BeanBagBazaar on STV’s The Hour programme
Posted by karen | Filed under Gaming, General News, Interior Trends, New Products
BeanBagBazaar was featured yesterday on STV’s The Hour programme with our Gaming Recliner as being one of the top essential items required for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. With a high back and deep bucket seat, the gaming bean bag is ideal for relaxing in front of the TV - perhaps you could pair this with, as Colin from The Hour suggested, a Beer Keg Chiller for the ultimate night in!
For kids, the limited edition cotton football bean bag will get them cheering on the home team with this fun and bright football print. Come on England!
Adult gaming bean bags from £58.99
XL Football Bean Bags just £49.99
Tags: football bean bag, gaming bean bag, gaming chair, STV, World Cup 2010
Limited Edition Football Beanbag Just Released
Posted by karen | Filed under General News, Interior Trends, New Products
BeanBagBazaar have just released a special edition football bean bag just in time for the World Cup this summer! Watch all the excitement from the comfort of your own home, drink in hand (cup of tea or something stronger depending on the result!) and feet up.
The ideal gift for the ultimate football fan, these special printed football bean bags are fun and colourful additions for your living room or bedroom. Made of 100% cotton in our extra large bean bag size, these bean bags are great for kids and adults alike. Available as a red football bean bag to support the England team or for any fans of Manchester United or Liverpool FC, while the blue football bean bag is perfect for Chelsea, Everton or Tottenham supporters!
This product is available on a strictly limited edition basis so get yours now in time before this summer’s football frenzy starts at the beginning of June. Buy online at BeanBagBazaar for just £49.99.
Tags: football bean bag
BeanBagBazaar bean bags become famous!
Posted by karen | Filed under General News, Interior Trends
BeanBagBazaar products are officially famous! A number of our bean bags have featured on recent episodes of the popular daytime ITV1 show ‘60 Minute Makeover’.
We all know that beanbags can add colour and style to any room and the designers featured on the programme certainly agree using our beanbags to cheer up rooms in New Eltham, Basildon, Stockport and Bradford. They chose from a selection of Bazaar Bags, classic XL bean bags, bean bag cubes and kids bean bags to offer casual fun seating to their rooms. Bean bags offer an affordable way to spruce up a living room or bedroom so why don’t you take a leaf out of the 60 Minute Makeover book, and buy a bean bag to freshen up your home today.
You can see our Bean bags on the show on 26th March, 5th April, 15th April and 30th April at 2pm on ITV1.
Bean bags featured on the show include:
Bazaar Bags £74.99
XLarge Bean Bag £48.99
Kids Bean Bags from £34.99
Tags: 60 Minute Makeover, Bazaar Bag, Kids Bean Bags, XL bean bags
Fresh colours back in stock
Posted by karen | Filed under General News, Interior Trends, New Products, Outdoor trends
Now the warmer weather is finally here, you’ll be looking to brighten up your home with fresh spring colours and get rid of the wintery browns, greys and blacks.
Our lovely cream faux leather bean bags are popular options for the home all year round. Soft and supple and a warm cream colour, this will go perfectly with the pastel colours that are hot right now. Cream and duck egg blue for example is fresh and inviting, while cream and baby pink or nude colours are all on the interior fashion trends for Spring/Summer this year.
If you like the brighter side of life, then our new aqua, purple, green or orange outdoor beanbags are ideal for the garden and outdoor picnics! Personally I love the aqua colour but that’s my favourite colour any time of the year. What colour would you choose?
Aqua Gaming Bean Bag £59.99
Cream faux leather gaming beanbag £59.99
Purple Bazaar Bag £74.99
Bean bags in kids playrooms
Posted by karen | Filed under General News, Interior Trends
Toys… Lego… Bratz … lots of colour … and lots of mess!
We all know kids love to make a mess and where better to do that in their own playroom. It is often a pre-requisite for family homes to have space for a playroom or kids lounge that children can store their toys, games and DVDs.
Playrooms are often decked out with adult-sized furniture, and occasionally kids will be lucky enough to have a child-sized plastic chair or miniature table. But kids will love having their own bean bags to launch themselves on! Children’s bean bags are the perfect size for our little ones and also kid-proof for a bit of rough and tumble. No more sitting on the arms of your expensive Barker & Stonehouse sofa! Bean bags are also super-comfortable, so kids can curl themselves up to watch DVDs, stretch out while playing their Xbox or Wii, or sit comfortably to read.
Kids beanbags also add loads of colour to a room than regular adult-sized armchairs. Available in bright pink, red, blue, green, orange, aqua and purple, kids bean bags can make their playroom especially designed for them.
