Catherine Lansfield, renowned for style and quality is the label of choice for those who love and value great home fashion. Products are designed and developed in Great Britain and ethically sourced overseas under strict quality control.

Why choose Catherine Lansfield?

Catherine Lansfield is one of our all time favourite go to brands. Not only can you expect to find your products beautifully packed, but once opened, you will find a high quality product tucked up inside. Their in-house designers are at the forefront of global trends, which is reflected in their ever expanding range of stylish soft furnishings.

Catherine Lansfield duvet cover sets

When you choose a Catherine Lansfield duvet cover set, you are choosing style and quality. Their designs cover almost everything from classic florals, to geometric motifs, to embellished masterpieces. A design which has been a Catherine Lansfield bedding staple for many year, is Canterbury. Canterbury begun its takeover of the brand with just one colourway. As it grew in popularity, more and more colourways were released. There have been around 10 colour variations of this classic floral duvet cover design, but none as popular the the original ochre.

Top 6 duvet cover set designs

• Larrson Geo – featuring a retro print with a pop of colour and matching constratsing reverse, the painterly textures within the geometric panels are inspired by the current mark making trend within art and interiors
• Sweet As Can Bee – bring the buzzing bees to your bedroom, with the playful fluffy pom pom design. With a contrasting bright text reverse
• Dramatic Floral – oversized impressionist blossoms and peonies with Japanese woodblock silhouettes
• Sequin Cluster – luxuriously quilted border with sequin embellishment creates an elegant look
• Canterbury – a true classic floral design of beautiful large bouquets in full bloom for an effortless, modern bedroom update with the cute polka dot reverse can transform the look but keep the trend with a flip of your duvet.
• Songbird – featuring charming songbirds sitting gently on floral bunches combined with a blend of soft tones

Catherine Lansfield bedding for children

Bedtime is where dreams of adventure and mischief can begin – why not reflect that in your child’s bedroom? The designs vary from cartoon-like animals, to cute cats and even to some funky happy ice creams! The kids bedding designs come in many colour and are suitable as both girls bedding and boys bedding. Whether they love bedding with animals on it, or bedding with ice creams on it. CL has you covered!

Top 3 children’s duvet cover set designs

• Polka Dot Hedgehog Hug – Our favourite woodland friend wants to give you a hedge-hug! With a cute polka dot and hearts reverse; for the sweetest interchangeable styling
• Roarsome Animal – In a hand drawn Scandi style, fun graphic animals have positive messages for the future with a happy, mini animal reverse, giving you two great designs for the price of one
• Eat, Sleep, Football, Repeat – Does your child eat, sleep, and breathe football? This design features a full front pitch and mini ball reverse; everything you need for the ultimate footie bedroom.

Catherine Lansfield Curtains

CL offer a wide range of curtains designs from plain crushed velvet, to vibrant florals. Whether you are looking for curtains to match bedding, or whether you simply want to spruce up your living room, there are curtains for everyone. Although, there are not many pencil pleat curtains to choose from, thankfully there is a wide range of eyelet (ring top) curtains to choose from. If you fancy changing up your style for the seasons Additionally, CL offers floral curtains for summer, and heavy weight curtains for winter!

Top 3 eyelet curtain designs

• Sequin Cluster – A pair of glamourous statement eyelet curtains with a quilted border and sequin embellishment to create an elegant look.
• Canterbury – a true classic floral design of beautiful large bouquets in full bloom for an effortless, modern bedroom update.
• Crushed Velvet – Striking and luxurious crushed velvet curtains – these curtains can be paired with the bedding set, or hung to create a statement in any room.

Catherine Lansfield Bath Linen and Towels

There is not much nicer than wrapping up and relaxing in a soft and luxurious cotton towel. Bringing you the latest techniques and innovations, their bathroom textiles use only the most high-quality fabrics to help you unwind. Available in a many colours options and textures; there’s a design to suit every scheme. Whether you are looking to revamp your bathroom, or find the perfect beach towel for the holidays. CL has a towel for you.

Why buy Catherine Lansfield products?

CL is renowned for style and quality and their products are ethically sourced overseas and made to strict quality and human-ecological safety standards, in accordance with STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX.

See our huge range of Catherine Lansfield bedding, curtains and towels here

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1. Wash your bath towels and bath linen

Bath towels, bath sheets, face cloths and hand towels should be washed every three to four days – and you shouldn’t share bath towels. Towels harbour dead skin cells, and oils from bodies. Add to these a dampness and a warm humid atmosphere, makes for a perfect breeding ground for bacteria, mould and mildew. Once your bath linen starts smelling musty, you have left it too late! Try to shower/bath with the window open or with a ventilation fan on to prevent build up of steam.

