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23rd July 2021 4 tips to modernise your dinnerware: During the last year, many of us have been spending more time at home - eating, working, and relaxing within our own four walls. And as our...

10th June 2021 5 things to consider when choosing flooring for your home: Whether you’re decorating a new home or renovating, choosing flooring requires some careful thought. Here, our flooring manager Neil...

16th April 2021 7 things to consider when choosing bedding this spring: As the warmer weather approaches, now’s the perfect time to update your bedding – but with so many considerations to take into account,...

3rd March 2021 3 steps to create the perfect outdoor living space: Summer is almost upon us – is your garden ready for post-lockdown guests? Victoria Jackson, our Furniture Buying Director, shares what’s...

19th February 2021 7 things to consider when buying a new sofa: With so many options out there, choosing the right sofa is often easier said than done. Whether you're a young couple furnishing your...

17th January 2020 How to liven up your living room: Check out these 5 great and very simple ways to update your living room. It really is possible to ring the changes and refresh your living...

19th November 2019 7 Magnificent Bedding Brands: Nowadays there’s more choice than ever when it comes to bedding. Here’s our selection of seven of the biggest and best brands. ...

29th August 2019 This Chair Is Amazing! Why? Because It’s Made From 3 Kilos Of Plastic Sea Debris!: Yes, every DuraOcean Chair means that 3kg of plastic nets have been taken from the sea and made into beautiful furniture. We all like...

29th August 2019 Ask The Expert - Bed Buying Guide: For another of our ‘Ask the Expert’ sessions we’ve spent some time talking with our Furniture Adviser, Jon Morgan, about beds...

29th August 2019 Recliner? Lift and Tilt?: We caught up with Aldiss expert Paul Williams to learn more about what to look for, and how to choose the chair that suits you best. The...

24th June 2019 4 Great Dining Room Furniture Collections For Your Home: Your table is ready…….. Few things beat sitting down to a meal as a family or group of friends. It’s convivial. It’s...

10th June 2019 Fine furniture makes for beautiful bedrooms.: Time was people ate, lived and slept in one space. Then, in the Victorian era, our bedrooms became private places. Not much changed after that...

4th June 2019 Picture Perfect - The Postcards From Norfolk Collection.: Far be it from us to make assumptions, but we’re pretty sure you’re going to love this stunning, and exclusive, collection. When...

19th March 2019 Angel Strawbridge homewares. At Aldiss. How exciting is that?: We are seriously excited. Angel Strawbridge has launched her own range of home textiles all of which draw on the Chateau for inspiration and...

19th March 2019 The Greatness of Grey: Trends are seldom timeless, and fashion is often fickle. Sometimes something rises above it all. In interior design, time was that beiges and...

19th March 2019 We’d just like to say - Happy 150th Birthday to Our Friends Parker Knoll!: The odd thing is 2019 would have been an important anniversary for Parker Knoll anyway. 50 years ago, in 1969, they launched the Statesman...

14th February 2019 7 Popular Home Accessories: Accessories. The things that add the finishing touches to your interior design. They may not be the biggest items in your home, but they often...

3rd January 2019 What is a snuggler chair?: The truth is there’s quite a lot to talk about when it comes to the snuggler chair. Although, ironically, there’s not a huge...

2nd January 2019 New Year, New You, New Gadgets!: It’s here! 2019 has arrived. We have some good news and some bad news for you. The bad news first? You already know it really. It’s...

4th December 2018 Christmas. Together we can get through this!: Prepare for the festivities with these top ten Christmas Essentials. This is the seasonal survival guide. Yes, these are things you always need...

16th November 2018 All rise - for Yorkshire Pudding: It deserves respect. It’s a national favourite. It’s got history. But here’s the thing. Yorkshire Pudding is controversial....

15th November 2018 It’s time! Time to get ready for the cooler nights.: It seems like only five minutes ago we were giving you some tips on how to cope with the lighter nights. Suddenly it’s time to think about...

25th October 2018 Some pressing business to attend to…..: Ironing - it has to be done, so we’re here to help. The ironing. Some people of course actually like doing it. (Yes - really!). For most...

18th October 2018 Autumn Dinners Made Easy: When summer salads are gone you want autumn dinners to be made easy. We can help. Come on - summer ending and autumn beginning is not all bad...

8th October 2018 Our Made to Measure Curtains & Blinds Service: When it comes to custom made curtains and blinds - at Aldiss we really measure up! We caught up with our in house expert Laura to talk about...

24th July 2018 Out now! And just in!: Stunning new bedsheets, duvets and pillow cases from the exciting new partnership between RHS and Vantona. The Royal Horticultural Society have...

24th July 2018 Smeg - They call it ‘technology with style’. And it is!: Italy is where it began. Where else? Vittorio Bertazzoni started out as a 19th century blacksmith. His company grew and by the1940s it was an...

4th July 2018 Flawless flooring - for every room. We’ve got it covered.: Whatever your decor or style the flooring is a key element. It has to be right, both in appearance and practicality. It’s all about making...

3rd July 2018 G Plan - The brand with a story - and style!: First, the story. It goes back further than most people realise. Ebeneezer Gomme founded his family firm back in 1898. As a furniture company...

25th June 2018 Dinner at your place? Here’s how to host dinner at home: It doesn’t matter if you’re, shall we say, ‘of a certain age’, or if you’re a lot younger than that, the key fact...

12th June 2018 Get the look - A Pink & Grey Palette: Soft pink and tones of grey make the ideal combination for a subtle, sophisticated look. Colours come and go but these two are so right. Fashionable,...

