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October 10, 2018

Best Garden Ideas to Get You Ready For Winter

Winter is a difficult time for gardeners. The cold and wet weather makes it hard for amateur gardeners to motivate themselves to go out and tend their garden. Most garden chores are put on hold until the spring. If you are one of those gardeners, it is still a good idea to prepare your garden for the winter, as this will ensure your garden is ready and healthy come the warmer months of the year. Trim your hedges If you have garden hedges, autumn is the best time to trim them. This will create a tighter structure that can withstand the more extreme weather conditions. If you let your hedge grow out in the autumn, come spring you will have to do double the work as you deal with the damage from strong winds and snow. Clean out pots and keep them in storage Even your sturdiest pots can crack if you leave them outside and filled with soil during the winter. Remove all leftover soil from your pots, wash them out, and then store them for spring. Bring your potted plants indoors to prevent the pots from breaking. This is one of the most common, and costly, mistakes gardeners make. Get your plants ready Gladioli, tuberoses,...

August 23, 2018

Helping vulnerable people across the nation

If you have a roof over your head and a warm place to sleep at night, it’s easy to forget that not everyone is as fortunate. They may seem like minimum living standards to you, but for many, sleeping outside on a cold hard floor is a reality they have to face. In fact, many of us are just a paycheque away from having to face that reality to… so maybe it’s time we do something about it? Maybe it’s time to step forward and help those in need in any way we can - you might be surprised at what you can do to make a difference. Furniture in Fashion in collaboration with The Salvation Army Furniture in Fashion is working in collaboration with The Salvation Army, donating a range of products to be sold in their charity shops across the country. The funds generated will be used to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people, people who might be going through a difficult time in their life or require extra support. The Salvation Army work with people experiencing: Homelessness Poverty Modern slavery Domestic violence Unemployment Addiction and they provide services for families or older people Furniture in Fashion are donating beds, wardrobes and...

January 24, 2018

10 Round Dining Table Designs Furniture In Fashion

Round dining tables look especially cosy in any room interior — from ultra modern to vintage one. There are plenty of reasons to go for round tables. Compact size, flexible seating capacity, and plenty of astonishing designs to consider are only some of the most obvious ones...

October 30, 2017

Furniture In Fashion Predicts What Will Our Homes Look Like In 20 Years’ Time

Do you ever find yourself daydreaming about what the world will look like in 10, 20, or even 100 years’ time? Time flies, we often say to ourselves, and before we know it, we’ll be living in that moment. So, what will the world look like, and how will our homes have changed? Furniture In Fashion Predicts What Will Our Homes Look Like In 20 Years' Time A nod to the future Futuristic design has long been trendy, and nobody really expects that to change anytime soon. The thing is that the world is advancing at such a pace that what’s new now will soon be out of fashion. All those things we thought were cutting-edge a decade ago are now old news, so expect our homes to remain havens dedicated to life in the future in 20 years’ time. Technology is set to play an even greater role. Will we have reached a point where we don’t actually have to do any chores anymore and will our homes be run by robots or gadgets that take the effort out of every mundane job? If you think that you can control your lighting and heating at the touch of a button now even...

September 27, 2017

Students from Lahti University design furniture for displacement victims

The ongoing refugee crisis and the effects of natural disaster have become increasingly important topics for designers in recent years. This is why it interested us to read Dezeen magazine’s report this week about 10 students from Lahti University of Applied Sciences in Finland and their designs for a collection of essential furniture items for victims of displacement. The designs are the fruit of a research project called Rehome, which gave students from the school’s Institute of Design the responsibility of creating temporary products for those suddenly forced to leave their home without belongings. “Manufactured automatically with the lowest costs possible” One of the students, Iida Nordgren, said to Dezeen: “The main idea behind Rehome was to design temporary products that could provide an answer to humans’ primary needs when suddenly rehoused. The furniture designed within Rehome can be manufactured automatically with the lowest costs possible. For example, a cardboard bed can be manufactured around 3,500 pieces in one hour – and no tools are required for assembling.” The students devised a list of things that they described as catering to “the most urgent human needs”, which they identified as sleeping arrangements, privacy and social interaction. This led to their decision to use...

September 13, 2017

Are microflats the answer to London’s affordable housing shortage?

