March into Spring

Whether you’re planning a do-it-yourself project or looking to hire a specialist designer, we’ve gathered together the city’s experts to help get your next venture off the ground in style...

Gardiner Haskins

Brunel Rooms, 1 Straight Street, Bristol BS2 0FQ 0117 9292288; gardinerhaskins.co.uk

Gardiner Haskins Interiors has luxury interior showrooms that allow you to create your dream home space. Its knowledgeable and skilled team of design experts can help you design your own bespoke kitchen or bathroom, with wrap-around project management from start to finish. Create your perfect bedroom with over 40 beds on display from brands such as Harrison, Sealy, Hypnos and Relyon. Blend in beautiful bedroom furniture from Ercol, or wardrobe storage solutions from Wiemann and Nolte Möbel. The team has over 40 years’ experience, so you can guarantee exceptional customer service. Open six days a week with a free customer car park and less than 10 minutes’ walk from Cabot Circus.

Bracey Interiors

15 Waterloo Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BT 0117 9734664; braceyinteriors.co.uk

With over 50 years’ experience, Bracey Interiors has earned an enviable reputation for its design services. Working throughout the UK and abroad, the team creates unique and bespoke interiors for clients. Within the showroom in the heart of Clifton Village, Bracey showcases fabrics and wallpapers from all the major suppliers as well as a unique and eclectic mix of home accessories. Paints by Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library are also mixed to order in a matter of minutes. No matter how big or small your requirements are, Bracey Interiors has friendly staff ready to help. With their own workrooms they ensure all soft furnishings are made to their exacting standards, and offer an installation service. 2017 saw their Silver House project win three awards in the RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards.

Garden Affairs

Garden Centre, 288 Frome Road, Trowbridge BA14 0DT 01225 774566; gardenaffairs.co.uk

Create space for home working, hobbies, a growing family or even a new business venture with a cost-effective, versatile, fully-insulated garden room. Garden Affairs offer a huge range of high quality, sustainable garden buildings and will help you get the design, the installation, the quality and the price spot on. Visit their extensive display centre at Trowbridge Garden Centre in Wiltshire to see garden offices, art and craft studios, teenage dens, granny annexes as well as a range of ‘posh sheds’ and summerhouses.

Fire Iron Art

Underfall Yard, Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6XG 07966682140; fireironart@yahoo.com; fireironart.com

Joanna Williams A.W.C.B is a female artist blacksmith creating a wide range of hand-forged artistic and functional ironwork for the home and garden. Inspired by nature, she utilizes her design skills and traditional blacksmithing techniques to translate flowing forms and textures into sculptural metalwork. Creating garden sculptures large and small, interior design pieces, bespoke wrought iron gates and railings, each unique piece is individually handmade to the highest standards, crafted with passion, enthusiasm and attention to detail. Her floral ironwork has been curated for luxury cruise ships, including Ovation of the Seas, and is seen across the world. In between creating new pieces, she shares her skills through blacksmith experience days for those that want to try their hand at this ancient and exciting craft.

Mandarin Stone

15 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4HW; 0117 9731552; mandarinstone.com

Renowned for its comprehensive natural stone collection, Mandarin Stone has gained quite a reputation for its on-trend and beautifully designed porcelain. Ranging from tiles that cleverly mimic materials such as wood, concrete and marble to striking glazed and patterned tiles, the collection has endless surface design possibilities. Established for over 25 years and with 14 inspirational UK showrooms, it offers dependable specialist knowledge as well as technical expertise. Almost the entire natural stone and porcelain collection is held in stock in the UK, so lead times are short. Check out the new ranges for 2023 such as the Zen Decor glossin porcelain –shown here.