Love lavender? You’ll love these…

Home products that serve a dual purpose are a real find so you’ll be pleased to know that we have recently added a selection of products that are not only brilliant at repelling moths, but also provide a wonderful lavender smell – if you love lavender, you’ll love these. Made from aromatic cedar, which is found only in America, it naturally protects clothes from Moths, refreshes with the forest-fresh scent of cedar and is available infused with Lavender. Made by Woodlore who only use selectively cut lumber & natural reforestation methods, with such techniques the forests are protected.

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These are long lasting products and so great value – to rejuvenate the fragrance of aromatic cedar lightly sand with medium sandpaper or spray with Woodlore Cedar Spray or Woodlore Cedar Spray with Lavender.

To protect and refresh items in your drawers and on shelves use the Deluxe Woodlore Essential Cedar Wood Drawer Liners Infused with Lavender (5/pack). Tongue & groove edging ensures a snug fit. To protect fine linens place acid free tissue paper between Drawer & Shelf Liners & delicates.

The Woodlore Cedar Sachets infused with Lavender Oil provide great protection against moths and are ideal to freshen storage areas, bins, wardrobes or suitcases. The Sachet can be rolled between your hands to rejuvenate the scent. These would make and ideal gift.

You can take the forest fresh scent with you with Aromatic Cedar Wood Blocks infused with Lavender Fragrance because they are great for Suitcases & Gym Bags and also Closets, Garment Storage Covers & Boxes, Dressers.

Each block measures 70mm x 48mm x 20mm and there are 4 blocks per pack. They make a great and very useful gift, presented in a stylish gift box. Find out tomorrow about more great Lavender infused Moth Deterrents which are ideal for your wardrobe too.

You do the talking… customer reviews

Great products speak for themselves. Your reviews tell us which products are the most popular and also give us valuable feedback to ensure all products live up to our high standards. Importantly reviews also give you an insight into which products are best for you, and reassurance that it isn’t just us doing the talking! Check out the following reviews mentioned in our latest newsletter (see it here), which is always full of great home solutions and special offers.

Telescopic Radiator Towel Rail
This deluxe adjustable chrome finish Radiator Towel Rail is flat packed with easy assembly. Non-slip protective caps prevent scuffing your radiator. This is a really useful rail to use around the house – it’s brilliant when you are short of space and is great for drying wet clothes and towels. The width of the rail extends from 39cms (15 1/ 4") to 67cms (26 1/4").

Colibri Natural Anti Moth Hanging Sachet with Lavender
Made from 100% natural botanical essences the sachets will be effective for up to 6 months. It is recommended that 1 - 2 sachets are hung for each metre of wardrobe rail.

Pet Hair Remover Sticky Roller Brush


The very best Sticky Roller Brush available. Designed to remove Pet Hair & fluff from Clothing, Carpets, Car Seats, Upholstery and manufactured to our specification. An easy to use and sturdy handle with 7.5 metres ( approx 25 ft ) of very adhesive paper. The removable handle means you can use our refills when you finish the roll – refills have great multi-pack discounts. This is the ultimate fluff remover! See our previous blog articles.

Non-Slip Hanger for Knitwear, Jackets, Shirts & Blouses

With a chrome hook and available in 3 colours: White, Black & Cornflower Blue. These non-slip hangers are 38.5 cms ( 15" ) wide. They prevent hanger marks on your clothes and the slimline design means you can fit more in your wardrobe.

The many uses of Velcro® products

With so many Velcro® products now added to our site I wanted to go through the many different uses over the next week. My previous article ‘The Velcro Line Up’ mentioned the marvelous Hem Fix Kit but I wanted to talk about how to get through your household ‘to do’ lists with the help of these products.

I may as well start with myself… I’ve managed to tick a few ‘to do’ boxes with some free time over Christmas and I’ve used Velcro® to help me… how? Attaching blackout fabric to the window in my little one’s bedroom – easy when you know how but even easier when you know about Velcro® Sew & Stick Tape. Simply sew the loop tape to your fabric and stick the hook tape onto the hard surface, in this instance the window frame, and hey presto, you’re done!...  easy to sew and easy to launder. Fed up with never having a pen to hand when on the phone, I’ve now fixed a pen onto the side of the phone using Velcro® Stick On Coins… never again should I be scrambling about for a pen for messages (so long as everyone else puts it back there!)

