Getting the Most From Your Childrens Bedroom Furniture

Buying childrens bedroom furniture can be challenging at the best of times, but if you dont want to be re-designing their bedroom every couple of years there are a few things to consider.

Once they grow out of their cot you should focus on furniture that will grow with them not only in size but also style. ‘Kid-sized’ furniture can seem appealing. Its lower to the ground and looks so cute! But consider if this is really practical for you or whether you should be purchasing a few regular sized pieces of kids furniture of which you can enjoy for a longer period of time. Although if purchasing, for instance, a regular size wooden bed for an infant, its worth installing safety rails to keep them from toppling out of bed. By paying for quality decent sized furniture that will last, you will end up saving money in the long haul. You should also obviously avoid kids furniture with sharp edges and make sure that little fingers will not get trapped in any part of the chosen piece.

If you decide to purchase a regular size wardrobe, why not use the bottom for everyday clothes storage and keep the top for seasonal wear or clothing for special occasions. Most kids dont need a huge wardrobe to store their clothes and will more than likely end up using it as a hiding place for fun and games. Or worse, you may find it helpful for storage for your kids toys.

Try and avoid themes. Almost any furniture that your child would use is available nowadays with images emblazoned on them of their favourite kids dvds or television shows. But remember as much as your little boy may like Ben 10 at the age of 4, how quickly will he grow out of that phase? Within a few years he would more than likely feel embarrassed by it. By sticking to a more neutral theme you can accessorize with rugs, cushions, curtains and posters to bring out their individual character and set their room apart.

By making your decisions carefully, involving your child and keeping longevity and safety in mind you can decorate your childs bedroom in a way that will last until they (hopefully!) leave home.


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Akita Black Walnut Living & Dining Room Furniture

Add a touch of class to your living and dining rooms with our new Akita Black Walnut Living & Dining Room Furniture Collection.

This contemporary furniture range with oriental twist is modelled on the original ‘Tokyo Black Walnut Furniture Range’, but refined to bring you a beautiful new collection for July 2011.

The Akita dining and living room furniture items are crafted from American black walnut veneers, noted for the beautiful character of its grain, producing more figure variation than any other wood and developing a wonderfully lustrous patina over the years.

Cleverly concealed drawers on many of the products, combined with glass shelves and discreet handles maintain the clean simple lines that work well in any modern setting. A wide variety of options including a dining table, extending dining tables, dining chairs, coffee table, lamp table, entertainment unit, console table, sideboard, mirror and open display unit complete this collection offering beauty with balanced thoughtful design and practical versatility.

Akita Black Walnut Living & Dining Room Furniture

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Power Now Restored, Were Fully Operational Again!

We are pleased to report that power has now been restored and we are now fully operational again after a massive power cut in the area this morning. Our telephone lines and internet access were fully restored at 1:20pm.

We are busy working through a backlog of enquiries from this morning, so please bear with us.

Many thanks for your patience and sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Frances Hunt Team

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Add Moroccan Inspiration to your Living and Dining Room

The New Jafar Mango Wood living room & dining room furniture collection has  an undeniable Moroccan influence and design. This beautiful collection of living and dining room furniture is crafted from Mango Wood solids and veneers finished in a durable lacquer and complemented with aged black handles. The framed drawer fronts, chamfer detail corner posts, turned feet and intricately detailed lattice panels complete this Moroccan look.

Choose from a selection of furniture including dining table, sideboard, lamp table, entertainment unit, coffee table, console table and display unit.

Jafar Mango Wood Living & Dining Room Collection

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What is a Trundle Bed?

A trundle bed is part of a guest bed. Usually the trundle bed is the part of the guest bed which lies underneath the guest bed frame, sliding out from underneath (usually on castors). Some trundle beds stay low to the ground, where as others can be raised to the same level as the bed frame to reveal a larger guest bed. Trundle Beds are extremely useful where space is limited or for when unexpected guests come to stay. In many cases the mattress on the trundle bed is slightly thinner than a normal mattress (like the image below) to enable it to slide conveniently underneath the frame.

Trundle beds (also known as truckle beds) come in all shapes and sizes including metal, wooden, upholstered, leather and more.

View our our guest bed collection.

Trundle Bed Action

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Robin Glass Laptop Table in Real Homes Magazine

The practical Robin Glass Laptop Table has been featured in Real Homes Magazine (May 2011 Edition). The feature focuses on design ideas for compact home offices.

This unique glass laptop table is ideal for any home office where space is at a premium. Standing At just 48cm Wide and 32cm Deep, the laptop table perfectly meets these requirements, our smallest home office glass table has proved very popular for those working in tight spaces. Choose either black or white glass and get a practical yet stylish small working solution.

View the Robin Glass Laptop Table on our shopping pages.

Robin Glass Laptop Table

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Toscana Blanket Box in Ideal Homes Magazine

Our beautiful Toscana Wooden Blanket Box has been featured in Ideal Homes Magazine (May 2011 edition). The feature focuses on adding rural charm to readers living rooms with country style furnishings.

Our Toscana wooden collection of bedroom furniture certainly fulfill’s this requirement as it blends the elegance of spanish design with british colonial design. For more information please see the Toscana Wooden Blanket Box on our shopping pages, alternatively we have many more Bedroom Ottomans in hundreds of styles, colours and fabrics!

Toscana Wooden Blanket Box

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Frances Hunt Adds ‘Facebook Like’ To All Products

Not only can you like Frances Hunt Furniture the company, but as of 25th April 2011 you can now like any product on our website. Help spread the word about our fantastic products to all your friends and family. Just look for the facebook like link underneath the ‘add to basket’ on each product page (illustrated below on one of our tub chairs).

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Frances Hunt Now Accepting PayPal

Frances Hunt Furniture is now accepting transactions from users PayPal accounts. This means that if you already have a PayPal account setup you can now purchase items from our website using your existing PayPal account. If you dont have a PayPal account you needn’t worry you can still purchase online securely using any one of a number of credit and debit card solutions using our secure payment gateway solution.

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What is Veneered Furniture and how is it used?

Veneered furniture refers to thin slices of wood often used to cover wood or medium density fibre-board to make furniture products more attractive. Veneer includes a polished lacquer adding extra protection. Veneer is usually no thicker than 3mm and is commonly used on many furniture items sold today. Veneer is quicker and cheaper to produce and is quite often used on furniture items where a mixture of solids and veneers is required, thus allowing for affordable products without compromising on quality and reducing the overall weight which in turn drives down prices.

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