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Scotland's Oldest Wine Merchant ft. the Library Ladder Company

Scotland's Oldest Wine Merchant ft. the Library Ladder Company

With consumers increasingly shopping online instead of the high street, it is always wonderful to see an independent shop opening its doors. Cockburns of Leith is an independent wine shop,...
November 30, 2022
Wine Bar Ladder - Luxury Interior

Wine Bar Ladder - Luxury Interior

image credit: Ica Studio   Luxury Hotel featuring our Library Ladder Ica Studio, one of the world’s leading hotel architecture and design studios collaborated with Virgin to create Europe's first-ever...
November 23, 2022
Hatchards Cheltenham featuring our Library Ladder

Hatchards Cheltenham featuring our Library Ladder

Hatchards has opened a new bookshop in Cheltenham, bringing the number of the chain’s shops to three, with Cheltenham being the first location outside London. The bookshop opened its doors...
November 16, 2022
Cosy TV Room Ideas

Cosy TV Room Ideas

A living room is the heart of a home, a place for entertaining, relaxing, and spending time with loved ones. These rooms are packed with inspiration on how to make...
November 09, 2022
How to step up your curtain game

How to step up your curtain game

Just Arrived  Byron & Byron Curtain Poles   Over 30 years later and Byron & Byron are still producing curtain poles, finials and accessories. With growing demand, production has become...
November 02, 2022
Gothic Decor Ideas

Gothic Decor Ideas

When you hear the term Gothic decor, what comes to mind? For most of us, it’s something along the lines of an all-black look that comes packed with animal bones,...
October 11, 2022
Wall Panel No.111 - Bars - As seen in ‘Your Home’ magazine

Wall Panel No.111 - Bars - As seen in ‘Your Home’ magazine

The trend for slatted wall panelling almost seems like is has come form nowhere. One minute we were paneling our houses with more traditional panelling like Shaker-style panels, now we...
September 22, 2022
Light and Airy Dining rooms

Light and Airy Dining rooms

Looking for light and airy dining room ideas, room ideas that will work no matter what size space you are dealing with? Whether you enjoy entertaining friends or prefer an...
August 22, 2022
Moody Blues

Moody Blues

4 ways to incorporate dark blues into your home... We all know how great all-white rooms can be, but it's time to embrace the dark side. Deep, dark colour schemes...
August 16, 2022
What’s the best alternative to bathroom tiles?

What’s the best alternative to bathroom tiles?

Are you moving home into a place with outdated bathroom tiles all over? Or are you just looking to modernise your current bathroom or revamp your existing en-suite? Whatever your reason for researching bathroom tile alternatives, our blog is here to help you find the answer.
August 02, 2022
What is Shiplap Panelling?

What is Shiplap Panelling?

Shiplap wall panelling takes it name from protective ship panelling and has been showing up in our interiors recently with a nautical charm. Shiplap can be hung horizontally or vertically and we recommend our No. 147 wainscotting wall panelling to create this rustic look.
July 04, 2022
Library Ladders for commercial use

Library Ladders for commercial use

We work closely with interior designers, architects and developers to specify our products for commercial use in a whole range of spaces.

Our rolling and hook over library ladders can be seen in restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, brasseries, hairdressers, distilleries, wine merchants, interiors showrooms and much more. We supplied a record length of rails that wrapped around all four walls in a large library in London!

June 18, 2022