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Competitively priced carpets are available all year round from Gilt Edge Carpets, so it rarely needs sales. A family company with a wealth of knowledge, it provides free advice and an expert planning, estimating and fitting service. Choose from wool, velvets, Seagrass, Jute – even Bamboo or Paper. It can also offer Vinyl, Lino, Rubber or Laminate flooring at prices starting from as little as £10 per square metre.

With over twenty years experience, Kathy Andon really knows her soft furnishings. Hand-making everything from curtains, blinds and pelmets to bed spreads, loose covers and more, her shop in Maida Vale is a real hive of industry. Roman blinds interlined with black out lining start from £135 and curtains lined and interlined from £65 per width. And until the end of November readers can benefit from 20 per cent discount on all curtain and blind orders.

In terms of investments for the home, you can’t do much better than a set of quality solid wood shutters. Highly aesthetic and practical, these could greatly enhance the value of your home.

Established since 1982, the Plantation Shutters’ range has evolved to include a number of unique features - hidden fixings, rebated panels and mortise and tenon joints – making them the strongest, most efficient and user friendly shutters on the market.

Following in her uncle’s footsteps, Carina Haslam (niece of interior designer Nicky Haslam) sells paintings by artists such as Louisa Burnett-Hall and Fiona Macrae for up to £2,500. But if that strikes you as a bit steep, it is well worth looking up the less publicised Limited Edition page on Carina’s website. This offers the chance to buy limited edition reproductions of the original oils by these artists at a fraction of the original prices (as little as £90). A personal favourite, this Washing Cow giclée print by Fiona Macrae is priced at just £150.

I love the summertime. Alfresco feasts, warmer temperatures and, best of all, the glorious sunshine. And, if you haven't already, it's time to turn your attention to making the most of it.

For the last word in all things relating to lighting, Light-My-House.co.uk offers a vast range of lamps to serve all possible purposes.

The long-awaited Daily Telegraph/House & Garden Fair (27th – 30th June) starts today at the Olympia Exhibition Centre (tube: Kensington Olympia) offering a showcase of the UK’s finest contemporary interior and garden designs. There’s masses to see but it’s well worth keeping an eye out for Amy Kent and her bespoke hand-knotted rugs.

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With the start of Heals summer sale tomorrow, there’s more than just good weather to put a spring in your step. As part of its seasonal bonanza, it ' s offering discounts of up to 50 per cent across a selected range of Molton Brown products, as well as an array of furniture and home accessories.

Watch out for the Roger Oates Clearance Room Sale starting this Saturday (23 June) where you can find up to 50 per cent off Wilton runners, 100 per cent wool flat weave rugs, fabric lengths and cushions. The discounted collection includes sample stock, remnant lengths and discontinued lines and represents exceptional savings. This Pisa Red runner is approx. 60cm wide and is reduced from £89 to just £45 per metre. The sale ends 7 July.

Wallace Sacks announces the start of its seasonal sale (1 July) and whopping discounts of up to 75 per cent off selected items.