Betta Living Introduces A Marble Style Kitchen Worktop

Marble Top1Betta Living the kitchen retailer, is launching a stimulating new marble-style worktop, which is to be available only in the UK, from Betta Living’s outlets and designers.*

The new GetaCore® Veneto, so called because of its Italian origin and European uniqueness, presents the look of natural marble, minus the high price frequently linked to natural products.

The Veneto worktop from Betta Living is priced at only £668 for a 2000mm x 900mm top, whereas marble costs about £1600 for a similar sized worktop,

The Veneto worktop not only gives the impression of a deluxe marble finish, it also offers an exceptionally high quality, hard wearing acrylic solid surface, which is extremely resistant to daily usage; it is also an extremely hygienic non-porous, worktop choice, which is easily cleaned.

Whilst marble tends to have a cold feel, Veneto has a pleasant warm texture and has the same workable potential as wooden materials, making it very resourceful for use in all shapes and sizes of kitchens.

Veneto is to launch in a choice of three coloured finishes, Pergamon, Black and Fog Grey.

Marble Top 2Particularly popular and on trend for floor and wall tiling, marble is an important look for bathrooms and kitchens and becomes even more attainable in the kitchen, using the exclusive new Veneto worktop.

Veneto is an area of Italy, famous for quarrying expensive natural stone and now British homeowners can take pleasure in the luxurious look of marble for less!

Veneto is to be launched at the Ideal Home Show – 14th to 30th March at Earls Court London, Stand 1L48.

The Veneto worktop is priced at £668, for a worktop measuring 2000mm x 900mm.

Visit the website for more information, or to browse Betta Living’s extensive ranges of kitchen styles.

*Veneto isa Betta Living exclusive for 12 months in the UK

Tel:   (0808) 159 3416.

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OneAlarm Launches A New Affordable Home Security System

Decoy SirenBurglary is one of the most frequent types of crime and the UK experiences the highest burglary rate in Europe.

About half a million burglaries are committed in England and Wales every year, so action has to be taken to make sure that people can meet the expense of taking the necessary precautions, to protect their possessions and property.

In response to this situation, OneAlarm has launched a new inexpensive home security range that offers a variety of easily installed products, as well as a reasonably priced monitoring service.

Sadly in spite of the current risks, many people believe home security alarms are too expensive and can only be afforded for larger houses, containing valuable property like antiques.

The Metropolitan Police advise that experience has shown that a well installed and maintained burglar alarm, ensures that you are less likely to be a victim of burglary.

The OneAlarm system is monitored 24 hours a day on 365 days of the year; it also enables you to manage your system while you are away, wherever you are in the world.

  • A mobile App is also available for iPhones and Android smart-phone users to enable customers to arm and disarm the system, or change their secure-code and mobile numbers.
  • OneAlarm also provides complete technical support from fully trained engineers, with a thorough knowledge of the security industry.

In addition to the hassle of having to sort out the consequences of burglary, it is also a very distressing experience.

Victim Support advises that it’s the irreplaceable treasured possessions that cause the most upset, as they can’t be replaced.

They also observe that after a burglary lots of people just don’t feel secure at home anymore.

The OneAlarm security system is 100% wireless and easy to install.

OneAlarm customers pay an affordable £9.99 monthly for the monitoring service and can select their own system items via the OneAlarm website.

There is a choice of two basic packs priced from £169.99 plus additional extra sensors if necessary.

The home alarm system can be disconnected and taken with you should you move house.

Visit the website for more information and to view OneAlarm’s new burglar alarm system and accessories.

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Beko Launches Lowest Ever Water Consumption Dishwasher

Beko 6LTBeko, one of the leading brands of home appliances has launched a new dishwasher, the smart DSFN6839W, which is declared to feature the lowest water consumption ever.

This top-class model with an energy rating of A+, uses only 6 litres of water to wash an entire load and will help to reduce utility costs and protect the environment.

It features an assortment of 8 helpful programmes and benefits to meet every need, including Quick 30, prewash, Eco, Quick & Clean 58, Intensive, Active Wash and Auto Hygiene.

The interior of the machine provides complete basket flexibility, height adjustable shelves, plus folding plate supports for every sort of crockery.

There is also a third cutlery drawer that enables you to remove the basket and use the freed up space for larger pots and pans, a very useful choice, if cooking for a large dinner party.

The smooth, contemporary front of the DSFN6839W incorporates an LED display that reveals the programme time remaining, permitting you to plan your chores for the day.

Other benefits include:

An exceptionally low 43dB noise level, perfect for open-plan living.

Beko’s Auto Sense technology that can detect the soil level of the contents and ingeniously set the programme to suit, thus helping to save time and achieve the maximum results from each cycle.

