As the weather turns colder and the nights draw in warmer colours are dominating design schemes but in a new streamlined way. Take a clutter free approach with simple lines and pulled back curtains or blinds allowing as much light to flood in, thus reducing the amount of electric light needed.

Bring in the feel of nature with beautiful wood grain- FSC of course! -  and chalky paint, then add the strong colours and textures of warm fabrics and soft furnishings, rugs and cushions for a cosy autumn feel.

For inspiration check out some of the Gecco Interiors range:

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As summer living approaches the Bambienti sale begins.

So if you are seeking out unique gifts, or starting to look for new interiors for home or are an interior designer seeking out interior design ideas for a current project we offer a golden opportunity for you to source some unusual pieces at bargain prices.

Enjoy up to half price on selected items from our range of Bamboo furniture, home accessories and interiors. Including towel ladders, storage items, coffee tables, armchairs, deckchairs, clothes rails and kitchen accessories, to name but a few.

Sale ends 27th April 2011

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London-based eco furniture company Bambienti are excited to announce the launch of a new collection of lounge, dining and occasional furniture. Each piece has been produced using Environmentally Friendly Bamboo.

Here they add a very different look and feel to their existing catalogue. A look that is based on clean lines and simple yet sophisticated design. Each piece can serve a number of purposes and compliment a variety of decor.

Using naturally anti-bacterial Bamboo the Bambienti range offers stain resistance and hard wearing durability over the long term.

At Bambienti they are passionate  about creating beautiful and durable products using plant-based alternatives to conventional wood timber. 

Currently they use Bamboo exclusively, a material that is hard-wearing and widely recognised as a strong and fast growing alternative to conventional wooden timber.

For more information visit www.Bambienti.com

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Photography for the spring catalogue is now complete and our design team is busy preparing the catalogue ready for release in early spring 2011. For this round of photography we used two locations Allerford House near Minehead, Somerset and Chaffeymoor Grange in Bourton, Dorset. Our trusted photographer Simon de Glanville was on hand to take some beautiful shots of both new and existing Myakka furniture and accessories.

There are some great new additions to the Mallani range and Thakat range which were photographed over the five days as well as pieces from our two new ranges; Chandra – a brand new range of Sheesham furniture with graceful curves; and Kali – a classic collection of furniture crafted from FSC certified Mango wood.

This week’s photography was a real challenge with a lot more pieces to photograph than we have ever had to do before.  Each photo takes a lot of time to set up and prop, but the greatest challenge was  to give the images a Spring feel in the depths of Winter whilst being surrounded by snow!  With no leaves in the trees and a grey sky we had to be quick whenever the sun shone!

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Happy New Year to all our Myakka customers!

As you’ll know, on the 4^th January the VAT rate will increase from 17.5% to 20%, however as part of Myakka’s commitment to maintain affordable pricing and offer exceptional value for money, we have chosen to absorb this increase and will be holding our prices at the 2010 levels for the time being. 

And with our amazing Winter Sale currently in full swing, there really is no better time to shop at Myakka!   

We’ve got some really great offers on a wide range of solid wood furniture including best selling beds, coffee tables, bookcases and sideboards, along with fantastic deals on our wide selection of soft furnishings and home accessories.

Remember, the Myakka Winter Sale ends on Sunday 23^rd January so don’t delay!

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Looking to start the year with a new look for your home? Why not take advantage of the Bambienti eco furniture sale.

London-based eco furniture company, Bambienti are offering up to 20% off on their hand-crafted Bamboo furniture collection including the contemporary Mado and Konten Square Coffee Tables, space saving Garment Rails with Shelving, the unique Cantina Armchair and Stylish Konten lounge chair plus many other items.

Please take a look and hopefully you will agree that going green doesn’t mean compromising on style. 

So what is it about Bamboo that is so green?

Bamboo releases more oxygen than the equivalent strands of trees, as much as 35% in some instances, and therefore provides a natural resistance for a planet with increasing CO2 emissions.

