Period Features

Stair Rods and Runners

We have recently aquired a good selection of original brass stair rods complete with brackets. They are really interesting items as they come in various designs and sizes and are crying out for good homes and beautiful runners!

A traditional manufacturer of stair runners is Roger Oates, visit www.rogeroates.com  Their runners come in either reversible flatweave or velvet cut and loop pile in one of two widths, approx 60cms or 70cms, (widths vary according to the design). They are grouped together by colour for ease of choice. They can also join their runners together to make large rugs and wall to wall carpets.
They also offer a good choice of stair rods and brackets too.

Antique Fair Guide

A comprehensive on-line guide to multi-day antiques fairs in Britain is available from www.antiquesnews.co.uk

"Generally speaking a multi-day antiques fair at a well-known international exhibition centre, or leading provincial hotel or country house, is likely to be a show worthy of serious attention, as are grassroot bargains. These are the criteria for the majority of our recommendations......Whilst every endeavour is made to keep our calendar up to date, a telephone call to the organiser a few days prior to making a special journey is always advisable. Happy antique hunting!"

            

Original Handmade Tiles

Visit Welbeck Tiles www.welbeck-tiles.co.uk to view their beautiful range of designs. You can also download their brochure and price list.

Their tiles are designed and manufactured at their factory in Nottinghamshire, using traditional techniques that have been in use in the pottery industry for more than a century. This small scale, batch production gives the tiles a truly unique quality which can never be replicated in mass production. Over the last 15 years they have developed many truly unique processes which put Welbeck Tiles in a class of their own. Instantly recognized, and widely used in the best kitchens in the country.

"We are totally committed to producing what we believe to be the best, and most original handmade tiles you can buy.We sell our tiles direct from our factory to all over the world. We can help you with designing and calculating what tiles you need, and help you achieve the look that best suits your kitchen or bathroom."

New Member of Staff

Becky has recently joined The Period Features Team. She has already become a great asset and is busy with customers, dressing windows, conquering the computer and she has also found time to wall paper a door! Her hobbies include walking the dog and twitching! In the evenings she is busy with a foundation construction course in painting and decorating. Phew!!

Supplier of Heritage Seeds & Bulbs

Do visit a very interesting website that I have recently found www.thomasetty.co.uk.

Amble through a wonderful range of heritage seeds for vegetables, cottage garden flowers, wild flowers and heritage flowering bulbs. Also available is a list of resources and a vegetable seed timeline.

Win A £25 Voucher!

This month we are giving away a £25 Voucher to spend on any of our lovely products, redeemable in store or online. Just answer one simple question and after the closing date of 31st May 2008, we will pick the winner at random from all the entries received.

To enter please take a look at our Rim & Mortice Knobs which can be found in our Period Hardware section then just answer the following question: What Spring flower is one of our ebonised rim/mortice knob named after? Email the answer to us at competition@periodfeatures.net. Good luck!

The lucky winner of our February/March competition, receiving a £25.00 voucher, was Lin Page. Many thanks to all of you who entered.

Spring Cleaning

If you are keen to avoid additional chemicals in your life, or if you want a more eco-friendly alternative to the usual cleaning products, you might like to try some traditional solutions to your spring cleaning problems. Vinegar is a great cleaning agent for example and you might like to try distilled white vinegar for removing lime scale from taps and showerheads suggests Joanna Peios at Red Pepper magazine.

Soak kitchen towels or rags in white vinegar and wrap round your taps making sure that the area is saturated. Cover with a plastic bag. After a few hours, you will be able to wash the lime scale off. Place the showerhead in a large glass or vase and pour vinegar in to cover the head. Leave for a few hours. The lime scale will have softened and can be washed off effortlessly with water.

For more advice see the Red Pepper website Red Pepper website