There is something horribly depressing about August Bank Holiday! It feels like it should be the final glorious day of the holiday season: summer’s swan song. Yet it is often a damp squib – both in terms of poor weather and also the frenzied activity of the dreaded “Back to School”. At this time of […]
It’s the time of year when many of us are able to travel far and wide, with varying degrees of success! Most of us will hopefully return home with wonderful tales of happy times and good experiences; some, however, may not be quite as wonderful – even to the extent of being a catalogue of
We recently enjoyed watching the film Into the Woods. Have you seen it? With a glittering cast, including Emily Blunt, James Corden, Helen Mirren and Johnny Depp, the story is based on a fascinating combination of characters from different fairy tales with the plots of each becoming increasingly intertwined. There’s Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk,
As Britain basks in a heatwave, we’re all looking for ways to keep our cool! Whether it’s the commute to work, staying crisp during a busy day, or managing to cool down enough to sleep at night …. we’re all in the same boat so to speak! So we’ve done some research to find the
Today we take a brief look at the development of many people’s favourite indulgence – the bath. With the increasing variety of different types of showers and wet rooms, some homes and hotel rooms no longer have baths. This is a great shame in our opinion, and a trend that we fully expect to see
A few months ago in this blog we featured the wonderful range of bathroom products from Arcade. One of the products we love is the bicycle – pictured here – that cleverly incorporates a basin into the design. In the right environment it could look stunning, and become a talking point for years to come!
As regular readers are aware, the uniqueness of Stone and Chrome is that we are a family business specialising not only in the design, supply and installation of beautiful bathrooms but also in the use of natural stone in those bathrooms. This blog explains a bit more about why we feel so passionately about natural
Election season is upon us, and we are being bombarded by all the parties trying to win our vote. Every day more ideas hit the press, only to be countered by the other parties who then put their own ideas into the firing line – and so it goes on! How interesting it would be
These days there is an increasing range of high-tech products available for bathrooms. It’s good to be fully aware of these when designing a new bathroom, and perhaps consider incorporating some of them into your lovely new bathroom! This article therefore looks at some of the latest products that we feel may be of interest
We came across a fascinating article recently entitled “Five reasons some people prefer bars of soap to liquid soap”. Apparently, market research firm Mintel has found that 87% of Britons regularly buy liquid soap, compared to 71% who buy bars of it. Although bars of soap are less popular and this trend is increasing, there
