Colour Revolution
Gloss White bathroom furniture step aside, your reign may be over?
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Comment by Kevin Harrison Design Director, Ellis Furniture
or the last decade gloss white has been the number one seller in bathroom furniture, but I’m delighted to report that a quiet revolution has taken place and a new regime is now firmly in place. You might expect the new king of bathroom colours to be an ice or azure blue, or maybe a gloss cream, but let me tell you that whilst the new ruler is still ‘shades of grey’ if my trend predictions tells me anything, it’s moving to a darker, more sophisticated grey, in fact the darker the better. At one of the European trends conferences I visited recently the theme was ‘nearly black’, and whilst we’re not there yet, this trend is definitely making its way into homes up and down the country. For the last few years there’s been a definite move to natural earthy tones across all types of consumer products, and we’ve followed that trend with our bathroom ranges too, Gloss Grey, Cashmere and Gloss Graphite have been real success stories (popular in both our bathrooms and kitchens). More recently the earthy tones are moving into the grey palette and this trend has
been snapped up by consumers and retailers across the UK and seen our sales take a sharp upward turn. There’s definitely more consumer design confidence out there and this more adventurous approach to bathroom design is a real breath of fresh air.
So 2016 is going to see earthy grey tones continue to make their mark, often mixed with a strong woodgrain, or a splash of vibrant colour from a splashback or acrylic wall.
For more information, please call 01484 514212 or visit
www.ellisbathrooms.co.uk
New iPad App for bathrooms launched by Ellis Furniture I
nvesting in a new bathroom is a big decision for consumers, so it’s important they get it right and enjoy the process too. Selecting the right products to meet customer’s needs, products that they’ll be happy with for years to come, can seem a daunting task, but it’s a task that just got a whole lot easier thanks to the free Bathroom Styler App from Ellis Furniture.
The Bathroom Styler App, developed for both iPad and web browsers, takes all the hassle out of bathroom design making it easy and fun! This innovative and completely free new program allows retailers and consumers to play with thousands of different bathroom design combinations from the comfort of your showroom.
With Bathroom Styler you can visualise the bathroom of your customer’s dreams using full HD images that give a true indication of exactly how their new bathroom will look. Experiment with different styles using real size bathroom settings and the vast range of Ellis Furniture door colours, worktops, handles and splashbacks, plus floor options and wall colours. You really can let your imagination run wild!
When you’ve created a design your customer likes, simply save it and experiment again, saving all their favourite designs as you go. Then send your shortlist to colleagues/family/ friends for their input, even post them on social media with one click.
To get started, download the free Bathroom Styler App or go to
www.ellisbathroomstyler.co.uk. Simply click your choice of door colours, worktops, handles, splashbacks, floors and walls and create instant HD on screen visuals.
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Talking about the new Bathroom Styler App, Ellis Furniture Design Director Kevin Harrison says: “We’re making the experience of creating a new bathroom fun, interactive and hassle free. Bathroom Styler completely changes the way we approach bathroom design by simplifying the process and making it exciting, dynamic and enjoyable.
“Our new Bathroom Styler App answers one of the most common but difficult to answer questions “what will my finished bathroom look like”? This unique App allows you to build your preferred style from over 30,000 possible combinations. “The quality of the Bathroom Styler functionality is second to none, and the HD images make it very easy to imagine exactly how any bathroom can look, and with such a vast array of products available, it is possible to create an endless number of unique designs. In the digital age, this is the only way bathroom design could go and we are very proud to have created such a fun, useful and beneficial tool for our customers.”
01484 514212
www.ellisbathrooms.co.uk
Ikon Gloss Light Grey on contrasting Mali Wenge carcase
New Bathroom Styler App
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