April 3, 2023By Linda Parker

Easter is almost upon us, and with a few days to go there’s still time to style up your showroom and/or your home to bring in a fresh, seasonal look. And some Easter eggs, of course. We’ve also taken a look at a new kitchen showroom which has just been launched at London Design Week – more news of innovative ideas and launches to come over the next few months…

March 7, 2023By Hayley Gilbert

Now that we’ve got through winter and are ready to embrace the spring months, it’s the perfect time to give your kitchen a really good spring clean. It’s the one room, along with the bathroom, that definitely needs regular deep cleaning so use March as your springboard – literally – for flinging the windows open and getting down and dirty with all that ground-in grime…

December 6, 2022By Linda Parker

Everyone seems full of enthusiasm for Christmas, with trees and lights up from mid-November onwards in many homes! And as the weather is so dull and dreary it does make everything seem a little more cheerful. So, here we go with more festive ideas…

November 23, 2022By Linda Parker

As soon as Bonfire night is done, we’re straight into Christmas. Which is absolutely fine by us! After all, if we’re going to be decorating our homes and our kitchen showrooms and studios, it may as well be for a reasonable length of time. If you’re just launching yourselves into Christmas, here’s some prepping ideas…

October 11, 2022By Hayley Gilbert

As we head towards the end of the year, it’s good to reflect on 2022 and what that meant in terms of consumer spend and why. For the past 18 months, John Lewis & Partners has been exploring the changing habits of Britain’s shoppers…

August 17, 2022By Linda Parker

August is generally a quiet month, with holidays and so on, but there can still be a lot of planning going on – whether it’s clients looking for inspiration for their new project or designers doing exactly the same thing. From their sun loungers, possibly, but we couldn’t possibly pass an opinion on that! Wherever you’re making plans from, here are some good ideas…