What do you put you widescreen TV on in a period home. We all love our technology but if you live in a period house sometimes its a problem to get something appropriate to set it on.   A customer who lives in a Georgian property in Dun Laoghaire asked if we could come up with something [...]

All of us at Wilsons Yard love to get feedback from customers on  how our products look when they are incorporated into their projects and its great to see pictures of the end product. A really nice couple have been refurbishing their home in Belfast and have been popping in and getting some furniture, reclaimed cast [...]

  Some times it’s difficult to find a nice floor for a kitchen,  sun room or conservatory. The norm is that we tend to troop down to the local tile store and torture ourselves looking at hundreds of variations of the same general tile. While I appreciate that this works for lots of people, however [...]

  At Wilsons Conservation Building Products we have seen a huge increase in the number of people buying our Multifuel stoves and items to complete stove enclosures and fireplace e.g. reclaimed brick, stone hearths, rustic reclaimed beams and overmantles.  I guess this shouldn’t be a surprise with increasing costs of Oil, Gas and electricity making [...]

  Sometimes we buy really big dramatic Architectural Features and Garden Follies. I know that not everyone has the surroundings that will do them justice and that sometime they seem overpowering in our yard. However, some people have very large gardens or properties that simply need a major structure or focal point to give impact [...]

The Perfect Green House or Potting Shed floor   A really lovely couple popped into the yard a couple of months ago and we had a nice chat.   The gentleman was very distinctive looking with a long silver beard (I guess a little like Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horses) and looked the [...]

When planning a new build or restoration project people often overlook what will be the defining boundary to their property. A nice wooden fence is often used, though in time, without regular maintenance it will deteriorate and instead of adding to the look it will actually ruin the overall appearance that you worked so hard [...]

Donacloney Mill was the centre of village life from its expansion in the early 19th century until it closed a few years ago. The Mill was built using Belfast brick, so when we got news that parts of the mill were being demolished, we thought it would be a good idea to get some of [...]