23rd April 2018 Some bright ideas for the lighter nights….: But here’s the thing. Some of our brightest ideas for the lighter nights concern what you might call ‘the dark side of the room’....

5th April 2018 Moving in to your new home?: If you’re in the closing stages of moving in to your new home you’re probably now in total agreement with the theory that it’s...

23rd March 2018 Living Room Style: Whether you’re looking to give your room a boost with statement furniture pieces or a few well-chosen accessories, Aldiss has everything...

5th March 2018 Choosing a Fabric or Leather Arm Chair?: Every home needs at least one warm comfy chair. With today’s eclectic trends in interior design, you can mix and match furniture, or co-ordinate...

16th February 2018 Try some finishing touches - with the Orla Kiely touch.: The finishing touches, those accessories and extras, can really bring a room to life. They’re the things that help to define your style....

11th January 2018 Soup up your lifestyle to start your healthy new year!: Check out our new video and learn how to make some super soup. Watch and learn! This is a brilliant way to make Carrot and Broccoli Soup...

27th December 2017 Meet the lady who ‘puts the bow on top’ of Alexander and James sofas: We talk with Michelle Hoines-White, Brand Director Alexander and James. Michelle Hoines-White is seriously busy, as she always is, so we...

18th December 2017 How often should you buy a new mattress?: How much does a mattress matter? Sounds a bit like a tongue twister doesn’t it? Despite being a bit difficult to say, it is in fact quite...

27th November 2017 When it comes to sofas you must have the right angle.: And right now with sofas the right angle is - the right angle. Yes, the corner sofa is the big news in lounge furnishings. Let’s start...

16th November 2017 Worried about having a house full of family and friends over the festive season?: Bring it on! Above all else the festive season is about family and friends. It’s a time for getting together. A time for socialising...

24th October 2017 Autumn at home: We all have that slight sadness when summer comes to an end. Even if it isn’t the best one ever, summer is something we enjoy. Then, suddenly,...

12th October 2017 Alexander and James - you can’t just call them sofas.: They’re so much more than that. When you own a sofa by Alexander and James you own not just a sofa, or a couch, but a statement. Or...

25th September 2017 What’s in a name?: Quite a lot when that name is Parker Knoll. In the world of furniture there is a handful of names that need little or no introduction. They...

6th September 2017 Stacks of ideas. Storage ideas.: Cupboards and shelves groaning? We’ve got some great ideas for you…. Admit it. Sometimes it feels like there’s simply no...

31st August 2017 Ercol - Take a fresh look at the country look: Right now the country style look is the trend that’s defining interiors. Less to do with cosy cottages and more about light and airy rooms,...

8th August 2017 Are they getting ready to go to University?: We suggest you do some studying! Someone in the family about to go to university? You’ll doubtless want to help (like you’ll...

4th July 2017 Discover Sage by Heston Blumenthal, at Aldiss: Here at Aldiss, we love a gadget – anything clever that does the work twice as well in half the time is just up our street. And Heston...

26th May 2017 Picnics & Parties: Fresh, cool grass in between your toes, icy sweet drinks and long, lazy afternoons relaxing in the sunshine – summer is on its way and...

17th May 2017 Get To Know Our Chairman – Mr Tim Aldiss: 2017 sees the Aldiss team past and present celebrate the business’ 125th anniversary, the company’s chairman Tim Aldiss reflects...

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4 tips to modernise your dinnerware

5 things to consider when choosing flooring for your home

7 things to consider when choosing bedding this spring

3 steps to create the perfect outdoor living space

7 things to consider when buying a new sofa

How to liven up your living room

7 Magnificent Bedding Brands

This Chair Is Amazing! Why? Because It’s Made From 3 Kilos Of Plastic Sea Debris!

Ask The Expert - Bed Buying Guide

Recliner? Lift and Tilt?

4 Great Dining Room Furniture Collections For Your Home

Fine furniture makes for beautiful bedrooms.

Picture Perfect - The Postcards From Norfolk Collection.

Angel Strawbridge homewares. At Aldiss. How exciting is that?

The Greatness of Grey

We’d just like to say - Happy 150th Birthday to Our Friends Parker Knoll!

7 Popular Home Accessories

What is a snuggler chair?

New Year, New You, New Gadgets!

Christmas. Together we can get through this!

All rise - for Yorkshire Pudding

It’s time! Time to get ready for the cooler nights.

Some pressing business to attend to…..

Autumn Dinners Made Easy

Our Made to Measure Curtains & Blinds Service

Out now! And just in!

Smeg - They call it ‘technology with style’. And it is!

Flawless flooring - for every room. We’ve got it covered.

G Plan - The brand with a story - and style!

Dinner at your place? Here’s how to host dinner at home

Get the look - A Pink & Grey Palette

Some bright ideas for the lighter nights….

Moving in to your new home?

Living Room Style

Choosing a Fabric or Leather Arm Chair?

Try some finishing touches - with the Orla Kiely touch.

Soup up your lifestyle to start your healthy new year!

Meet the lady who ‘puts the bow on top’ of Alexander and James sofas

How often should you buy a new mattress?

When it comes to sofas you must have the right angle.

Worried about having a house full of family and friends over the festive season?

Autumn at home

Alexander and James - you can’t just call them sofas.

What’s in a name?

Stacks of ideas. Storage ideas.

Ercol - Take a fresh look at the country look

Are they getting ready to go to University?

Discover Sage by Heston Blumenthal, at Aldiss

Picnics & Parties

Get To Know Our Chairman – Mr Tim Aldiss