Get your kids to try out these bean bags for size:
Kids Bazaar Bags NOW just £49.99
Kids Corner Suite £89.99
Kids Cotton Bean Bags £39.99
Tags: Kids Bean Bags
Choosing a bean bag - Style
Posted by karen | Filed under Design & Manufacture, General News, Interior Trends
In Part 3 of our guide to choosing a bean bag, we look at style.
Style
Style is about great design and quality workmanship as well as personal choice.
Bean Bag Photography
It can be difficult to discern size and shape when buying online from a photograph. But a very good rule of thumb to follow is that the more effort a company spends on how their website looks, and how well the product is photographed, the better the product will be.
Also look for the size, number and quality of images it shows. If a company is trying hard to show you every colour option without resorting to crude image manipulation techniques as well as pictures with different sized models, it is probably trying to tell you that they are very proud of their products.
Branding
Branding makes a difference too; for example, the bold labelling on the Bazaar Bag really gives the product a strong sense of personality. Also keep an eye out for company branding on the beanbag - this will often tell you if the company manufactures the product themselves or whether they are a reseller. There is nothing wrong with resellers, most retailers are in fact resellers - just bear in mind that a reseller will be looking to double their money on a sale and this is the reason that resold products are often more expensive. Our philosophy is the if we can offer good quality branded products that we make ourselves this provides the customer with the best possible value without compromising style.
Attention to detail
Style, of course, can mean different things to different people but attention to detail catches the eye and enhances the desirability of a product. Features like a double row of parallel stitching down each seam on products like the gaming bean bag really set it off, as does piped seams or panelling on the large sofa bean bags. These features show that the bean bag is a statement piece of furniture in its own right and fills a living space with just as much style as structured furniture. Bold splashes of colour can also create the same effect - making the humble bean bag a centrepiece of the room.
Fit for purpose
Good design means that not only does the bean bag look good when in use, it often retains an attractive shape when it is not being sat in. A good example is the gaming bean bag that looks great with or without a person giving its distinctive shape. Our furniture range also retains an attractive and purposeful finish regardless of whether there is someone sat on the products or not.
BeanBagBazaar standards
We work to the maxim, that we only design and sell bean bags we would be happy to have in our own home or garden. Our standards seem to have struck a chord with our customers based on the feedback we receive.
Tags: Bean Bags, design, manufacture, quality, style
Choosing a bean bag - Fabric
Posted by karen | Filed under Design & Manufacture, General News, Interior Trends
Further to our blog post earlier this week on bean bag quality, we thought an in-depth guide to choosing the perfect bean bag might be useful to our customers. This time we look at choosing the right bean bag fabric.
Bean bag fabric
What fabric should I choose?
As we mentioned in our last post, the most popular fabric for bean bags are faux leather, woven polyester, or faux suede with cotton also making an appearance.
Faux Leather Bean Bags
Try to choose a faux leather that looks pretty much indistinguishable from the real thing. A good faux leather has a woven (slightly hairy) backing which is often a grey colour. This is the fabric that we use at BeanBagBazaar and it is exactly the same as is used in the making of good quality upholstered furniture or in faux leather seats of executive motor cars. It costs roughly twice the price as a ‘cheap and nasty’ faux leather! Cheaper faux leathers have a plastic, almost shiny, look to them and a thin white knitted backing. They are consequently much less attractive and less hardwearing.
Woven Polyester (Outdoor) Bean Bags
This fabric is water resistant and great for outdoor use. Unfortunately woven polyester is not totally waterproof (despite any claims to the contrary) but it’s properties mean that it is great for barbeques and outside use, and it’s crisp fabric and lines means that the bean bags hold their shape very well.
It is broadly available in two grades of thickness; a heavy-weight weave that tends to be used in the production of tents and awnings (be aware that this can be quite rough and uncomfortable on the skin if you plan to sunbathe on your bean bag!). Most UK companies use a softer and thinner polyester which is still very strong but kinder on the skin. The vast majority of this fabric comes from the same supply source so you can be very confident that you are comparing like for like when shopping around for the best deals.
Faux Suede Bean Bags
Faux suede is the most expensive of the popular fabrics but is still very popular for home furnishings. The benefits of a good quality faux suede are that the pile lasts forever and doesn’t flatten and although the fabric is washable at low temperatures, the better quality fabric simply brushes clean. We recently supplied a number of bean bags for a big society wedding and they were left out overnight in wet grass, and we were amazed that after they dried and were given a quick brush they looked as good as new.
