Matki Showering has unveiled its latest enclosure design - the New Classica Shower; a collection of highly polished stainless steel surrounds available in straight, corner and recess variants, to suit any shape or size of bathroom.

The New Classica is an elegant addition to the extensive collection of shower enclosures offered by Matki Showering:

The shower’s frame is produced from high quality stainless steel, which is polished to give a stylish and glamorous look to any luxury bathroom.

Steel has hardwearing properties and is therefore able to easily support the toughened glass, which is 10mm thick.
 
The shower is fitted with a smooth running, soft closure sliding door, which quietly pulls itself shut.
 
 The chrome column shower head, compliments the design and offers either a deluge, or handheld shower to bathe under.
 
 The low profile tray brings minimalist style to the shower, eliminating the need to step up and into the enclosure, whilst adding a wet room  feel.

The shower waste is an unusual rectangular shape produced from stainless steel that can be lifted allowing easy access for cleaning. 

Matki Showering continues to create a showering experience, which combines invigorating design with uncompromising construction.

Web:  http://www.matki.co.uk

Tel: 01454 322888

LG Electronics has launched a stylish all-in-one oven that integrates both microwave and grill functions; the SolarCUBE oven can cook nutritious meals, up to four times faster than a conventional oven.

This is good news for families and professionals, enabling them to spend less time in the kitchen, providing healthy meals, using half the energy in half the time.

The SolarCUBE oven is unique as it uses a combination of four heat sources including a halogen light, which ensures that the outside is crispy whilst keeping the inside moist and tender, sealing in all the flavours and nutrients:

• This stylish new appliance has an oven like cavity, in which even the oddest shaped dishes can be placed.
• The three-level rack system also enables consumers to cook several dishes at once.
• So simple to operate - the attractive, intelligent controls compliment its sleek exterior, whilst easily guiding consumers through the many cooking options.

LG’s new SolarCUBE is available in black and stainless steel, from Comet stores and other leading independent electrical retailers nationwide.

Web: http;// www.lge.com.

CANTIFIX the award winning specialists in glass structures, now offer a superb range of products, along with comprehensive advice, and a help guide, from it’s easy to navigate on-line shop.

Whether you are looking for folding doors, sliding doors, hinged doors, windows, glass roofs or glass floors, a visit to their new website will both inspire and inform you.

The featured glass floor has been engineered to allow people to walk and stand on it.
These floors are both practical and stylish and permit light to be transferred between floors in your home, without restricting the floor space.
The glass floor is available in either clear, sandblasted or low iron glass.

In a world where we are now conscious of the effects we all have on the environment, CANTIFIX promise to offset the carbon emissions from the conversion of the raw materials that are used to produce your order.

On placement of the order online, CANTIFIX then estimates the CO2 emissions involved and make a payment on the purchaser’s behalf, to the Climate Care charity.

Web: http://www.cantifixonline.com

Have you ever been desperate for a cup of tea but can’t be bothered to boil up the kettle? Tefal have provided the solution with Quick Cup - an extraordinary invention that serves hot or cool water in 3 seconds.

It only heats the water you need and uses only a third of the energy of an ordinary electric kettle - so a great time, energy and money saver.

The stylish Tefal Quick Cup incorporates a patented Opti-Quick heating system ensuring a quality cuppa at any time of the day and includes a Claris Filter Cartridge that provides fresh filtered water on tap.

Other features include:

• Versatile, perfect for any hot or cold drink or instant snacks.
  Stainless Steel control panel.
  Flowstop system, manual or automatic flow.
  1.5L removable water tank Easy filling.
  Cool touch body.
  Anti-dust tank lid.

The Tefal Quick Cup is available from UK major retailers priced at £59.99 (RRP).

Web: http://www.tefal.co.uk/tefal

Welcome the sunshine into your conservatory this year and relax, with the contemporary look of the new Oyster sofa by Supatra.

