Laundry Room Lovely........

I can't wait to get my hands on this funky heated towel rail which I bought today!

It's going in my laundry room.....how cool is this for drying your smalls on!

image courtesy of designradiator.dk

It's made by an Italian company called Deltacalor, whom I was totally unfamiliar with until very recently. They do however make the most fantastic radiators.....but not the cheapest around by any means.

Always on the look out for a bargain I bagged mine via ebay, (at a snip Mr C if you are reading this!!!) It's not a current model but that's fine with me, I'm sure our undies won't mind!!

A selection of some current designs from Deltacalor

They can be purchased in Ireland from Global Design

Bette Bath Blitz........

I've been scouring ebay for some time now in an attempt to purchase top quality bathroom fittings at "give away" prices.  Our bathroom budget is fairly meagre, my taste is for the 'expensive', this coupled with a confidence to take the odd calculated risk or two means me and ebay are a match made in heaven!

I'm absolutely delighted with the three Bette baths I've purchased this week.  According to the official company info Bette baths are:-

- Extremely sturdy thanks to the use of titanium steel 

- High impact strength and tough 
- Much more durable than iron, marble or plastic 
- Long service life - 30 year guarantee 
- Skin friendly and no loss of warmth through the material 
- Colour stable and non-fading even when subjected to UV rays 
- Resistant even to aggressive fluids and scouring agents 
- Inorganic surface is not a breeding ground for bacteria 
- Unique sparkling surface thanks to BETTEGLAZE®

The 30 year guarantee is really appealling to me, after all this is, god willing our "house for life."   I've been horrified at how quickly the acrylic baths in the house we are  renting have deteriorated, after what I consider to only 2 years of normal family wear and tear.  Bette...we'll certainly put your baths to the test!

This Bette Starlet bath will go in the guest/downstairs bathroom.  I think it will do a perfect job, nicely boxed in with wood or even tiles.....mmmm loads of time to make those decisions!

This BetteHome Oval bath will go in the Master Bathroom, and should fit perfectly as per the existing floor plan  (well almost...just 20cm wider, but that shouldn't cause a problem).

A Bette Starlet goes into Bedroom 2 ensuite.  I like the way they have boxed in the bath here and am hoping to achieve something similar.   

This is the model I've actually purchased, it was such a bargain I had to go for it.  Don't really like the panels that make it 'freestanding' so they are going to be ditched to achieve the boxed in version above, or it may loose the rear panel and be fitted 'back to wall'.

Loving my lights...............

Getting totally ahead of myself again this week with the purchase of some light fittings.  Yes I do know we haven't technically even started the foundations yet, but I believe it is never to early to bag a bargain!  

Have just bought a pair of these lovely Flos Brera S lights, you can check them out at www.light11.ie   Never one to want to pay full price for anything, I got mine from Ebay, boxed and brand spanking new (at a price of less than "2 for 1" including delivery to Eire!!) 

Haven't decided where they'll go exactly yet, just know I love them.  Anyway isn't that the great thing about not having even started the foundations yet, I've got loads of time to plan exactly where is the perfect place to put them!