Impressively, it is capable of removing up to 12 tons of carbon dioxide from the air per hectare. It also grows incredibly quickly, sometimes as much as a metre a day.

Bamboo is naturally sustainable as well because it’s actually a woody grass with a unique rhizome so requires no replanting after harvesting, whereas a conventional tree is cut down and gone forever.

Plus, to put your fears for the wildlife at rest, none of the Bamboo Bambienti use is used for food by the panda bear.

It’s also important to be aware of how the products you buy are made. We all know that mass manufactured products rely upon carbon intensive processes, and are produced in large factories where labourers are, more often than not, marginalized.

Bambienti’s designs, on the other hand, are all handmade by a selected network of small and medium sized, cottage industry style workshops, all of which have met Bambienti’s founder Charles.  

Bambienti always aim to ensure that their staffs’ wages are above average for the area, promoting a positive and more comfortable lifestyle for their worker’s families, while ensuring that working conditions are clean, comfortable, and safe.

So hopefully now its that little bit easier for you to make your home greener. Go for a sustainable material like Bamboo and you’ll be doing your bit for the environment, supporting workers but without compromising on style. Every little counts when it comes to helping the world go green.

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As Christmas fast approaches this is the ideal time to start getting your home ready for the big day. With the whole family coming for Christmas dinner and inviting your friends round for Boxing Day drinks, your home needs to be in tip top condition to receive the increased number of people heading through your front door. With this in mind Myakka have the ideal solutions to your many Christmas quandaries.

If you are expecting a large number of people around for Christmas dinner then the Mallani Extending Dining Table may be the ideal solution. With two leaves which slot on either end of the table this table grows to comfortably seat eight to ten for dinner.  For every day use the table seats four to six and the leaves can be stored separately. If your large family dinners are the norm for you and your dining room is proportioned to fit,  then the Mallani Large Dining Table may suit. This table accommodates eight comfortably so is ideal for that big Christmas day celebration as well as every day dinners. Some may prefer a more intimate dining experience and the Mallani Small Dining Table would be the perfect solution. Seating four to six people this table is excellent for everyday family dining and welcoming friends for more formal occasions.

If you are looking for some clever storage to tidy away some of your prized possessions,  then we have a number of solutions which might  help. If you are overrun with books then we have a variety of different sized units which will sit comfortably in any room of the house.   

The Myakka  Mallani Mini Bookcase is a popular bookcase with lots of room for all your books as well as a handy drawer which makes ideal storage when space is limited.  If you have a little more space as well as an abundance of  books then the Mallani Large Bookcase or Mallani Tall Bookcase may be the perfect library solution.  With capacity to take more books then we can imagine this is ideal for even the most prolific book lover.

First impressions are always important so with this in mind your hallway needs to be in tip top condition. The Mallani Storage Seat is the ideal piece to tidy your hall and create a welcoming entrance. This popular item is now available in a smaller size for more petite rooms as the Mallani Single Storage Seat.  If you are looking for somewhere to store your house keys so they can always be found then a console table may be just what you are looking for.  Narrow enough to sit in the hall without taking too much space but with enough storage to ensure that everything is in its place, we have a number of options including a Mallani Large Console with three drawers and two slated shelves, a Mallani Petite Console as well as a Khimsar Console Table and the classic Thakat Console Table which are all smaller two drawer versions.

Having somewhere for guests to put their drinks or having a table to place a bowl of nibbles on is essential over the busy festive period.  We have a selection of  nests of tables or occasional tables which might be the perfect solution. Nests of tables are as versatile as they are handy as they neatly store away when not in use.  An occasional table provides a great option for a more permanent solution and can be used for anything from holding a lamp or plant, to perfectly presenting a bowl of nibbles.

Don’t forget to finish your home off with cushions , kilims and accessories to create the ideal look.  

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Myakka have a great Christmas treat for you this November with up to an amazing 12% off your order. Simply enter the promotion code YIPPEE at the basket page to claim your discount.  