The new Velcro® ‘Tidy Cables’ Kit helps with the ‘Cable Spaghetti’ problem that most of us have. You can use it to bundle, secure and tidy messy wires and cables. For really bulky cable there is a cut-to-size self-gripping tape and all components are reusable and can be opened and closed 1000s of times. Each pack contains:
•    Self Gripping Tape Black 30mm x 1m
•    Adjustable Ties Black 12mm x 20cm x 3
•    Sticky Back Cable Wrap Strips White 60mm x 10cm x 2
•    Removable Adhesive Cable Clips Opaque Small x 8

Also part of the Cable Management Range are Velcro® Coloured Adjustable Ties. They are designed to keep hazardous wires behind PC's & TV's etc under control & away from mischievous hands. Very simple – just wrap & press to secure.

Now there’s no excuse to start ticking off your ‘to do’ lists – more on this later in the week.

How can you take care of your suede and boots?

If you never really know what shoe care product to get when you purchase your shoes – and as usual are faced with various options even before you leave the shop, another new product recently added to our Shoe Care and Accessories Range will solve the problem. The Deluxe Woodlore Cura Suede & Nubuck Cleaning System is the ultimate shoe care product for cleaning suede and more. The specially formulated cleaning bar removes dirt while the brush restores nap to suede, nubuck or chamois leathers.

For best results when cleaning suede the shoes must be naturally dry in ambient temperature as this will help to lift dirt to the surface of the suede. For leather gently rub it with the cleaning bar to remove dry mud & then brush. Repeat the process for difficult areas.

For some people cleaning their shoes is a very therapeutic task and seeing how beautiful the shoes look afterwards makes it feel like a very rewarding job. Perhaps especially for those people our brand new Deluxe Professional Style Woodlore Cedar Shoe Valet would be an ideal present.

You can neatly store all your shoe brushes & polishes in this beautiful solid cedar wood valet which features a sliding top with bullet catch & built in shoe support - just like at the shoe shine stand! Genuine quality and the ideal way to store shoe brushes, cloths & polishes etc. A brass Woodlore logo on the front completes the quality finish of this product.

Get your shoes shining!

Your shoes say a lot about you! Some people think nobody will ever notice their shoes because they never look down at feet, but they’d be wrong because there’s no point looking fabulous in your new dress or suit when you’re wearing uncared for shoes on your feet!

Keep them in tip-top shape by using a shoe brush with horsehair bristles, such as the Deluxe Woodlore Cura Shoe Shine Brush. Great quality with a hardwood handle and 100% Horsehair bristles. Use it with our Woodlore Cura 100% Horsehair polish dauber.  These Horsehair Brushes are inherently softer with a natural degree of slight warmth that will give a better shine & finish.

To maximise the life of your shoes you should always use cedar shoe trees to maintain the shape of the shoe & eliminate creasing. Cedar shoe trees are especially good because they absorb moisture & deodorise the shoes at the same time.

A good tip is to leave the shoe tree in the shoe when you clean them because it enables the polish to get into the creases. Also remember to try not to wear the same pair of shoes on consecutive days - give the leather time to relax & remain in good condition.

Find out about cleaning your suede footwear in my article tomorrow!

The Lint Remover Challenge continues!…

Continuing on from our Challenge last week (The Lint Remover Challenge), here are some more uses for the Mighty Lint Remover – keep sending in your tips and uses so we can pass them on to other customers!

>> It doesn’t need to be restricted to the house for cleaning fabrics/upholstery… people spend so long cleaning their house that the car becomes neglected, partly because hoovering it seems like too onerous a task! Lint Rollers are ideal for picking up the debris, dust and hairs from the seats and foot well.

>>Staying in the car, use it on the dashboard and glove box too – you don’t need to restrict it to the handle, wrap some paper around your hand to get to the ‘impossible to get to’ areas. I do exactly this when cleaning my son’s high chair!