Cotton bean bags
100% cotton is also a popular bean bag choice particularly for children as the fabric can be washed! It is kind on your skin and can even come in organic varieties, which may appeal to some customers. The thing to note on cotton bean bags is that often the shape of the bean bag can be lost, so cotton is usually only suitable for the classically shaped round bean bags.
Tags: Bean Bags, design, fabric, manufacture, quality
Bean bags are perfect party accessories
Posted by karen | Filed under Christmas, General News, Interior Trends
Bean bags are great for the party season!
The 1st of December marks the official beginning of the festive party season! No doubt your diary is now chock-full of parties with friends, work and relatives all vying for attention over the Christmas period.
If you are having lots of people around, it can often be a problem in producing enough chairs to sit everyone (bring out the emergency chairs!). Instead, why not consider bean bags as a great way to sit people at parties? They provide ideal occasional furniture and casual seating arrangements. Not only that, but you’ll still be able to use the bean bags after the party is cleared away.
Bean bags offer a great place for friends and relatives to perch or lounge while the party is underway. Faux leather bean bags also offers an easy wipe-clean solution to any accidental spillages (there’s always one!). In a range of colours and at these low prices, you could even create a specific colour scheme or theme for your party! Why not check these bean bags out for your party?
Bean Bag Cube Was £49.99 NOW £24.99
Ideal for occasional seating, a footstool or even balancing trays of food or drink! Available in faux leather or our outdoor-suitable Brights collection.
XL handled Bean Bag Only £44.99
The classic bean bag shape, this offers a perfect perch for adults in a party setting. Available in a variety of faux leather colours.
XL Bean Bag Only £49.99
Offering more of a square sided sitting shape, the XL bean bag provides more back support than the handled version. Available in faux leather or from our Brights collection.
4ft Lounger Only £49.99
A bean bag sofa for two people. Available in faux leather.
Beanbagbazaar offers free standard UK delivery so you could have a new bean bag in your home within the next few working days! Buy your bean bags online now at www.beanbagbazaar.co.uk.
Tags: Bean Bags, Christmas, party
Christmas Gift Ideas - for the HOME
Posted by karen | Filed under Christmas, General News, Interior Trends
The credit crunch has meant many families across the UK are now spending more time at home or forgoing a move to another house in favour of staying in their current home. Expert advisers are recommending home-owners to stay where they are for the time being rather than a stressful (and costly) house move. What this means is that many families are turning to DIY and home decoration in order to spruce up where they live currently.
And one of the best ways to do that is to invest in new pieces of furniture to turn your house into a home. Here we list the top Christmas gift ideas for your home:
Top 5 Bean Bags for the Home
Bazaar Bag - make a modern statement with a colourful Bazaar Bag to inject a bit of colour into your living room or study area.
Barkweave Sofa - enjoy a full-size bean bag sofa - suitable for seating 2 people, all for a quarter of the price you’d pay for a regular sofa!
Barkweave Armchair - also pick up a full-size bean bag single-seater armchair in the same fabric. Also available is a matching ottoman or bedroom-suitable tub chair.
Slouch Armchair - the ultimate bean bag armchair for putting up your feet and chilling out.
The great thing about bean bag furniture is that it looks just as good as a ‘real sofa’ for a fraction of the price - and is usually more comfortable! And if you order now, you will be guaranteed delivery in time for Christmas - just in time to impress all those relatives! Order now from www.beanbagbazaar.co.uk.
Available in timeless Barkweave fabric in ‘Wheat’, ‘Chocolate Spice’ or quality black or brown faux leather.
Tags: Bean Bag Bazaar, Christmas, gift ideas, Interior Trends
Bean bags are great for adding colour
Posted by karen | Filed under General News, Interior Trends
We all know bean bags are great for adding a splash of colour to your rooms - you only need to see what Shilpa Shetty did with her living room to see what a great effect this can have.
However if you don’t want to completely change the colour scheme of your room, bean bags are an excellent way of adding a bit of festive cheer to your living room, playroom or bedroom. Families often splash out on decorations at Christmas time in celebratory colours like red, green or silver (or even hot electric blue which is on trend at the moment). Why stop at just a bit of holly or tinsel?
Adding a splash of vivid red with a Bazaar Bag, a red leather gaming bean bag or even a couple of bean bag cubes would complement any festively decorated living room!
Bean bags in red or green are great for parties or just for the family to enjoy. So get your bean bag now for the Christmas season - and don’t forget we offer free delivery!
Tags: Bean Bag Bazaar, Christmas, red bean bags
