A huge thank you to all our wonderful customers who donated a much-appreciated total of £460 to our campaign to raise money for Bath’s Greenlinks allotment project, in conjunction with local mental health charity Bath Mind.
Woodhouse and Law are adding £1000 to this total for the campaign and we plan to start the work at the allotments in earnest this Spring. Will keep you updated on our progress!
We’d still love to raise that bit more so any donations via our Just Giving page are very welcome.
It’s the first day of advent today so time to start thinking about those Christmas gifts if you haven’t already. To help out, our showroom is open from 10 to 2 this Saturday and we have gifts aplenty for your loved ones. Or maybe just for yourself! Hope to see you tomorrow.
As you may know, this year our chosen community charity is Bath Mind, working to improve the lives of people experiencing mental ill health in our city.
We’re well aware that the festive season isn’t always a happy time for everyone, and as such, we’re currently fundraising for Bath Mind’s ‘Greenlinks’ project. This allotment space offers those feeling low or struggling with mental health issues the opportunity to enjoy the therapeutic benefits of gardening in local green spaces and to make new friends in the process.
We’re currently raising money to fund improvement works at the Greenlinks allotment facilities on Monksdale Road in the spring, with an aim to provide better wheelchair access and improved shelter under the newly constructed pergola.
Throughout December, we’ll match any donations made to the project on our Just Giving page, up to a total of £1000. If you’re able to make a donation, please click here. We’d really appreciate it.
Thank you to all for your support.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from Nick, John and all the team at W&L.
Since Lydia and Sandra joined us last month, we’re delighted to welcome Magda to the team, who joins us as interior designer. Originally from Poland, Magda graduated with an MA in Interior Design from The Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, and comes with a strong grounding in kitchen design from her previous employment. We hope you’ll join us in wishing her a warm hello!
Today John headed to Bath Spa University as an industry expert at the university’s annual Career Fair.
In conjunction with Creative Bath, students were able to ask John and a panel of guests a wealth of questions on the design industry and its workings. John was very honoured to be invited and meet the industry’s stars of tomorrow. We’re very fortunate to have such a hotbed of talent, creativity and innovation right here on our doorstep.
Each year we are on the hunt for a local community project to help and support as best we can. This year we are working alongside Bath Mind to help improve their community allotment facilities in the city. We will soon be looking for a local charity to support in 2018 so please head to our new community page for more information or if you’d like to put forward a charity.
We welcomed two new team members into the Woodhouse & Law fold last month, with Lydia joining us as design assistant and Sandra stepping into the role of junior interior designer. Sandra brings experience from Danish furniture retailer BoConcept, while Lydia impressed us during a recent stint as a freelancer; she’s also completing her interior design diploma alongside her new role. We’re thrilled to have them on board, and for the extra support they bring to our ever-expanding business!
We were delighted today to spot our Mind the Gap wallpaper on one of five covers, for Bath Life magazine’s big 15th anniversary issue, which also included an interiors feature asking local interior designers about the looks they love. John contributed his thoughts on everything from influential designers of the moment to new-season colour palettes, which, if you missed the issue, you can read about, here.
We’re not the only ones honing in on the new season’s fiery palette if our team’s recent trips to Maison et Objet, Paris, 100% Design and Decorex are anything to go by. The stand-out colours felt really autumnal, with shades of ochre, sand, rust, terracotta and olive green taking centre stage. Pink is also still high on the agenda for AW18 and we loved the idea of layering block colours, such as setting a green velvet sofa against a green wall. We noticed a return to opulence with a continued shift to warmer metal tones, particularly gold; trimmings and fringes were seen on everything from lampshades to cushions and sofas; and furniture has continued to embrace all things art deco, especially when it comes to chairs. The team came back inspired and full of new ideas.
Check out the latest issue of Bath Life, for Nick’s feature on local plantswoman Derry Watkins and her stunning garden just outside Bath.
Nick, who heads up the garden design team at W&L, will be writing a regular feature in the title on all things horticultural, be it local gardens, or hints on how to achieve a certain feel and look within your own outdoor space. His next feature, out later next month, will be on the exquisite gardens of Hauser & Worth Somerset, created by renowned garden designer Piet Oudolf.
