versatile control pod features rotational volume control, single-touch mute, headphone jack and connection for a second audio source.

For further information on the Bose Companion® 20 multimedia speaker system, please visit the website.
Tel: (0800)-085-9021

Read more about : Home Entertainment

Cut Cost And Boost Performance Of Your Central Heating

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

Cut Cost And Boost Performance Of Your Central Heating
The UK launch of the unique Oxyvent Tank, will be great news for homeowners eager to cut heating costs in the home.

This pioneering new tank, which is small enough to fit into an airing cupboard, cuts fuel use, heating bills and carbon emissions, whilst heating a home more efficiently.

It will even solve common domestic heating problems and reduce maintenance costs, in any of the 22 million homes in the UK with a water-based heating system – new or old.

Paul Worswick, Oxyvent Director, said: “Colder winters and rising heating bills mean people want products that will drive down heating bills, but they also want to make sure they feel the benefit of the heating they do pay for.”

What does the Oxyvent tank do?

  • It forces radiators to radiate more heat out into the centre of a room so homeowners get the benefit of the heat, not the walls or ceilings as happens with conventional systems.
  • It imposes boiler temperatures to be set at 60 degrees (65 degrees when heating water), using much less fuel thus cutting the cost of heating bills.
  • It increases the efficiency of condensing boilers as the cooler water running through the system, means the boiler will be in condensing mode a lot more of the time, saving more fuel and money.
  • It makes hot water flow around the central heating system much faster, which fixes problems such as odd radiators in a home that don’t work or radiators with cold areas.
  • It takes the air out of a central heating system, so there is no need to bleed radiators and it also radically reduces corrosion in radiators, reducing the build up of sludge and reducing the need for power flushing.
  • When an Oxyvent Tank is installed with a condensing boiler, the savings and efficiencies are significantly increased compared to a standard boiler installation.

How much energy and money does it really save?
Following thousands of installs in Ireland, where the Oxyvent patented technology was invented, testing by Trinity College Dublin found that people felt 30% more comfortable in a room heated by a boiler with an Oxyvent tank installed set to 63 degrees, than when the boiler was set to 74 degrees prior to installation.

Taking an energy bill of £1200, £684 of this goes on heating space in your home (57% according to DECC energy trends 2009). With energy providers announcing price rises of up to 18%, homeowners could see this rise to £807.
Installs to date show the Oxyvent could save up to 30% on energy bills, so a house with an Oxyvent tank installed would see the central heating portion of their bill drop to £565. That’s an overall saving of £242.

Launch price of £495 RRP exc. VAT if purchased before 1st October 2011. Usual price £560 RRP. exc. VAT.

The Oxyvent tank is available to order online at www.oxyvent.com.

For more detailed information on the Oxyvent central heating tank, please visit the website.
Tel: (01403) 280 164

Read more about : Gas Boilers, Radiators, Underfloor Heating

Hand Painted China From Holly Lasseter Designs

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Hand Painted China From Holly Lasseter DesignsHolly Lasseter creates and hand paints her fine china tableware collections at her home in Dorset.

If you fancy acquiring a piece of fine British craftsmanship, how about investing in a lovingly hand painted fine china tea set.

Holly’s designs are created from an original collection of botanical flowers, fruit and vegetables including insects and butterflies.

However, Holly is happy to discuss your personal requirements, as well as offering individual preferences with wording or any special motifs.

Every teacup tells a tale:

Standard collection prices – Teapots from £75, cups and saucers as featured here, from £38, plates from £25, large platters and bowls from £100.

All of the pieces are available online from the Holly Lasseter Designs website.

About

Holly has been hand painting fine china in her home in Dorset for over fifteen years.

Her collections range from one-off items, to complete dinner services, as well as tile pictures for kitchens and bathrooms.

Her timeless delicate designs are inspired by the natural world including flowers, fruit, vegetables and insects.

She deals exclusively with UK companies for her base china and for the supply, printing and make-up of her fabrics and textile products.

She also accepts private commissions – no task is too small or too great and she enjoys incorporating her clients’ special requests, to create truly unique pieces. You can even choose colours and designs to fit in with the interior decoration of your home.

To view Holly Lasseter’s charming collections of hand painted china, please visit the website.

Tel: (01305) 815784

Read more about : Tableware