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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, […]

Can you believe that the first month of 2019 is already behind us? It really does seem that what everyone says is true: each year passes more quickly than the one before. So if you have not already made any particular plans for 2019 you had better get your skates on! Whether it’s a change […]

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 […]

  So how was Black Friday for you? Or should we say how IS Black Friday for you?   The original single day – which marked the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the US – has gradually evolved into a whole weekend. Followed, of course, by Cyber Monday. So it’s still happening. […]

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’ […]