2. Shower curtains and bath mats need washing

You should be washing these every two weeks. If you see black mould growing then it’s gone past the time to wash. For shower curtains and bath mats made of certain plastics, you can use bleach or mould remover. Alternatively, you can put the shower curtain and bath mat into your washing machine, add some washing powder, a cup of baking soda, and 10 drops of tea tree oil (which kill mildew), and a couple of towels to act as a buffer for your washing machine, and run on a gentle cycle. Hang the shower curtain and bath mat to dry.

3. Pillowcases, bedsheets and bedlinen

Pillowcases, bed sheets, including duvet covers should be washed every week. Once again, dead skin cells, and oils from our bodies all get absorbed by the bedding, and if not washed, can breed bacteria and act as a playfield for dust mites and other allergens. Some people manage to wash and dry their bedding quickly so it goes back on the bed in the same day, but it is a lot easier to have a spare set of bedding, which you can rotate weekly. Duvets (quilts) should be washed at least once every three months, for the same reason a above.

4. Are you washing your pillow covers and pillow protectors?

Pillow covers including pillow protectors should be washed every 2-3 weeks. As with bed sheets, oils, dead skin cells, and possibly make up, are all loved by bacteria and allergens. Unwashed pillows will have a lot of dead mites and their droppings! Ideally, you should get machine washable pillows, (most synthetic pillows are – but the label should tell you) so that you can give them a quick wash on a gentle setting every 3-4 months. You can get some feather pillows that are machine washable, but if you have some that aren’t them gently washing with warm water and allowing them to air dry should do the trick. However, always check the label first.

5. Make up brushes and pads need washing

Make up brushes should be washed. Old make up, dead skin cells and skin oils all combine to make let bacteria have a field day. Wash your brushes with warm soapy water, and then leave to thoroughly dry. Do this every 2-3 weeks so you don’t get a build up of bacteria and end up transferring them on to your skin.

6. Bath loofahs, bath sponges, and bath poofs 

As with towels,  loofahs, spongers and poofs are used and then left to dry in a warm, humid environment making them susceptible to germs and bacteria. These will need regular cleaning – at least once a week. If it is a synthetic loafer, you can clean it with a little bit of chlorine or bleach and warm water. Be sure to run it under warm water until all of the chlorine/bleach has washed off. A natural fibre loofah can be washed with your regular washing.

What else do you think everyone should wash more often than they do?

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1. Fairy lights make everything “merry and bright”

Fairy lights are not just for Christmas trees and a roof. Put fairy lights along your headboard, down your curtains or even delicately over curtain rails. If you are lucky enough to have a sheltered outside area, why not add some waterproof solar powered fairy lights? No plugs near your bed or curtains? Not a problem: you can get battery powered fairy lights, meaning there is no limit to where they can go!

2. Christmas bedding is a must

I know what you are thinking: “Christmas bedding is tacky” – you might think that, but hear me out. Your bed is the biggest piece of furniture in your bedroom and also the focal point. So, dressing your bed to fit your style but bringing out a festive mood is a must. You don’t need to buy a bright Christmas themed duvet cover, you can go for a subtle starry design too! Have a look at some options below:

Brushed cotton

Brushed cotton is warm and soft and just by looking at it, gives you a cosy feeling.  To give you a contemporary look you can go for the many Scandinavian style designs that are available or even something like a stag print.

Traditional Christmas designs

You can create a traditional look to your bedroom by using traditional Christmas colours like reds and greens. Mix these up with bits of gold and silver decor, like tinsel, cushions, and throws and you will have a gorgeous looking bedroom.

All out Christmas!

One way you can be totally Christmas with your bedroom by using fun Christmas bedding. Bright reds, greens and Father Christmas himself smack bang in the middle. I couldn’t think of a better way to add Christmas spirit into your bedroom!

3. Christmas candles (my favourite!)

Don’t forget that you can make your bedroom smell like Christmas too. A lovely candle with a Christmas fragrance like Frankincense and Merr or something a bit more wintery will give your bedroom a lovely aroma.

If you aren’t a fan of candles, you can get equally as good smelling wax melts! Try looking for Christmas themed scents like cinnamon, ginger and poinsetta. If you don’t know where to buy these, your local Christmas market will always have something for you!

I discovered my favourite wax melts (I don’t go anywhere else now!) at Bramhall Christmas market. You can have a look at Solu candles here!

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 If Covid-19 has you stuck in doors, it is a great opportunity to give your house a spring clean. See our blog about spring cleaning. https://www.homespacedirect.com/blog/spring-cleaning-bedroom-5-things-list/

5 quick ways to get your home summer ready.