The comfortable curves combined with the easy living natural appeal of the silky smooth water hyacinth, provides everything you need, to enjoy and rediscover the bright space of your conservatory.

Natural fibres and plush cushions, together with solid wood frames tightly covered with water hyacinth, gives a solid feel, which is very similar to an upholstered sofa; the Oyster sofa could be an ideal solution for your conservatory, sunroom, or indeed any room in your home.

If you have travelled Asia or just like Chinese style furniture, you will appreciate Supatra’s extensive selection of handcrafted bedroom, living room, dining and conservatory furniture; the range includes many oriental design classics, as well as an increasing range of Oriental inspired contemporary designs.

Featured here, is the Oyster 3 seater sofa and 1 seater sofa (with swivel function), pictured woven in caramel water hyacinth and burnt orange fabric.

• Dimensions and Prices:
  1 seater W84xD84xH75cm. Priced at £260.
  2 seater W150xD80xH80cm. Priced at £460.
  3 seater W185xD80xh80cm. Priced at £588.

Web: http://www.supatra.co.uk

Tel: (01753) 858 885

Building on its success as the market leader in Germany, MyHammer means to revolutionise the UK trade services market and has now launched its interactive website, which aims to take the hassle out of home improvement, for consumers.

From putting up shelves to fitting a whole new kitchen, MyHammer offers a one-stop-shop for any home improvement job.

Through its approval process, users are assured in the knowledge that all tradesmen’s qualifications are verified, and the customer feedback mechanism provides further reassurance, when selecting the right tradesman for the job.

Since the new portal encourages full transparency within the sector, it can lead to savings of up to 30%, compared to traditional methods of appointing tradesmen.

The free, easy to use portal puts consumers in touch with a broader range of tradesmen and grows the quantity of work available to tradesmen for tender.

Once the job is posted on MyHammer, consumers can sit back, relax and wait for the quotes to come to them. They can get on with their busy lives, receiving handy alerts with each quote.

Free from geographical constraints, tradesmen can bid for the jobs they want to work on, leaving consumers to choose the best tradesman for the job, whether that choice is based on price, qualifications, customer feedback rating, or how quickly they can get the job done.

In addition, skilled tradesmen no longer have to rely on localised recommendation, as their MyHammer customer rating provides effective endorsement on a national scale.

Tradesmen also benefit from greater control over their inventory and workflow - depending how busy they are, they may choose to boost their level of work by travelling further or reduce quotes to increase volume of work.

Web: http://www.myhammer.co.uk

Evo-Stik has put the seal on bathroom and kitchen cleanliness with Anti-Germ, the first antibacterial tile adhesive, grout and sealant range.

Even though you clean your kitchen and bathroom surfaces rigorously, it’s impossible to get to the grime that lurks in the gaps and cracks between your tiles – unless you replace it regularly, or do a deep steam-clean - who does that?

Even worse, that pure white surface sealant you used to finish the job
becomes a breeding ground for ugly black mould and home to bacteria within days of application.

However Evo-Stik’s new Anti Germ range of white and translucent sealants for kitchen and bathrooms, and all-purpose tile adhesive and grout, offers a solution; the first products of their kind that kill germs — and go on killing them.

Anti-Germ destroys MRSA, E.Coli, Salmonella and other bacteria that can cause serious diseases, especially in the young and the elderly.

Even better, these long-lasting products perform as well as other products on the market in every respect, but cost no more.

Evo-Stik’s Neil Morrell said: “Customers are getting increasingly worried
about the germs that infest the surfaces in their home and while they use
household products that kill surface germs, they can’t get into the grout
or sealant, so germs still have a breeding ground.”

“Anti-Germ puts the seal on any job by continuing the antibacterial properties deep into the gaps and cracks between tiles.”

Follow this link to test how clean your kitchen and bathroom is:

http://www.anti-germ.co.uk/game.html

Standing on a beautiful quiet Chelsea street, situated close to the King’s and Fulham Roads; The Vale is a spacious end of terrace, period residence, with a large landscaped garden.

