As the seasons change our thoughts turn to booking a road trip to get some fresh inspiration. As regulars to this website might know, we are really into city breaks. We're super pleased to announce that the latest fruits of our travels are finally ready and are good to view.
As department stores increased in number and size, retail spaces within shops were furnished in different styles as examples for customers. One particularly effective advertising tool was to set up model rooms at national and international exhibitions in showrooms for the public to see. Some of the pioneering firms in this regard were Waring & Gillow, James Shoolbred, Mintons, and Holland & Sons. These traditional high-quality furniture making firms began to play an important role as advisers to unsure middle class customers on taste and style, and began taking out contracts to design and furnish the interiors of many important buildings in Britain.