Calling all young interior designers who want to be discovered!

4Homes has just launched a new feature on their website called “Rate My Room”.

The real sale started today!

Edit: Half the 7,5 mil people in London must be on Oxford Street today – read this.

Here are a few links to London furniture and accessories stores that have reduced prices:

Harrods	John Lewis	The Conran Shop
House of Fraser	Debenhams	The White Company
Westfield	Selfridges	The Liberty
Muji	IKEA	OKA
Tesco	Laura Ashley	Marks & Spencer
Zara Home	Argos

Actor Colin Firth is opening up the first eco shop today in Chiswick, called Eco Age. You might be interested in checking out their working example of an eco kitchen and a “grey-water” loo. Among many other things, the shop sells designer textiles, wallpaper, and crafted furniture.

ECO AGE
213 Chiswick High Road
Chiswick London W4 2DW
www.eco-age.com

Via Homes&Property Photo Homes&Property 30.01.2008 (pdf)

Too late for furniture shopping but your tenant is about to move in shortly? Or perhaps your time and nerves cost more than the painful quest for perfect furniture? Well, for those and many other more and less unexpected reasons, you can always rent the furniture! Here are a few companies that offer furniture for rent in London (click on company name to get to their website):

Roomservice by CORT
- The largest provider of relocation furnishings in the UK.
- Delivery within hours, nationwide
- Wide choice of home essential items including electricals
- Option to rent for short and long periods
- You can even rent bed linen and bath towels

The Furniture Rental Company
- There is no minimum rental period although a minimum charge of one month’s rent applies.
- For rental periods of up to 11 months a deposit of 1 month’s rental is required. For rental periods of 12 months and over we require a deposit of 3 months rental.
- Furniture is delivered within a few days.

Sterling Furniture Rental
- Can deliver your furniture rental within 24 hours of confirmation of your furniture rental order.
- Short-Term Furniture Rental – you can use furniture rental from one to three months.

Fully Furnished
Furniture rental service for complete packages, single items, emergency house packs and electrical equipment including televisions, videos, hi-fis and microwaves installed within days.

John Strand Interiors Ltd
- No deposit.
- No fixed term contract or penalty fees for early returns.
- Deliveries and collections within 5 working days.
- Repairs and replacements of faulty items within 5 working days.