Catherine W

Spring is here! Now we have the lighter nights and milder temperatures there are no excuses: it’s time to get your house in order. When you think about it, the concept of spring cleaning is rather illogical. Many of us don’t really feel like going anywhere much over winter. We go to work in the […]

If 2019 were a leap year then tomorrow would be February 29th. But instead we move straight to March 1st. Which means, in effect, that we have lost a whole day this year! Add to that the fact that the clocks spring forward at the end of March and there goes another hour into infinity.

So here we go again! The annual day when everyone feels obliged to express their love with cheesy cards, predictable gifts and overpriced restaurant meals. The annoying thing is that despite using all the above adjectives it is so easy to get swept into the hype and do it anyway. It seems antisocial not to,

So pantomime season is behind us – oh yes it is! – and we are already almost halfway through January. Just where does the time go?! Those heady days of Christmas and New Year already seem miles away.   Blue Monday   To make matters worse, next Monday is “Blue Monday”: claimed to be the

  It’s that time of year again! After the few peaceful days of Txitmas it’s back to celebration time again. We hope you enjoy whatever you are doing tonight and that 2019 gets off the to very best of starts for you.           A fresh start for 2019   And New

Last week there was a near riot in the UK. People were up in arms. They had not expected this level of chaos and disruption. They felt let down by those in charge of the situation and – despite reassuring words from those very same people – deeply concerned about how it would all turn

The clocks have gone back, the evenings are dark, and half term, Halloween and Bonfire Night have become memories rather than events to look forward to. It can feel like a rather dismal time of year: a kind of waiting area in the run up to Christmas. But this year let’s view it in a

As regular readers will know, we are called Stone and Chrome for a very good reason! Today we want to focus on the Stone side of our identity.   At Stone and Chrome we have a passion for designing and installing all types of bathrooms and wetrooms. We love natural stone and have many years’

The Apprentice is back on our screens again, and over the next few weeks the latest bunch of contestants will be put through their paces in the hope of becoming Lord Sugar’s latest business partner. If you are thinking of having a new bathroom in your home then you need to go through a similarly

Brexit is very much back in the news again, with everyone speculating just exactly how the next few months will go. An inevitable part of this speculation is what impact Brexit will have on property prices. Particularly if you are thinking of moving sometime soon, is it better to sell now in case prices crash