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Archive for 2012
March 26th, 2012
One of the brilliant things about having a national network of advisors covering almost every part of the country is that it’s easy for us to get a really good feel for what our customers want from us.
Which is why we’re pleased to now offer official VELUX® blinds designed specifically for VELUX® windows.
There are 80 [...]
March 22nd, 2012
So finally Spring is here. The sun is shining, it really does feel warm outside (here in Nottingham anyway) and it’s light when I get home from work. Everything’s looking bright at the moment and when the clocks go forward on Sunday, we’ll say our final goodbye to the winter – for this year at [...]
March 20th, 2012
So, after months of preparation, the Ideal Home Show finally got underway last Friday and yesterday I took some time to browse around, without the worry of getting the Hillarys stand prepared!
If you love your home and enjoy shopping too, this is the place for you. There are loads of stands to browse, plenty of [...]
March 16th, 2012
There’s a touch of Spring in the air, which can only mean one thing. This year’s Ideal Home Show is about to begin! Now more than 100 years old, the show kicks off today at Earls Court in London, and of course we’re there. Pop along and say hello – you’ll find us on stand [...]
March 15th, 2012
This week, ITV1’s Daybreak has run a three day investigation into the safety of blinds, focusing specifically on the looped cords required to operate some types of blinds. As the UK’s number one for made-to-measure blinds we take this issue seriously and would like to share with you our advice on ensuring the blinds in [...]
February 9th, 2012
We’re talking to Richard Hammonds, chairman of Hammonds Furniture one more time this week.
And today we’re concentrating on children’s rooms. There’s always so much going on there. It’s not just a place for sleeping.
Explains Richard, ‘children’s rooms can be a storehouse for outgrown toys and books as well as clothes, school projects, and collections. Of [...]
February 7th, 2012
Did you know it’s quite the norm to wear just 20% of your clothes 80% of the time? Which means the majority of items in your wardrobe hardly ever get used! Amazing isn’t it? Richard Hammonds, chairman of Hammonds Furniture has a wealth of knowledge on storage and we’re delighted that he’s sharing some of [...]