1. Give doors and skirting boards a quick lick of paint. Paint on woodwork tends to fade over time, and a coat of paint can really brighten up a room or hall.
2. If you have the budget, changing your curtains to a lighter weight and brighter colour can make a huge difference not only to your mood, but how warm your room looks. Lighter weight curtains will let the sun shine through and brighten the room of a morning.
3. Changing bedding and cushions/throws is also a good, quick and low cost way of adding summer colours to your rooms.
4. Get planting – plant seeds and bulbs so they are ready to come up in the summer. Prune rose bushes and cut back dead wood on other trees/bushes so they flourish stronger in the summer.  If you didn’t plant bulbs in the winter, the shops will have many daffodils for you to either plant in to your garden, or straight in to a pot for the conservatory.  You can also buy plants now that will be ideal for growing in-doors over the summer.  We all know the positive effects of plants in a room – whether it be for the Oxygen they transpire, being a focal point or just making us feel better.
5. Tidy up the garden. Pull out those winter weeds, clear the rubbish.

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Although we haven’t got to -16 degrees Celsius on our little island yet, it is still cold enough to make you want to turn the heating up to max, all day and all night.  However, with rising inflation, fuel costs, environmental effects and everything else that is going against us at the moment, we do need to find cheaper alternatives, that may help just a little bit.

* Use draught excluders – you can get the strip type ones from a DIY store  or the material “sausage” types that look decorative, are cheap and do the job.

* Stop heat escaping through external doors – as well as draught excluders hang a thick pair of curtains over door.

* If your radiator is on an external wall then put tin foil behind the radiator. This will help reflect the heat back into your room rather than disappearing through the wall. Normal kitchen foil will do the trick.

* Make sure furniture or curtains aren’t covering your radiators

* Make sure all of your water pipes are insulated. Pipe insulation is cheap as chips and really easy to install.

* Use thick curtains for your windows. If your curtains aren’t thick, you can get extra lining for them. This will make a big difference.

* Keep doors closed (including internal doors).

* If you have high ceilings, radiator shelves will help all of the heat raising to the top where it will not be of any use to anyone.

* If you have an unused chimney, make sure the flue is closed.

* Make sure all your radiators are “bled” to ensure maximum efficiency of your heating system.

* Try and “recycle” energy. Leave the oven door open when you have finished baking, and don’t drain a hot bath. Wait till it has cooled.

* Increase the number of layers you wear, even at home. Thick socks are also good.

* Pets are natural heat radiators. Take your dog to bed and cuddle up to it.

* Keep lap rugs or sleeve fleeces in your lounge. Lovely to cuddle up to whilst watching TV.

* Make sure your loft is adequately insulated.

And finally, I have recently rediscovered the power of the hot water bottle. Perfect to keep you warm day or night, cheap, and very environmentally friendly. Get hot water bottles that have a cover. They stay warm longer and stop the initial “too hot” burn that you get from ones without a cover. You can even get heat packs now that you can warm up in a microwave – perfect if you get a little cold at work!

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You can decorate your bedroom with pretty fairy lights. You can place them over the headboard, along the curtains or even delicately over curtain rails. Curtain voiles are also a good way to add a bit of elegant mystique to your Christmas bedroom. You can dress your windows with them or even create  a canopy over your bed.

Your bed is the biggest piece of furniture in your bedroom and also the focal point.  So, dressing your bed to fit your style but bringing out a festive mood is  a must.   You don’t have to have an all obvious Christmas theme and you have various options.

1. To provide a contemporary festive/wintery feel to your bedroom you can get lovely bedding. Brushed cotton material is warm and soft and just by looking at it, gives you a cosy feeling.  To give you a contemporary look you can go for the many Scandinavian style designs that are available or even something like a stag print which is so fashionable these days. Silver/grey colourways also give a modern look.

   

   

   

2. You can create a traditional look to your bedroom by using traditional Christmas colours like reds and greens. Mix these up with bits of gold and silver decor, like tinsel, cushions, and throws and you will have a gorgeous looking bedroom.

   

3. Obviously Christmas. One way you can be totally Christmas with your bedroom by using fun Christmas bedding. You can have fun, grown up designs like Christmas trees, St Nicholas or even the three wise men. You can dress these sets throws and cushions to make your bedroom just that little bit more special.

   

Don’t forget that you can make your bedroom smell like Christmas too. A lovely candle with a Christmas fragrance like Frankincense and Merr or something a bit more wintery will give your bedroom a lovely aroma.

One of the best things I’ve seen recently is Christmas wall tapestry.  Yes, it’s a lot of work for something that you will have up for 4 weeks at the most, but oh my, it sets the room off beautifully.

The above should give you plenty of ideas to decorate a Christmas bedroom perfectly.

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2. Use candles to create a soft, romantic mood. Scented candles will also make the room fragrant, but be careful to use a romantic , relaxing scent rather than a fresh, uplifting scent. Dark Noir by Kylie Minogue is my personal romantic favourite.