One of the greatest debates of our times has undoubtedly been about how we can tackle the increasing shortage of affordable residential property across the UK – particularly in the most in-demand city centres such as London. Could the emergence of microflats be the answer? That question played on our minds recently as we read about the regeneration specialists U+I, and their claim that the development of tiny flats in areas of currently largely unaffordable housing provision could help to revive communities presently being “hollowed out”. Wealthy buyers continuing to acquire homes in the capital Anyone who walks around certain areas of central London these days will probably have some sympathy with the oft-voiced frustration that rich investors from outside the capital are increasingly snapping up property that is then often being left empty for months. Indeed, a report last month commissioned by the Mayor of London stated that foreign investors purchased 13.2% of all property in the capital sold between 2014 and 2016. Meanwhile, according to the Government’s latest English Housing Survey, home ownership levels across England are at a 30-year low, and the country hasn’t had this many private renters since the 1960s. So, should a new generation of hardworking professionals for whom...

April 12, 2017

How to Decide Between a Wooden and Glass Coffee Table

A coffee table holds great aesthetic value when it comes to the overall look of a drawing room. Paired with the right sofa, it can add a new charm to the décor of your room. There are many factors that need to be considered before selecting a coffee table, none more important than the material it is made in. With markets being flooded with a variety of coffee tables in different styles, design and materials; it becomes quite difficult to make a selection between the offerings. In this article we will try and guide you on how to decide between a wooden and glass coffee table. Glass Coffee Table When it comes to elegance and lux appeal, glass is the material of choice. A transparent Glass Coffee Table can be a worthwhile addition to any drawing room because it fits effortlessly into modern arrangements. A buyer can select from a range of shapes, including rectangular, oval and round. Generally, a glass table is not all glass and comes with table legs constructed from either wood or brass. On average, glass tables are shorter in size than wooden tables and have high functionality. Given their transparent nature, these tables can be used with...

March 29, 2017

MAKE YOUR DINING ROOM WORK FOR YOU

A dining room is a place where the whole family gets-together during meal times or the place which is most useful while entertaining guests. Most homeowners today who have formal dining rooms, seldom use them. This wasted space can be put to better use by rethinking and repurposing your rooms. Hectic schedules don’t leave the family enough time to sit and have a long drawn meal time. As this room is not often utilized it can very well be called as wasted space in the house. Just because the room is called as the dining room, does not mean that, that is the only function of the room. There are other functions it can serve making it a multi- functional area for the family to use and making better use of space which otherwise would have been wasted. Office: With an increasing number of people opting for working from home, the under used dining room makes an excellent office. This works especially well if the dining room is near the front door. The clients won’t have to trapeze all over the house to reach your office. You can have an office that doesn’t look boring and drab. Using lamps instead of boring...

March 24, 2017

Add Personality to Your Home With Accessories

Accessorizing is an art and it doesn’t come easy to most. While for some it may be a collection, but for some it may just be a collection of articles with no taste. A tastefully done living space will always include the right accessories that will accentuate and complement the room. Accessories reflect the personality of its owner and add soul to the interiors of any space. A room sans accessories will beg n to look like a furniture showroom and too many artefacts will make the room look like a museum. So, often accessorizing becomes a nightmare that most people avoid. Putting off, decorating your home with accessories is not a solution, instead understanding a few basic principles and thumb rules for accessorizing will help you add the personality and soul to your home. It is not necessary that the accessories have to be exclusive and expensive items. Sometimes the most ordinary of things like, stones, shells, pinecones, jars or matchbooks, when arranged innovatively make the most attractive and unique accessories. Antique stores, art and craft galleries and flea markets are the places where you can find exclusive yet affordable pieces to decorate your home. It is not necessary to go out and...

March 3, 2017

Tips for buying furniture online

It is easier deciding the furniture you want to purchase when in a showroom as you are able to touch, feel and even sit on the piece of furniture you have your eyes on. Let’s not call it old fashion purchasing as we may feel too old, but the traditional way of buying furniture. Nowadays however a big chunk of the UK furniture market is made up of the online furniture stores. A study from two years back found that half of the UK furniture purchasing was done in a physical store where customers actually get to see the products they want to buy in real-life. An interesting parallel to this number however comes from the same study that has shown half of those customers also searched for online reviews before deciding which showroom they should visit. The conclusion would be that online presence and online reputation of a furniture retailer is essential for the success of the business regardless of how the selling is done, in a showroom, online or both. The trend is clearly towards online furniture purchasing as it is expected to surpass the traditional way of buying furniture in a few years. In this regard a few tips and...

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