This home has been decorated in a fantastically eclectic style, using influences from across the world and is currently for sale through Hamptons International.

The Vale is approximately 7,881 sq ft and is arranged over four floors:

On the lower ground floor there is a stunning hand crafted country style kitchen, with an Aga and flagstone floors and space for a large dining table.

This leads onto a spacious family room/library and a beautifully constructed large conservatory, which makes the most of the lovely garden throughout the whole year.

There is also an elegantly proportioned dining room with a large bay window, which is perfect for formal dinners as there is an interlinking door to the staff quarters and food service area.

The raised ground floor is where the formal entertaining rooms can be found: two reception rooms, both generously proportioned and looking over the garden.

The master bedroom suite contains two vast bay windows, which overlook the garden, a walk in wardrobe, large bathroom with an original antique mural and an enormous wet room.

One of the main features of this house is the constant natural light you receive from the large windows, giving The Vale a feeling of space, which is a major benefit, as light is often lost in taller town houses.

The house has substantial staff accommodation, with private access to the property.

The Vale has off road parking for four cars and a large garden, which are both valuable and rare commodities in central London.

Chelsea is renowned for its fabulous central location and good transport links to areas such as Knightsbridge and Piccadilly.

The King’s Road has a large variety of fabulous shops and excellent restaurants and bars all of which are near to The Vale.

Guide price - £12.5million.

Web: http://www.hamptons.co.uk/

Design meets technology in the exclusive V-ZUG series Combi Steam SL oven, which is a testament to Swiss craftsmanship and engineering.

Cooking with steam is a long held tradition and the benefits are well documented:

Evenly distributed steam condenses on the food, cooking it gently and retaining the nutrients and flavour that normal cooking methods can so easily remove.

The Gourmet steam function, is an automatic programme that cleverly combines superheated steam and V-ZUG’s distinctive climate control, which effectively controls the steam and prevents food from over heating and drying out.

The Combi Steam SL has a multitude of functions including, an automatic descaling display, food probe and a soft roasting facility, which automatically controls the core temperature of the meat; this means that every cut of meat is perfectly cooked, tender and ready to serve.

Dimensions: 37.9 x 59.6 x 54.8. Chrome finish.
RRP from approx: £1,449.00 plus VAT.

LSY is the exclusive distributor of V-ZUG, the leading Swiss producer and supplier of kitchen and washing appliances.

Web: http://www.lsy-appliances.co.uk

Tel: (01908) 366363

Opus Technologies recognise no limits in the pursuit of pure sound and offer home entertainment systems of superb quality; the company has released two Exterior Speaker models – the OE150 and OE165 premium, to open up their Opus 500 system to wider uses.

These corrosion resistant high performance speakers are designed for most outdoor conditions and afford hi-fi quality sound in the garden, barbecues and by the pool; most importantly they are able to cope with varying alfresco dynamics to perform consistently every time.

• Key features:
  OE165 premium exterior speaker – 1 x 6.5” injection-moulded cone woofer provides an even more commanding bass performance.
  OE150 – 1 x 5.25” injection-moulded cone woofer for a clean and powerful sound.
• Specifically designed for outdoor use and guaranteed weatherproof.
• Supplied in white and can be over-painted to match any décor.
• Both models feature a 1” treated anodised aluminium dome tweeter, which is adept at directing treble energy across a wide area.
• The OE150 is compact and ideal for small spaces such as the underside of eaves on smaller terraces, while the OE165 revels in larger environments and is perfect for bigger parties.

Like all Opus designs the OE150 and OE165 are easy to install and come with an adjustable mounting bracket, which can be installed either horizontally or vertically.

Available now - suggested retail prices: OE150 - £130; OE165 - £175 per pair.

Web: http://www.opus.eu/default.php