Eliane's shopping bookmarks
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For the homeJohn LewisSomehow I always come back to John Lewis. Especially for white goods and electricals. It doesn't matter how many other expert specialist companies there are out there, ultimately John Lewis usually has what you want and at a good price. Their delivery service is excellent and for large items they phone in advance to book a good day for you. Always worth looking here. The White CompanyGood quality and mostly very plain bedlinen, bath towels etc. They have branched out into all sorts of things for the home which I haven't explored yet. Not quite my style. But the basic range is excellent and not unreasonably priced for 100 per cent Egyptian cotton (I've checked against other companies). I'm not saying they are the cheapest but their stuff is good. LakelandOkay so we're getting into tupperware territory here. This is an excellent company but they do sell some very strange things. It's worth getting the catalogue just for a look so you can start wondering who on earth buys free standing bean slicers. But then for every strange and incredibly specialised item there are ten very useful ones. Their lock and lock containers are especially good. DivertimentiA lovely shop to visit but then go online and get it delivered. We got our pans from here and lots of other useful things like bread knives, steamers, chopping boards. Everything for the kitchen from the cheap and friendly to the glorious. Walls and floorsA tile company which is reasonably priced. I'm afraid the tiles I got here haven't yet made it onto the walls but they were cheaper than anywhere else and look very nice in the box... The Paint LibraryFor superior and interesting paint colours, come here. Beautiful subtle colours in very flat emulsion. I really like the chalkiness of the paint finish. But they are expensive and the website is a bit glitchy. Don't buy without getting samples first though as the reproduction on the net will be dependent on your monitor as much as the website. |