Period Features

Special Summer Offer: 10% Off!

As a special summer offer (not that it seems very summery anymore) we're offering 10% off all products ordered through our website until the end of June. Just visit www.periodfeatures.net, browse our lovely products and add the ones you would like to your shopping basket. To get your 10% discount, please type 10% Summer Discount in the box marked "Do you have any suggestions or comments?" on the checkout page.

Your shopping basket will not deduct the 10% automatically - we're not that technologically advanced at Period Features - but don't worry. When we process your order we will make sure that we deduct 10% from your order total. Happy shopping!

Two Copies Of The Victorian House Book To Be Won!

This month, we've got two copies of the fabulous Victorian House Book to give away. These large, beautifully photographed hardback books retail at £30 each, but you could win one for free! The book is a superb practical guide to home repair and decoration and is also a great source of inspiration, with hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Just answer one simple question, and after the closing date of 31 July 2006, we will pick two winners at random from all the correct entries received.

To enter, please visit our website www.periodfeatures.net where you can see all our lovely products. Then just answer the following question: what is the price of a roller towel from Period Features (you'll need to look in the kitchen section to find out!) and then email the answer to us at competition@periodfeatures.net. Good luck!

The lucky winner of our May competition, receiving a £50 voucher, was Kieran Desoer. Happy spending! Many thanks to everyone who took the time to enter.

Wonderful Wooden Worktops

My last house had a beech kitchen worktop, which I never found very easy to live with. The wood used to split near the sink and if you didn't oil it regularly it would easily stain. Never again, I decided! However, having had a hardwood worktop fitted in my new kitchen, I can honestly say that my faith in wooden worktops has been fully restored. It's teak, made of salvaged lab table top from a local school, is very hard-wearing and doesn't seem to stain. Perhaps a hardwood top is worth considering if you're planning a new kitchen? Try your local salvage yard as a possible source, and ask a local joiner to cut it to fit.

The Best Organic Beef!

Lower Hurst Farm is located near us in the beautiful Peak District, and it's a great source of organic beef and lamb. Plus, you get the satisfaction of knowing that it has been born and raised on the farm, with the highest standards of animal welfare. You can buy through their website at www.lowerhurstfarm.co.uk