John Franklin Kitchens, a local, well established family business, now managed by Sue Franklin, has been offering a professional and friendly service to all their clients for 33 years.
They ensure a smooth process from the initial visit to their showrooms, right through the planning and design stages to finishing with the installation of each individual fitted kitchen or bathroom.
Offering a complete project management service which includes plumbing, electrics, tiling, decorating, flooring and minor building work.
John Franklin Kitchens will be holding an open afternoon/evening on March 22 from noon to 8pm to exhibit their newly refurbished bathroom and updated kitchen showrooms.
Guests to the open day will be entered into a free raffle for a bottle of champagne and offered refreshments whilst they are looking around.
There will also be a separate raffle for a £500 voucher for anyone who orders a kitchen or bathroom during March or April.
The new bathroom showroom will display a range of bathroom settings; fitted furniture, baths, showers and accessories.
Bathroom products from Crosswater, Bauhaus, Ideal Standard, Merlyn and others are beautifully displayed while the kitchen showroom has updated lighting and one completely new display together with Neff appliances and British made Perrin & Rowe sink and taps.
As John Franklin Kitchens manufacture their own kitchens in their Glastonbury workshop their showroom reflects the bespoke and individual designs, many of which are available exclusively to them, styles, designs and exciting ideas which may not be seen in other kitchen and bathroom showrooms.
Their showroom displays a selection of kitchens from rustic designs in natural woods and hand painted styles which create a characteristic kitchen full of warmth and charm to streamlined contemporary styles which are understated and sleek giving an ultra modern look. with eleven high-quality kitchens on display, customers are encouraged to discuss their own ideas in an effort to create the perfect kitchen to suit their home and budget.
All the space, whatever shape or size, can be fully utilised, a truly unique kitchen manufactured and fitted to exceed their expectations.
The refurbished bathroom showroom exhibits the range of bathrooms, en suite shower rooms and cloakrooms which have also become increasingly popular.
Bathroom designer, Jane Worthington has a wealth of inspirational ideas from the most luxurious of bathrooms where you can relax and wash away the stresses of your day or enjoy an invigorating refreshing shower to the simplest, minimal cloakroom.
Customers are offered a full design and installation service, right through from the planning and design stage, where a computer aided design and picture impression is created, to the complete installation of an individual fitted kitchen or bathroom.
From modern to traditional – basic to extravagant, all designs and specifications can be tailored to suit most tastes and budgets.
A variety of work surfaces, appliances, bathroom products, flooring and tiles are all on display to make choosing your new kitchen or bathroom as simple as possible.
All the fitters, plumbers, electricians, tiler and other tradesmen have been working with the business for many years and have become a true asset to the team.
The customer letters board highlights the many satisfied clients who often return to them and highly recommend their professional services to friends and family.
The majority of customers are within a 15 – 20 miles radius of Glastonbury, but having fitted kitchens and bathrooms from Birmingham to London it is evident that their services are highly sought after further afield.
The long list of satisfied customers and recommendations from local architects and builders is the clearest indication that John Franklin Kitchens has shaped a winning formula when it comes to creating two of the most important rooms in a house, the kitchen and bathroom.
If you would like more information about John Franklin Kitchens visit their showroom, www.johnfranklinkitchens.co.uk or contact 01458 834 435.
Lonoke High School Future Farmers of America members Haley Bell and Brittany Long serve refreshments during the school’s open house on Sunday. (Priscilla Campbell) the new two-story Lonoke High School has many features to aid in student learning.the school opened for students on Aug. 15, 2011, for the start of a new school year, but the open house was held Sunday.Principal Phynaus Wilson said the new school has a lobby, 22 regular classrooms, four science classrooms, a Family and Consumer Sciences classroom, three business classrooms, an art classroom, a band/choir room, a media center, an Environmental and Spatial Technologies lab, or EAST room, an English/writing lab, a special education classroom, a multipurpose classroom, a counselor’s office, three conference rooms, two teacher lounges, three teacher workrooms and an office.Wilson said the multipurpose classroom was converted into two additional special education classrooms with desks.the lobby has panels telling the history of the school, including the mascot of the jackrabbit with pictures. the top panel has a rotating globe. 
