Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

Q

I amstrugglingtofind

ultra-slimbedsidetables.

Ourbedroomis badlydesigned,in

thatourking-sizebedliesbetween

twodoors– oneintothepassage,

theotherintoanensuite.Our

bedsidetablesneedtobelessthan

30cmwide.Doesanyoneeven

makeanythingso narrow?

Jenty, online

SMALLbedroomsare

increasinglycommon,asarchitects

prioritisespaceforlivingoverthat

forsleeping,butfurnituremakers

don’tseemtohavecaughtup.

I thinkyouhavetwooptions.

Youcouldbuyorhavemadea

headboardwiderthanthebed,

withitsownstorage– takea look

atTikamoon’sUrbaininteak,

£559,whichcomeswithadjustable

shelves.Ifyou’reaftersomething

moretraditional,wherebuilt-in

shelveswon’twork,thenyouneed

tolookattheproblemanother

way.Sideways,infact.Theeasiest

optionis tobuya narrowendtable

andrunit paralleltothebed.Oka’s

Gustaviantablehasa secondshelf.

It’s as if it was made for the job.

Gustavianwoodensofaside table in

silver birch, £195, Oka

Q

RecentlyI hadsomesisal

flooringinstalledandthere

is a significantoffcutmeasuring

5mby2m.I wouldliketohavethis

boundortapedaroundtheedges

touseasa rug,butcan’tfindanyone

whocandothis.Suggestions?

Stephen, Cheshire

LEFTOVERmaterialscanbe

a sorrowora joy– wonderfulwhen

youknowwhattodowiththem

buta terriblewastewhentheyend

upforgottenintheloft.So,ina bid

tosavethissisalfroma fateworse

thandust,I thinkyoushould

acquiresomebindingtapefora

spotofDIY.AceCarpetEdging

sellsa varietybythemetre

online,incotton,linenmixand

herringbone,from£7.99m,in

manycoloursandpatterns,allof

whicharerelativelyeasytoattach

byhand.Alternatively,if you’d

ratheroutsource(andI can’tsay

I blameyou)– inyourlongerletter

yousayyou’lltravel 200 milesfor

this,implyingyourkeennessfor

help– thenCastleCarpetsin

WallaseyonMerseysidecomes

very highly recommended.

214 chair in beechwood, £632, Aram

Q

WhenI wasreadingyour

pageintheJuneissue,I

noticedsomelovelykitchenchairs

usedbythestylistforthepicture

featuringtheSuperfront

kitchen.DoyouknowwhereI

couldbuythistype of chair?

Valerie, online

I WASdrawntothosechairs,

too– theirdecorative,distinctive

andslightlyArtDecostyleadded

a homelydoseofcontrasttothe

glossywhitelacquercupboard

fronts.Thechairsthemselvesare

byThonetandarethesadly

discontinuedNo36,originally

madeinthe1900s.A quick

searchonlinerevealsthatthey

aresometimesavailableoneBay

orPamono– trysettingalerts

andcrossingyourfingersandI

wishyougoodluck.Otherwise,

alternativeThonetchairsare

stillinproduction,suchasthe

beautiful214,soldinstoressuch

asAram,£632.Itdoesn’thave

thesameartfulcurls,admittedly,

butit wasfirstmadein 1859

andhasbecomea classicpiece

of furniture in its own right.&

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