The discount works on a sliding scale so the larger your order the larger your discount. Simply spend over £100 to receive an 8% discount, £250 and over  for a 10% or £500 and over for a 12% discount on your order. The order value excludes the delivery charge. This is a great opportunity to get your home ready with hard wood furniture for the festive season or to make a start on your Christmas shopping with fair trade gifts for friends and family.

The special offer expires on the 30^th November so shop now to save and for guaranteed Christmas delivery on all items (stock permitting).

The offer is only available to use once per person and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.

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The new Myakka Autumn 2010 catalogue should be arriving this weekend!  It is packed full with new and exciting products as well as our old favourites.  With five new additions to our best selling Mallani range, six additions to our classic Thakat range as well as another new addition to the Elephant range, there is something to suit everyone in this brand new catalogue.

Some of our favourite items include the Portcullis Small Cabinets  only £149 or save £38 when you buy a pair only £260; Mallani Single Storage Seat, perfect for the smaller hallway and only £179; and brand new to the elephant range, the Elephant Chair at only £159.  On a special introductory offer is our new Mallani Tall TV unit which is only £299.

The new products in this catalogue have been designed based on customer feedback and what you’ve told us you’d like to see more of.  We always like to hear from our customers so please do let us know if there is something that we are missing from our range that would complete your home.

If you haven’t received your Myakka Autumn Catalogue yet or would like to order another one for friends and family please click here for your free copy.

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Luxury Yurts and posh Bedouin Tents have become the place to be seen at this season’s biggest events!  From The Brit Awards After Party at The Mandarin Oriental, to the Queens Cup at Guards Polo Club and Kate Moss’ christening party, ‘posh tents’ are this seasons place to party.

Somerset based Indian furniture and home accessories supplier, Myakka, often have their products featured on ITV, the BBC and in the National media.  However as a result of this new love for posh tents their furniture is appearing in fields all over the World!

Working with the Bedouin Tent Company, Myakka recently decorated a number of their tents in Kazakhstan for a large corporate hospitality event.  Items included Myakka’s Thakat coffee tables, hall cupboards, lanterns and a range of other fair trade home accessories.

Euro-Camp purchased solid wood nests of tables, a number of blanket boxes and range of hand-made cushions for one of their sites in the South of France.

Georgie Hopkins, director at Myakka gives her thoughts on the tent craze “People want to be seen to be environmentally aware, but they don’t want to skimp on luxury.  The rise in popularity of yurts and Bedouin tents goes hand in hand with our high quality fair trade furniture.  The hand crafted style of the dark hardwood coordinates beautifully and it’s a privilege to see our products popping up in tents all over the World!”

Closer to home LandnSky’s luxury yurts, the latest celebrity craze, were a focal part of the 40th Glastonbury Festival.  The 60’s California generation of material designers and architects first designed yurts and throughout the years they have evolved into the beautiful, ultra-modern tent structures we see today.  Myakka decked out the Glastonbury yurts with beautiful solid wood dressing tables, mirrors and coffee tables.  With only 30 yurts available, they were definitely the place to be seen at this year’s festival and provided considerably more comfort than traditional festival accommodation!

Following the success of Myakka’s furniture ranges in the yurts at Glastonbury, they have recently had enquiries from a luxury yurt camp in the Republic of Ireland who would like to furnish their yurts with a selection of Myakka’s Sheesham wood furniture.

Myakka were delighted to receive the Ethical Award last August which listed them within the top 33% of British companies for demonstrating corporate social responsibility.  They were also featured in the Good Shopping Guide.

“Operating an ethical business is a long term commitment, w’ve been recognised by the British Association for Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS) since August 2006 and in total over 90% of our products are sourced following fair trade principles,” commented Simon Whitehead, Director.

Myakka continue to supply high-quality hardwood furniture and accessories to homes and businesses across the UK through their online shop, mail order catalogue and Warehouse Outlet in Wincanton, Somerset.

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