Hello! This is Ferren writing from the Easyart Loves blog. I spend a lot of time looking at great styles for decorating your home and usually I apply these trends to art print, but today I’m excited to apply these ideas to appliances as well! One look that has been gaining traction as a fixed favourite is Britannia. This idea of little bits and bobs with British themes first really gained its stride with the royal wedding last year and now it’s in full force.

A lot of the charm of this look is that it references familiar colours and imagery. I love the idea of one of these bold-coloured Smeg refrigerators for a kitchen because the design looks vintage and the colours are so striking. Good design never goes out of style and this is apparent when looking at the vintage underground print and Marmite design. If you’re really keen for a bold look, why not go for the Union Jack refrigerator? To pull this look off successfully, I suggest having mainly white and cream tones throughout the kitchen with touches of wood accents. Remember, appliances and accessories can enhance the look of any room if you use them to their full advantage. Don’t let bold colours intimidate you away from a brilliant Britannia look.

(Image Caption)
Top left image via Casapinka. Top right image via Automatism

1. Smeg Left Hand Hinge FAB28YBL1
2. "Keep Calm Flag"
3. Smeg Right Hand Hinge FAB30QR
4. "By Train to London"
5. Smeg Right Hand Hinge FAB28QUJ1
6. "Marmite - Original (Red)"

Just look at this romantic pair. A Smeg FAB28YB1 fridge, and a Smeg CVB20RNE freezer, paired together in holy kitchen matrimony! Have you ever seen anything more romantic? There’s huge amounts of space inside this twosome – the A++ rated fridge has 222 litres of space, and a 26 litre ice box, while the freezer has a whopping 170 litres of room. They are the ideal twosome for a large family to store their fresh and frozen weekly shop.

But, they’re not the only hot couple on Appliances Online...

Hotpoint’s Aqualtis washing machine and tumble dryer make a stunning pair when placed side by side. The washing machine is 30% more energy efficient than a standard A rated model, and the tumble dryer uses 40% less energy per year compared to a standard A rated dryer – so that means huge savings for you when it comes to paying the bills. More money to spend on presents for your loved one then!

A match made in cooking heaven – the Stoves Richmond1100DFT range cooker has found its perfect partner in the Stoves S1100DCP chimney cooker hood. These two make a lovely, traditional couple for a country-style kitchen, and with 3 ovens (including a slow cook oven), it’ll be no problem creating a delicious Valentine dish to woo your loved one.

Four might be a bit of a crowd on Valentine’s Day - but how good do these Baumatic dishwasher, cooker hood, induction hob and single oven look? Sleek and minimalistic, this range has 4 products with one distinctive style. That someone special will certainly be impressed with your kitchen design!

Whatever you’re up to today - single or attached – we hope you have a lovely Valentine’s Day!

From time to time we’ve all thought ‘I wonder what I would do if I won the lottery’. I bet your first thought wasn’t ‘I’d get myself a new washing machine.’ Was it?

Well Tuesday saw a young couple from Nottinghamshire take home £45 million in the latest Euromillions draw. It might be coincidence, but they just happened to be discussing the purchase of a new washing machine moments before discovering their life-changing win. £45 million will quite easily get them a brand-new home with a brand-new kitchen, let alone an upgrade on their washing machine!

It got us here in the Appliances Online office thinking about what dream appliances we’d like to get our grubby little mitts on. Personally, mine has got to be the SN26T595GB. It might not be the flashiest model we currently have, but having someone else doing the dishes for a change would be a dream come true. It’s also A+++ rated for efficiency, so you can make sure you aren’t forking out the rest of that £45 mil on electricity bills.

After breaking out the calculators we figured out that a win that big would get you the following in terms of appliances from our lovely site:

9975 x Smeg A2BL-6 Dual Fuel Range Cookers

6684 x LG GS9166AENV American Fridge Freezers

14306 x Samsung WF1124XAC 12kg ecobubble Washing Machine

And

5128 x Neff C67P70N0GB 1000W Microwaves

That’s one heck of a shopping list! What appliances would you buy if you won the next big draw? Let us know in the comments below.

If you’re into keeping up appearances, this season’s cooking appliances are not to be missed. Combining effortless beauty with up to the minute technology, these new kids on the block are so nifty they’re worthy of a place in Hyacinth's kitchen.

"The Bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking!"

No need to shout about your new appliances, with a centrepiece as good looking as the Whirlpool AKR804/IX Island Cooker Hood, it’ll be the first thing the neighbours spot. 

Designer lighting? No. An efficient cooker hood with 3 variable venting speeds.

Candlelit suppers on the cards? Forget about a lengthy wait for dinner. With the immediate response you get from the Siemens IQ-700 EH679ME11 Induction hob, those fillet steaks will be seared in seconds. Your guests will be too busy wondering where you keep the Mercedes, sauna, and room for a pony.

Why not melt some chocolate for dessert and wow them with just how fast this bad boy is?

The periwinkle china’s laid out in the dining room; all that’s left to do is cook the soufflés. Keep your cool, because the Smeg Linea-elite SCP115 electric oven will literally do it for you. There are 10 automatic cooking programmes which know exactly how much heat to use for different dishes so you’ll never be caught short. Simply allow the smart chef function to automatically adjust the temperature and cooking time, and it’ll cook those soufflés perfectly.... do make sure you take all the credit, of course!

The glass finish on this beauty could pass for a bespoke mirror.

And when they've all left, the pyrolytic cleaning fucntion on this oven takes all the hard work away. Just switch it on, and your oven will look brand spanking new again.

They'll never know!

Listen up, loyal readers! We have some exciting news about everyone’s favourite retro fridges. Some A++ news in fact. Smeg FAB28 models are now available with a fantastic A++ energy efficiency rating – their most efficient ever! In fact, they have an estimated annual running cost of less than £22 per year. Not too shabby when you consider that your fridge is turned on 24/7, 365 days a year.

With 248 litre capacities, these gorgeous fridges provide huge amounts of space over 3 height adjustable shelves. There is literally space inside these babies for everything – a family of four will have plenty of space for treats, even after loading this model with their weekly shop.

Frankly, there’s only one way to celebrate the launch of these new, super green fridges. A song. So, here’s our dedication to these super efficient, green machines. (Sing it loud and proud to the tune of Love Machine, by Girls Aloud.) 

Hey you are damn right,

The economy is tight.

We’re tightening our belts,

And saving some cash. 

This fridge is perfect,

Yeah it helps you save it

It’s definitely worth it

And it looks so flash.

You’ll love the wine rack,

The salad drawer’s great for when you fancy a snack.

Check out the adjustable shelves, 

Cleaning's no fuss.

Enamel finish gives a glossy shine,

I love this fridge, yeah I wish it was mine.

It’s so efficient.

It’s A double plus! 

Order it now,

And we’ll tell you how,

It’s your fridge and you need it tonight (well it’ll be tomorrow actually!)

You won’t regret

Lower bills, I can bet,

Smeg’s green fridge, it will change your life! 

I, I, I,

It’s just a green machine, 

Epic capacity,

Give it a kiss, or three.

And it’s fine.

An ice box included too,

Fill it right up with food

We love this bright green hue,

Divine!

Oh, it’s very green,

Put it in my kitchen, where it can be seen.

Oh, this fridge is just so hot.

And it’s one of the greenest that we got!

Now, never say we don’t spoil you!