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The latest addition to the deVOL range of products is beautiful, traditional windows, all made here at deVOL in Leicestershire, by our carpenters. Like our bespoke kitchens the windows are all hand made and painted to order.

We find our customers are very often renovating their home, so when they come to us for their kitchen and flooring they chat about other aspects of their project. Windows is a topic that always comes up, as it is definitely one of the most visually important choices you make for your house both inside and out. Past customers have persuaded us to make their windows, as they trusted us to get the quality and proportions just right. So we decided we would like to start offering these windows to everyone, it seemed a natural step.

I have a small cottage in a pretty village outside Loughborough, the property was a mess and everything needed doing from the floorboards up. The project took a good few months but the most exciting and amazing change was when my deVOL windows were fitted, what a transformation. Beautiful pale blue, solid hardwood windows that have turned a dodgy looking cottage into something i look at everyday and love.

Another blog that’s not obviously related to my job as a kitchen designer! However, for me, the garden is an extension of the kitchen especially when the summer comes. Taking all your lovely fabrics and cushions outside gives you another room to spend time in when the sun shines, an extension to your normal house. I love to see vintage eiderdowns and flowery crockery on the lawn, an old deckchair and an olive tree in a pot. Pottering in the kitchen and bringing out a bowl of fresh salad and some bread puts you in the holiday mood. If you take time to create a feeling of kitchen and garden being as one you can create a home that feels like your on holiday even if you’ve just come home from work.

We are pleased to announce that deVOL Home Accessories are going to be featuring at the Harrogate Home and Gift Fair. We will be looking to make new retail contacts to enable more people to see and buy our products. More information about the event can be seen at http://www.homeandgift.co.uk

If you are a shop wishing to stock our products please send enquires to  ben@devolkitchens.co.uk

Alternatively browse our range at http://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/accessories/

In everything deVOL does follows the same philosophy: simple things beautiful made. The introduction of our sash windows and casement windows keeps firmly within this philosophy.

Please follow the link to our windows page http://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/windows/

In the construction of our sash windows we use Oak for the frames and boxes and Douglas Fir for the lights. We also use Douglas Fir for the construction of our casement windows.

We have made a conscious decision when choosing these materials to buck the trend in the window industry, which is toward using species such as Sapele or Maranti, which rather than being native are taken from our rainforests. We feel that as Oak and Douglas Fir out perform these materials in terms of durability they are the best choice both ethically and practically.