>>In the same way as cleaning mud dropped from wellies when going out, it’s great at cleaning the area where shoes are stored

>>Great at removing very small particles – it’s especially useful when you have dropped something that can be dangerous to pets and small children especially – such as glass. Notoriously difficult to clean up because of the tiny particles that you obviously can’t see… if you use your lint roller over the floor it will pick up the really small pieces that you don’t even notice are there

>>Having a good clean out of your cupboards and drawers? The trick of tearing off some of the paper and using it wrapped around your fingers to get into the edges and corners works wonders here… leaving your drawers brilliantly clean and ready for your nicely ordered items!

>>In a similar fashion use it to clean your handbag and purse – one of the most therapeutic tasks for some women is emptying and tidying out their bags… well now you can get it nice and clean before refilling!

Keep the tips coming! More to follow soon….

We have a great new Shoe Box Colour Selector!

We have made it even easier to find the colour you want when choosing your Shoe Box… with four quick and simple steps to buying your shoe boxes, you are closer to getting your shoes organised than ever!

Shoe storage boxes are the answer to every shoe-aholic’s dream. Our boxes transform your wardrobe and save you those frantic minutes you can’t afford to waste in the morning looking for your shoes. They open at each end so that you can stack them and don’t have to pull the box out to get your shoes. Simply refasten the end each time by putting the point in the slot. They have a handle, as do all our shoe boxes, and hold up to a size 7.

See the new selector for yourself >>

The Velcro® Line Up…

Household jobs are called chores for a reason! But if you can find the correct products to help, you also find that these tasks become a doddle. Many such products often have one thing in common – Velcro®. It has been around for a long time, with the invention of the ‘hook-and-loop’ fastener in 1941, being named Velcro® from a combination of the French words velours (or velour) and crochet (or hook). The Velcro brand name is now used to describe all similar products. The hook side is covered in tiny hooks which catch the loops on the other side and so holding the pieces together.

Seemingly so simple, and so many uses, in fact so many that we now have a whole range of Velcro® products.  I’ll be looking into the many uses of Velcro® in future articles, but one of our most popular products in this range is the Hem Fix Kit. (See it in action on trouser hems and shirts by clicking on the images.)

Not everyone thinks of Velcro® being used for tasks such as fixing a hem, but this really useful repair kit is ideal to keep in the handbag / briefcase for those times when you wish you had an instant repair, such as at work, on a night out or an important function. Like other Velcro® products, it’s also extremely useful around the home being ideal for clothing, soft furnishings & craft projects.
It’s strong, reliable, quick and easy to use and each pack contains 20 soft & flexible sticky strips (19mm x 50mm). This is a very reliable product, which won’t let you (or your hem!) down.

Keep an eye on future articles to see the many other products in the Velcro®  line up!

How can you get the most out of your Garment Rail?

I recently mentioned the importance of the strength of a Garment Rail - "How many people can one Garment Rail Support?", but what is equally important when considering such a purchase is the whether it can cope with your changing needs in future, which is why many of our rails can now be purchased with Height Extension Pieces and adjustable Centre Rail, thus allowing you to double your hanging space! See a snapshot from our recent newsletter:



Let's take a look at another of our new rails such as the High quality 3' Black Extended Garment Rail.  New to our range this strong and robust 3’ Black Extended Garment Rail with Black Extension Pieces and Black Centre Rail is more sturdy and substantial than many others on the market, is easy to assemble and long lasting.

The pack includes two 12” extension pieces to increase the height of the rail that then allows extra hanging space for the central rail. The pack also includes 4 nylon castors.  Perfect... but what about your existing rail? Well you can also purchase various Height Extension Pieces and Centre Rails as separate items. The Centre Rail is 183cm (6ft) long, and can be used with all of the following Rails:

3’ Black /Chrome Garment Rail - our product reference no : 245
3’All Black Garment Rail - our product reference no : 371
4’Black /Chrome Garment Rail - our product reference no : 286
4’All Black Garment Rail - our product reference no : 468
5’ Black /Chrome Garment Rail - our product reference no : 287
5’All Black Garment Rail - our product reference no : 441
5’Black/Chrome Rail with Double top rails - our product reference no : 1270
6’ Black /Chrome Garment Rail - our product reference no :  256
6’All Black Garment Rail - our product reference no :  259
6’Black/Chrome Rail with Double Top Rails - our product reference no :  1271

Check out our ‘Accessories for Garment Rails’ section to find further products, which can be purchased separately, and so providing a truly adaptable product, which will last and last!