A smart hygiene programme that kills 99% of bacteria, for extra peace of mind.

This excellent water saving and energy efficient dishwasher, will be available in June from Euronics stores or online retailers. Priced from £399 with a 2year guarantee.

For further information and to view the entire range of Beko dishwashers, visit the website.

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Silk Wall-Coverings To Order From James Hare

Silk Wallpaper1The current trend for walls at the moment consists of colour and texture and the definitive luxury must be silk wall-coverings.

Silk, conventionally used in period interiors, possesses a special lustre, not matched by anything else.

Now James Hare, one of the UK’s leading silk specialists, has brought fabric wall coverings up to date, by creating an ideal finish for modern interiors.

Practically all of the superb fabrics in James Hare’s extensive collection, can be ordered paper-backed, to generate striking walls with depth of colour and a natural texture.

There is a stunning range of possibilities, with a choice of over 550 basic colours, as well as fabulous embroidered and woven patterns.

James Hare’s wall-covering making up service is priced at £27.90 per metre plus the price of the fabric. Prices for plain fabrics begin from £23 per metre.

Silk Wallpaper 2Wall coverings featured here are Top: Parterre in Gosling, Lower: Astor Stripe in Titanium.

James Hare fabric ranges are available all over the UK and globally.

Visit the website for further information and to view James Hare’s entire collection of stunning silk wall-coverings.

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En-suite Bathroom Solutions From Villeroy & Boch

Ensuite Bathrooms 1jpg Planning a new bathroom can be a real challenge, as so many features require to be carefully thought about from the start.

In response to this situation, Villeroy & Boch aim to help with important information, solutions and practical tips, whatever bathroom design you wish for.

En-Suite Bathrooms practical tips:

En Suite bathrooms should if at all possible connect to the dressing room or bedroom and as much space as feasible should be allocated to it.

In order to integrate the bathroom better, the area can be enclosed by a sliding door, perhaps made of glass for instance; this separation is a good idea if the bathroom temperature is different or it is to be be used at other times.

Choose a freestanding bathtub if the bathroom is big enough.   With a large bath, consider the weight (if natural stone or similar), installation (particularly in old buildings) and transport; this is not usually a problem in new buildings, but needs to be considered with renovations.

The shower should be as spacious as the area will permit and the WC preferably fitted away from the bathtub.

Integrating a TV and music in the bathroom, adds a luxurious touch to the space; Thin wall-mounted TVs with a built-in music system are best.

Installing a sauna can provide a ‘wow’ factor.

Ensuite Bathrooms 2The colours, materials and lighting should all harmonize with the bedroom arrangement.

The room will appear larger, if the same floor covering is used, as visual connection will be made between the two spaces.

The overall design should be relaxing and peaceful and if the room is big enough, ceramics combined with wood, or natural stone makes a perfect solution.

For more information and to browse Villeroy & Boch’s extensive bathroom collections, go to the website.

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Remotely Control Your Individual Room Heating With A Smartphone

Smart Home 1LightwaveRF, the leading UK Automation developer has introduced a new addition to its Connect series of Smart Home wireless products, which enables accurate control and monitoring of heating systems in the home, using a PC, Smartphone or Tablet.

Very soon home owners will be enabled to set-up, control and monitor their central heating boiler’s on/off times, every room temperature, or temperature of zones throughout the house via the Internet from everywhere in the world.

This new LightwaveRF Heating collection is part of the company’s Connect range of products, which consists of sockets, switches, relays and dimmers that control appliances, lighting, entertainment systems as well as nearly all electrical equipment.

The new dedicated heating devices will include thermostats, boiler controls, radiator valves all of which will be connected wirelessly and access the Internet using any broadband router.

This latest development means that home owners will find it easy to maximise their heating efficiency and cut heating costs.

Smart Home 2With the LightwaveRF Smartphone App, or computer software, heating can be switched down or off in unoccupied rooms; each bedroom temperature can be managed independently, to match normal sleeping habits and living rooms heated specifically to suit occupancy and lifestyle patterns.

The new product range will be presented at the 2014 Gadget Show Live event in April and the products will be available through Internet and retail outlets from mid-summer.

Visit the website for more information and to view the complete LightwaveRF home automation product ranges.

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Introducing The Black & Decker’s New 3-In-1 Strimmer

3 in1 strimmerBlack & Decker® the specialists in Garden power tools have launched the 3-IN-1, a clever new tool for gardeners with small lawns, uneven turf or difficult to access lawns.

The Black & Decker 3-IN-one consists of an edging tool, string trimmer and mower, offering maximum adaptability for a variety of grass-cutting work.

