Magnet Kitchen Design Consultation

We are updating out kitchen and so we went along for a design consultation at Magnet. I was suprised at how busy they were and the gact that you needed to book several days in advance to get a slot.

The appointment was made and we were one step closer to getting our dream kitchen.

The first few mins was used to browse through the showroom to look at all the different kitchens. Then the next two houes we sat and designed our kitchen with some of the experts. I was really suprised at how patient they were. They spent time to understand the brief and then verify the measurements.

They then create a kitchen for you. You can see what the designer is doing as they have their own computer screen which is then projected behind them for you to view too.This way you can see and change the kitchen as it is created. I thought thia was really great. The software that they use allows an instant 3D image to be created  so you can see what the kitchen would look like.

I felt the designer too care to create the work triangle and to try and use the space as effectively as he could. I liked the way he made the kitchen symmetrical. I wanted the maximum storage and he did this. He was not pushey and did not try to upsell anything. We respected and appreciated this.

The only downside to the experience was the quote! We received it by email the same day. It was accompanied by images 2D and 3D. There were lots of additional items thay were i  there which were not discussed in the consulation. This raises the quote quite significantly.
These are optional and we are now waiting to meet again to finalise the quote!

ALL REST AND NO PLAY MAKES FOR A BORING STAY!

Playtime becomes reality as PLAYMOBIL takes residency at The Waldorf Hilton, London, with the launch of ‘The PLAYMOBIL Suite’

                            For 40 days and 40 nights over the summer holidays
                                              PLAYMOBIL celebrates its 40^th year


PLAYMOBIL is an iconic German toy company owned by geobra Brandstätter. Horst Brandstätter, and his chief model-maker, Hans Beck, started creating toys in 1974, launching PLAYMOBIL’s first Knights, Indians and Construction ranges. The brand has grown to become one of the biggest toy companies in the world, with 2.7billion PLAYMOBIL figures populating children’s bedrooms worldwide.

 

We were invited to the launch of the playmobil suite.  We were very excited to attend. This year’s 40^th anniversary celebrations for iconic toy company PLAYMOBIL was launched with their first ever collaboration with The Waldorf Hilton, London, this summer for 40 days and 40 nights.  

The perfect holiday or staycation for the family, PLAYMOBIL will be residing at The Waldorf Hilton, London, and welcoming guests to stay in the exclusive PLAYMOBIL Suite, a play haven for the whole family to enjoy just in time for the summer holidays.

When we arrived at the Palm court it was filled with toys. My son was very excited.
Later we were taken to the playmobil suite ...

The PLAYMOBIL Suite

• A Hilton Executive Suite for two adults and two children @ The Waldorf Hilton, London, Aldwych, London WC2B 4DD
• A child’s playroom dream with a vast array of PLAYMOBIL toys, books, games, puzzles, colouring sheets and more, including several giant PLAYMOBIL friends to play with
• Available at The Waldorf Hilton, London, for 40 days and 40 nights - Saturday 12^th July, 2014 to Wednesday 20^th August, 2014 (First check in Saturday 12^th July, 2014 and final check out on Thursday 21^st August, 2014)
• From £450 including VAT
• To book PLAYMOBIL Package at The Waldorf Hilton visit www.playmobil.co.uk/playmobilsuite
• All PLAYMOBIL items & toys in the room are subject to availability
• Whilst children are playing in the room with the toys they should be supervised at all times
• Toys are NOT SUITABLE for children under 3 years of age due to the danger of suffocation caused by small parts.

My son was mesmorised by all the toys. The layout of the suite is great. As you enter the suite the lounge area has been converted to a childrens bedroom filled with toys and matching bed linen.


At the back of the suite is the parents bedroom. The two areas have the bathroom inbetween. This allows the parents to have a relaxing sleep in while the children are well occupied. I think the only problem will be getting them to fall asleep following all the excitement!


Some quirky facts about we learnt on the day


 ·         In 2006, David Beckham broke millions of hearts by stepping down as England captain. Luckily PLAYMOBIL provided the perfect replacement, as the first PLAYMOBIL footballers with a kicking leg were released in this year!

 

·         PLAYMOBIL’s version of everyone’s favourite super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes arrived in 1994. Britain’s beloved Benedict Cumberbatch would never have made the role on his own had he not narrowly escaped death in a bomb explosion in this year!

 

·         A character looking suspiciously like a familiar American oddball-pop star arrived in 2012. The same pop star also made it onto The Simpsons in this year!

 

·         PLAYMOBIL first appointed a Royal Guard in 1978, and has sold 20,000 in the UK since. That’s 5,000 times the amount of guards the Queen has outside Buckingham Palace!

 

·         The PLAYMOBIL Princess Wedding Advent Calendar was released in 2011 – the year after Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton!

 

·         PLAYMOBIL people have even found the time to cross the iconic Abbey Road crossing, in 2013 - 50 years after The Beatles’ released their very first album!

ABOUT THE WALDORF HILTON, LONDON

An iconic landmark situated in the heart of London’s West End, The Waldorf Hilton, London, has a rich heritage spanning over a century, with its interior bringing to life the glamour of the Roaring Twenties through its elegant art deco interior. The hotel is the perfect place to enjoy 21st Century comforts and conveniences and recently completed a full guest room refurbishment.  Part of a larger £11.5 million hotel-wide redevelopment, the hotel’s Adelphi Suite and Good Godfrey’s bar and lounge have also been restored back to their elegant 1920s art deco style. Situated on the tree-lined thoroughfare of Aldwych, The Waldorf Hilton, London, is a stone’s throw from Theatreland and some of the capital’s most iconic attractions.

 

For further information, visit www.waldorf.hilton.com or to make a reservation call +44 20 7836 2400.

A Baby grow that grows with your baby!

www.infasense.com

The Justafit range was developed after a comment made by our midwife on a home visit. Our eldest son Nicholas was 17 months old when our daughter Lois was born. Bedtime was approaching when our midwife visited for a routine check-up and Nicholas was ready for bed in his sleepsuit. She commented on the dangers presented by the sleepsuit legs being too long and how he would trip and fall.

We had been experiencing this problem for a while including a number of trips and tumbles as well as frustrated faces and whinges as he was standing on the fabric of one sleepsuit leg with the other foot!  His sleeves were also too long and kept dipping in his breakfast! We were unable to find any existing solutions or products in the shops to help us, so decided to create our own.

Infasense Ltd was born in June 2012 with the aim of creating sensible yet innovative products to make life with younger children easier and safer.

In partnership with a local company, Centreline Design Ltd, the Justafit velcro adjustable sleepsuits are the first products to be launched.

Created by parents to make the lives of parents easier.

www.infasense.com

 

After hearing this I was looking forward to trying them. The package arrived promptly. My first impression on opening the product was it was of a lovely thick good quality cotton. It felt soft to touch and was a lovely deep turquoise colour. I wash all my sons clothes before he wears them and I was pleased that it retained its shape and did not bobble on first wash.

 

The baby grow has been developed to allow you to adapt it to the size of your little one. It has an adjustable Velcro that goes around the wrists and the ankles. When it arrived despite hearing about the product I was still a little confused about how to use it! I looked it up on the products website. Its not complicated at all and its easier to put the sleepsuit on the child as it makes much more sense.

 The excess material is held above the Velcro strap so that the child does not trip on the material and the sleeves do not fall into the food.

 

I think that they have been priced really reasonably at 2 baby grows for £19.99 as you can buy a bigger size and it will last for longer. It saves you buying lots of sleepsuites as your baby goes through his or her growth spurts.