Room for a fresh start
Embrace the spirit of spring with a new-look home courtesy of Hartleys
Spring is here! It’s the time of year for bright sunlight, vivid colours and fresh new growth, with all these natural changes prompting in many of us the desire to reinvigorate our home, too.
Sometimes this urge can be satisfied by no more than a lick of paint, perhaps, or some new soft furnishings – but for a more permanent transformation, investment in bespoke fitted furniture can reap great rewards in both appearance and practicality.
Skipton-based Hartleys is a family business which, for more than 30 years, has been making people’s homes more satisfying places to live.
Their design, manufacture and installation teams are past masters at re-purposing rooms: finding extra space, adding extra functionality and, at the same time, creating beautiful living and working spaces which are a pleasure to spend time in.
“A bedroom by night becomes a home office by day, for example, or a store room can double as a guest bedroom, play room or hobby area,” says Hartleys’ Sara Haggas.
“And with the trend towards at least a part-time element of working from home becoming a permanent feature for many people, now is the time to consider a bespoke installation to accommodate it.”
Whatever your reason for calling upon Hartleys, they bring with them years of accumulated expertise in the use of materials, finishes and colours, enabling them to get the best out of any space.
Tactile wood-grain finishes ranging from dark evola, through oak and beech to the airy light tones of birch, along with neutral shades, effectively ‘bring the outdoors in’.
“The use of materials and colours to create a visual link between a room and the world beyond the window has been shown to reduce stress and stimulate a positive mood,” says Sara.
Incorporating a feelgood factor is part of the Hartleys DNA, not just by creating rooms which look good but by building in additional functionality, especially clever storage solutions which serve to reduce the clutter which can so easily build up and spoil a room’s appearance.
Whatever the shape and features of a room, be it a chimney breast, sloping ceiling or awkward corner, Hartleys’ designers can work with them to maximise the use of available space, for this is the beauty of bespoke furniture.
“Combine this with a strategically placed fold-away wall bed, shelves, interior drawers, single and double hanging lengths, shoe racks, tie rails and cosmetic trays to maximise the storage options for your space,” says Sara.
Forget the idea of ‘fast furniture’: everything from Hartleys will stand the test of time, built using materials from environmentally-conscious suppliers, helping homeowners achieve an additional sense of well-being through embracing a sustainable lifestyle.
To book a home visit by a design team member, telephone 01756 700471 or go to www.hartleysbedrooms.co.uk
Forget the idea of ‘fast furniture’: everything from Hartleys will stand the test of time…