This innovative tool combines practicality, light-weight and the little footprint of a strimmer, plus the ease of use and stability of a mower.

Ideal for hard to reach areas, such as turfed frontages, small walled gardens and steep inclines, this easily manoeuvred combi-tool solves a large number of lawn care problems.

The 3-IN-1 can be employed as a Strimmer® to deal with the tougher, overgrown parts of a garden, then quickly changed to edging form, to accomplish perfect lawn edges, made easier by the integrated guide wheel.

In smaller lawn spaces, the user can just connect the strimmer tool into the height-adjustable, lightweight, four-wheeled base, to enable more consistent and controlled cutting, as well as maximum versatility.

Supplied as a complete kit, the 3-IN-1 can be effortlessly and quickly assembled as necessary and taken apart after use for convenient storage.

It is small enough to be stored in a cupboard or utility room, so won’t require valuable space for storage in a garage or shed.

The 3-IN-1 is offered in either cordless 18V Li-ion, or mains powered (corded) versions, whilst the four-wheeled deck is also offered as an optional extra, suitable for use with a variety of Black & Decker strimmers.

Award-winning quality and innovation – The 3-IN-1 has been given a Plus X Award for brilliant innovation, quality, practicality and easy use.

Prices

Corded 3-in-1 corded from  £79.99.

Cordless 3-in-1 cordless from £139.99.

Visit the website for more information and to view Black & Decker’s comprehensive ranges of garden tools.

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Rangemaster Introduces The New Hi-LITE Induction, 90 + 110

Highlite1 Rangemaster has launched the Hi-LITE induction, an addition to its current modern range-cooker collection.

The striking Hi-LITE design is available now as an induction cooker, in a selection of 3 widths, to match trendy kitchens kitchens of every size; 90cm; 100cm or 110cm.

The Rangemaster Hi-LITE collection launched in 2013, is the first range-cooker to present a striking lit up fascia design, a clever lighting feature, to make sure that the cooker becomes a real focal point in the kitchen.

The contrasting glass facade complements this element to provide a prominent, keen finish.

The Hi-LITE collection has also proved to be an important design for the leading UK range-cooker manufacturer and comes in a multitude of finishes and colours.

Highlite2The Hi-LITE Induction is priced from about £1,699.

For further information and to browse the entire Rangemaster range-cooker collections, go to the website.

Tel:   (0870) 789 5107

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Tell MUM She Is The Best With Your Secret Message

Mothers Day Special1 The Rococo chocolates design team have produced the original idea of enclosing a message in an envelope addressed to MUM, inside a beautiful hand-painted chocolate heart.

Now you can, as well as surprising Mum with a delightfully delicious, decorated chocolate heart, you might include a special greeting inside, or maybe an extra Mother’s Day present!

The Rococo staff will hand write your message on a heart shaped note and fold it with origami, unless you prefer to do it yourself.

The special message is your choice!

The Mother’s Day chocolate heart with message, is priced at £9.50 and offered online and at the Rococo’s Shops, until after Mother’s Day.

Mothers Day 2March 30 is Mother’s Day.   The deadline for online orders, is noon on 26th March for normal delivery and noon 27th March for faster delivery.

Go on indulge your MUM, she deserves it!

Go to the website to see lots more wonderful Rococo chocolate Mother’s Day gifts.

Tel: Mail Order Dept. (020) 8655 7813 or (020) 8655 7814.

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Laufen’s New Mirror Collection Offers Quality & Style

Laufen mirrors Image2Laufen the Swiss Manufacturer has launched a resourceful new mirror collection.

The new frame 25 mirror range lends a simple elegance to the bathroom, with a slim-profile mirror, enclosed within a shiny, anodised aluminium frame.

There is an assortment of sizes offered, to ensure that the new mirrors can fit perfectly into any room and their timeless style, makes them just right for both the classically styled or contemporary bathroom.

The frame 25 mirrors help to create a sense of spaciousness and reflect light into all the right areas.

They can also have integral lighting elements that can be fitted to the mirror frame in a variety of different ways, providing a truly adaptable way of designing a bathroom.

The lights can be built in either vertically or horizontally, to make sure the basin area in the bathroom is well lit, for tasks like applying make-up and shaving; also making sure that Frame 25 Mirror series1bathrooms with minimum natural daylight are well lit.

The new collection is offered in sizes in the range from: Height 825mm x Width 450mm, up to Height 700mm x Width 1800mm, all of which are 25mm deep.

The smallest mirror in the collection is priced from £270 and the largest up to £489.

For more information and to view the complete range of Laufen Bathroom’s stylish products, visit the website.

Tel:   (01530) 510007

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