French Inspired…Mannequins

Homes and Garden’s website housetohome.co.uk has chosen to features mannequins in its ‘How to create a French style home’ article this month. The mannequin is from ‘Vintage Style Mannequins and was chosen by Country Homes and Interiors Magazine.

Our team at UK Contemporary Furniture have been so inspired we have decided to have a dedicated category to Mannequins in our home accessories section. Our most inspired piece is our ‘Cream Haute Couture Mannequin which is upholstered in a pale cream fabric with ‘Maison Haute Couture 100% cousu mains, fondee en 1906’ imprinted on the front of the body which roughly translates to ‘haute couture house 100% hand stitched, founded in 1906’. This mannequin sits on a pale wooden traditional mannequin tripod base. Add this stunning mannequin to your bedroom for a place to display your necklaces, dresses and bags or your living room or hallway for a statement piece of furniture which is sure to turn heads.

Cream Haute Couture Mannequin, product code: UKCF2728, priced at £109.99.

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Molly Dining Chair

This month, Ideal Home has chosen a Cadiz Faux Suede Dining Chair from B&Q in their ’10 of the best’ dining chairs article on the ‘House to Home’ webpages of the Living Etcwebsite . This dining chair features solid antique pine frame and is upholstered in brown faux suede, this dining chair has an urban look that’s smart and modern.

We have been inspired here at UK Contemporary Furniture by this design and now have our very own Molly Dining Chairs in a range of five colours available from £99.99 for a set of 2. These dining chairs are beautifully upholstered in faux leather and are available in black, brown, ivory, port and tan. They feature a high webbed back support with roll top, fully sprung and webbed seat pad as well as UK FR high grade foam throughout and solid birch legs for a traditionally formal look with a solid construction frame for strength and stability. These chair arrive flat packed but are easy and straight forward to assemble. The best way to make sure you have more than enough seats for your friends and family this Christmas.

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Our Favourite Unusual Coffee Table Designs

Back in the early 90s, “Seinfeld’s” Kramer created a coffee table book consisting of pictures of famous celebrity coffee tables. But are there any coffee tables that are truly interesting enough to compile into a book? We think so, especially after some of the creative and unique designs we’ve seen. Some of those designs, five of which we share with you below, are so incredibly unique that photographs of them would make a great coffee table book. Continue reading

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Work From Home in Style

It’s no secret that many of us dream of nothing better than to walk into their present job for the last time and excitedly tell their boss and workmates that they’re starting up in business on their own. However, the major stumbling block with this type of dream is actually taking the next big step and getting round to leaving your present employment. With the recent economic slow down, government cuts, wage freezes and redundancies, many employees are now looking at a very insecure future in their present workplace.

This may be the perfect time for some, to take their redundancy money and actually begin living their dream.
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Al Fresco Dining in Style

During the warm summer days, people like nothing better than to sit outside, enjoying their morning coffee or even better sitting down to their evening meal and a few drinks after a hectic day at the office. This ‘Al Fresco‘ living is perhaps more suited to our European cousins than us here in Britain, however, we’re catching up fast.

One of the problems that we in Britain experienced in the past, when it came to eating al fresco style, is that we were never properly equipped for outdoor dining.
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The Joys and Headaches of Decorating A Kids Bedroom

When it comes to decorating your home, it’s best beforehand to have an idea of the colour scheme, the furniture you’re going to use and even right down to the furnishings that’ll give the room it’s final creative touch. That is, till you stumble across a store or website that’s full of alternative creations… It’s back to the drawing board, again.

However, as many parents have found out – to their cost – one of the hardest rooms to decorate has to be an older kids bedroom.
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