Update from yesterday! Lovely new space saving hangers now in stock!

Yesterday I mentioned all our great space saving hangers in my article “Struggling for wardrobe space? Problem solved with our brilliant space saving hangers!” Well now we have even more with our latest additions - the Huggable Hanger!

Great name and a great product… the name conjures up images of comfort and the hangers live up to this image with their Special Flocked Non-Slip coating to stop your clothes falling off and taking up less of your valuable wardrobe space being ultra thin!

There’s something for everyone in this range with the 4 Bar Non-Slip Huggable Trouser Hanger measuring 45cms wide, 43cm high & only 5mm wide! The Children’s Huggable Hanger (30cm wide & 22cm high), Shirt/Tops Huggable Hanger (42cm wide & 23cm high) and Suit Huggable Hanger (45cm wide & 25cm high) – all available in Black and Shocking Pink.

Plus these space savers really show their star quality when bought with the Mini Hooks - a really useful accessory to give you even more hanging space. Very easy to use and again available in Pink & Black.

Find out more about this range of Ultimate Ultra Thin Space Savers!
Tomorrow you can find out how to get more space from your Garment Rail!

Struggling for wardrobe space? Problem solved with our brilliant space saving hangers!

Ever wished you had a bigger wardrobe but simply don’t have the space? Most people at some point are faced with such a problem, whether for yourself or for your children getting older and wanting more space for their clothes. I myself have recently had my own bedroom made into two, ready for the new addition to my family… great, but I’m now left with half the wardrobe space I used to have! Plus the baby’s room has even less which I know one day will mean me trying to find more space and it simply isn’t there.



Luckily, you can now purchase some great hangers, which are real space savers in these situations such as our brand new Chrome Plated Suit/Jacket Hanger. Featuring Non-Slip Black Foam covering the chrome plated finish, with two really strong, super-grip Adjustable Clips. This modern and stylish hanger comes with an extra hook to use with more hangers and thus more space is saved.

There are many hangers to choose from though… I have made use of the Space-Saver Hanger Bar, and judging from its popularity so have many other people because it’s proved to be a real best seller. You can hang six hangers from it either vertically, which is the way it is mostly used or horizontally to hang six pairs of trousers or shirts. Great value and really useful. Try it and you'll love it.

For children’s bedrooms Space Saver Hanger Packs are perfect. Each pack contains 1 x Space Saver Hanger Bar & 6 x polypropylene hangers. The hangers are 33cms wide (13") so allowing 6 garments to hang in the same space as 1!

You may be asking yourself if there’s anything you can do to utilise the numerous hangers (and clothes!) you already have and still get extra space… well luckily those hangers don’t need to go to waste… Hanger Connectors are a simple but brilliant product allowing you to hang your hangers vertically and still make the best usage of your wardrobe space. Each pack contains 20 small polypropylene connectors which are 4.8cm ( 2” ) in length and 2cm ( ¾” ) wide. Something for everyone!

For more space saving tips, check out my article later this week to find out how to get more space from your Garment Rail!

The Lint Remover Challenge!

There are many, many uses to the hard working Lint Remover, but our customers often tell us stories about how they have found multi uses for many of our products themselves… how resourceful you all are!

We would love to hear your own stories of how you make use of your lint remover, whether a Regular/Trident Handled Pet Hair Remover, Mini Pocket Sized Roller Brush or Carpet Cleaner… we are always interested to hear your tips too and that way other customers can benefit from your wisdom! So we challenge you to tell us a use for the Mighty Lint Remover that we haven’t heard yet! But in the meantime here are just a few uses to get you on your way…

• You don’t really need to be told this one! But just to clarify Pet Hair Rollers are brilliant at removing your pet's hair (and your own hair) from clothes. The super sticky paper quickly removes any hairs or other debris from your clothing that you often only see in daylight, which is inevitably when rushing out of the door!

• Make it one of the steps you follow when doing your washing/drying. I have certain clothes which are particularly prone to picking up fluff once they have come out of the wash, so I quickly roll over such clothing when dry but before folding... that way they look like new BEFORE I want to wear them!

• Most people find it hard to make time to hoover each day – and who wants to?!... but there are many people like myself that have young children and a dog (or equally bad a cat!) who find they do some cleaning one day and by the following day the carpet looks like it hasn’t been cleaned for a week! Obviously with little time to clean again, this is where my Pet Hair Roller really shows its worth… great for use in between hoovering.

