James Allen Bedrooms join the 21st century

In recent years we have seen a change in our displays and a change of name.

Formerly, House of Pine and quite clearly specialising in pine furniture, modern tastes has seen us expand our specialty market to include displays of solid oak furniture and contemporary fitted bedrooms.

And thus, we became James Allen Bedrooms, so as not to confuse those that thought we strictly stocked pine (although we don't strictly sell just bedrooms either, but that's another story).

Following these new directions, we have now finally taken a step into the modern world of interactive social media.

Our blog and website will still provide a main hub of information on the ranges we run and images of our bedroom collections, but apparently we need to be EVERYWHERE to survive in the 21st century.

So, you can now 'like' us on facebook
(where we are currently feeling rather unliked)


you can follow us on twitter
(where we promise not to spam you, but instead provide short messages and news of special offers)



you can 'check in' with us using foursquare
(where we will... i'm not really sure to be honest)



and you can watch us on youtube
(where we will introduce ourselves, our shop and our offers)





our first video is up already, presented by my good self so that you can now put a face to the name, giving you a quick run through on our range of pine blanket boxes and ottomans that are currently at a special price





but, rest assured, for those that are perhaps a little more old-fashioned and would rather be dealing face-to-face than with interfaces, we are still open 7 days a week, with both our Enfield Town and Crews Hill branch manned by friendly and helpful staff (that haven't found the time to tweet too often yet)

Elite trades

At the tail end of last year we were invited to join a new website, elitetrades.com.

Having been approached by a number of directories we were in two minds as to whether we should get involved, but having spoken to Elite Trade's Damien a couple of times on the phone we invited him in for a chat to find out a little bit more.

The premise is quite simple, Elite Trades offer a local directory of professional trades people and businesses that have been researched and vetted before they can be included.  It covers a wide range of trades, offering services that range from emergency plumbing and other essential work, to the home improvement side of things, such as conservatories, swimming pools, and of course, fitted bedrooms, which is where we factor into this.

It didn't need too much consideration to see that this was clearly a good idea, not only for ourselves, but also for the public, to have somewhere trusted to turn to when in need of a trader's services, without having to worry about the countless tales in the media about cowboy builders and rogue traders, and of course it was a privilege to even be considered for their website.

So look no further if you need any of all manner of services attended to, and be sure to check out our own profile here (what a terrible photo, i promise i look better in real life - most days)

And since the foundation of the directory is trust, we would be appreciative if our customers would kindly take a little time to submit their own comments to the website, so that others looking for bedrooms in the future can be assured of the quality of service we offer.

visit Elite Trades here.

- Glen