3. Make the bed the focal point. Get new bedding. Duvet covers in a silky satin material or something a bit more blingy like a diamante set. For ultimate luxury, get 1000 thread count duvet covers and sheets made from 100% cotton. They will be silky soft and feel great against your skin. You can lay red rose petals on the bed, either loosely scattered or make a heart shape out of them. Romantic red is also the colour for Valentines day.

4. Don’t forget music. Romantic songs work the best – obviously. Use tracks that bring back memories, maybe memories of something that you did together, or a special place that you visited. You can also use tracks that describe your Valentine, or how you feel about him or her.

5. Tidy the room. A tidy, uncluttered room will be far more welcoming then a messy, overfull bedroom that still needs a clean! A fresh vase of flowers will also make your bedroom look fresh and colourful.

6. Do not disturb! Try to ensure the special night is just about you two. Make sure you are not disturbed and your focus is just on each others. If you’ve got kids, see if you can get a grandparent or a baby sitter to take them off your hands for the night. Leave your work thoughts and to do lists elsewhere.

7. Switch off all technology. You don’t want any distractions – switch off the television, the iPad, and the mobile. You can live without them for an evening.

Finally, have a night to remember.

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Colour

Finally, consider what kind of ambiance you are trying to create. Here, colour plays a huge part. You may want to experiment with colours first, or try different colours in different rooms.

Red. Red is a strong colour, and is associated with danger, love and activity. In the home, red is a great colour for rooms that you use for socialising and entertaining. It is thought to stimulate conversation and energy. You would have to be careful though, as too much red can be a bit over bearing, so bring it in to the room via soft furnishings, or vases, or focal pieces of art.
Greens and blues. Light greens and blues are colours of calmness and rest. They relate to natures colours and can be used as tranquil and relaxing colours. Blues in fact, are thought to be perfect for bedrooms, promoting comfort and sleep, which may be why blue is such a popular colour bedding. Pale greens are great for a living room, where calmness and relaxation are paramount.

Yellow – I love yellow as you can have so much fun with it. Yellow can be used in kitchens for a light, airy, and energising feel. You can have yellow kitchen units, or yellow gingham checked curtains to complement yellow walls. There are so many shades of yellow, but the paler shades can make a small room look bigger. Light reflective pale yellow paint, also has a similar effect.

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No one’s more excited than us about seven decades of Thomas! Created in 1945 by Wilbert Vere Awdry, a story about three anthropomorphic trains with chubby hairless faces titled ‘The Three Railway Engines’ was to become the legendary British franchise Thomas the Tank Engine. Let’s take a look back at the man behind the machines to find out why exactly the lovable locomotive is so popular.

Born 15^th June 1911, Awdry grew up in Wiltshire by the Great Western Railway mainline. He describes as a child how the sounds of the coded whistling signals and locomotive exhausts sounded as if the trains were talking to each other: ‘There was no doubt in my mind that steam engines all had definite personalities’. After having children of his own, Awdry invented stories inspired by his childhood imaginings to entertain his son while he had the measles. After further encouragement from his wife Margaret and son Christopher, Awdry wrote his first book ‘The Three Railway Engines’ featuring Edward, Gordon, and Henry, within months 45,000 copies had been sold. By 1972 when he stopped writing, he had published 26 books in total and a further 14 have been written by his son.

The first consumer products released were a series of coloured cardboard model kits of Thomas and his 3 friends; Annie the Coach, Percy with Clarabel the Coach, Gordon the Big Engine and his Tender and James the Red Engine and his Tender. In 1984 the TV adaptation for pre-schoolers made its broadcast debut with Ringo Starr as the narrator, and was an instant success. The first two series used stories directly from the books but diverted in the third as the producers wanted more stories involving the main character, Thomas the Tank Engine. There were no brakes on the train to success as before we knew it, Thomas was on Broadway. Toy manufacturers found this incredibly lucrative as the expected cavalcade of toy train sets hit the market, especially with the introduction of Thomas in America and Japan.

In March 2008 the Thomas Land theme park opened in Drayton Manor UK featuring 17 rides themed after the shows hit characters and popular episodes. Children from around the world can now have their photos taken with life sized models of Thomas and his friends. Shortly after in 2009 the first feature length Thomas the Tank Engine film was produced in a CGI animation style, as opposed to the previous real life model technique. This opened up a world of opportunity in terms of storytelling as there were no limitations in design. Although the series has diverted from the source material, the books are still being written by Christopher Awdry and Thomas the Tank Engine is as popular as ever and growing.

Over the past 70 years he’s been a book, a TV series, a theme park, he’s even been a Beetle, now you can purchase a Thomas pretty much anything.  You can get Thomas the Tank Engine, bedding, duvet cover, blankets, stationary, and Pyjamas!

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