• I’ve been using it recently to clean up bits of mud left on the floor when I take my shoes and wellies off – and when I put them on especially, because it’s then the dried on mud drops to the floor. Not really being in the position to get the hoover out (I’m usually rushing out with my dog), I give the area a quick once over with the roller so I don’t have to deal with it when I get back!

• The same applies to the boot of the car – once you’ve had various packages, shopping, dirty push chair, shoes for walks and so on in there it starts to look pretty bad, but a Lint Roller will soon get rid of the debris ready for the next round! (Especially useful here when wrapped around your fingers to get into all the grooves and sides on the upholstery.)

Keep an eye out for more Lint Roller tips, and don’t forget to tell us yours!

How many people can one Garment Rail support?

The strength of a Garment Rail is one of the most important things to think about when buying a rail. You need to be able to hang lots of clothes, including heavy coats and also possibly shoes in shoe hangers.

Our Garment Rails are very strong and long lasting… check out our video to see the proof.



We also currently have a special offer on our 3ft Robust Chrome and Black Clothes Rail with stronger than the normal rail frame, for a limited time only this can be purchased at the same price as the 3ft All Black Clothes Rail.



Next time I’ll be looking into how you can get the most out of your Garment Rail with Extension Pieces and Centre Rails – allowing you to double your hanging space!

How can you earn money from your purchase?

The idea of ‘Tell A Friend’ isn’t new to most people, but many of our customers tell us that they didn’t realise we ran a referral promotion. Well this is how it works… we all have friends that have similar interests to us and we frequently share help and tips with them, but ‘Tell A Friend’ takes it a step further.

If you have bought a product from us and are impressed with it, or indeed are impressed with our service and speed of delivery… why not tell your friends? Both you and your friend can benefit from your referral because if they go on to spend £25 (excl. p&p) not only will you receive a £5 voucher to spend, but so will they – so what is there to loose?! Find out more >>

How many people can one Garment Rail support?!

The strength of a Garment Rail is one of the most important things to think about when buying a rail. You need to be able to hang lots of clothes, including heavy coats and also possibly shoes in shoe hangers.

Our Garment Rails are very strong and long lasting… check out our video to see the proof.



We also currently have a special offer on our 3ft Robust Chrome and Black Clothes Rail with stronger than the normal rail frame, for a limited time only this can be purchased at the same price as the 3ft All Black Clothes Rail.

Next time I’ll be looking into how you can get the most out of your Garment Rail with Extension Pieces and Centre Rails – allowing you to double your hanging space!

How can you earn money from your purchase?!

The idea of ‘Tell A Friend’ isn’t new to most people, but many of our customers tell us that they didn’t realise we ran a referral promotion. Well this is how it works… we all have friends that have similar interests to us and we frequently share help and tips with them, but ‘Tell A Friend’ takes it a step further.

If you have bought a product from us and are impressed with it, or indeed are impressed with our service and speed of delivery… why not tell your friends? Both you and your friend can benefit from your referral because if they go on to spend £25 (excl. p&p) not only will you receive a £5 voucher to spend, but so will they – so what is there to loose?! Find out more >>

Need to remove hairs quickly? Pet Hair Roller Options…

I’ve already mentioned in previous articles the benefits of making sure you get a Pet Hair Roller Lint Remover with a removable handle… and the equally important refill quality when you do replace it, but what about other options, such as the Trident Handle Roller Brush. Like the Sticky Roller Brush, the benefit of this is the ease of use – especially with a trident handle. Again the handle is removable so you will only need to replace the refills, which provide 5 metres of highly sticky peelable paper.

If you are looking for something to keep in your handbag or for use when traveling the Mini Pocket Sized Roller Brushes are ideal. Not only great to keep when on the move, but ideal to use in a caravan, especially when traveling with pets and to keep your clothes pet hair free! They are great at keeping a small space clean. A hand-held carpet cleaner is incredibly effective at removing hairs and dust from rugs or carpets and again ideal to take away with you on trips - being so small means you don’t need to worry about losing much space!

Keep an eye out for my future article about the many uses of Lint Removers… they’re not just for hairs!