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Latest News... December 2011... Record sales for Delightful Living this month as our 'Christmas at...' sign breaks last years record sales! We are still taking orders up until the 9th December so don't miss out. Click here to place your order and get your sign in time for Christmas.


Latest News... November 2011... We had a wonderful time at the Fabulous Places Christmas Market at The Roundhouse in Derby over the weekend of 19th and 20th November. It was great to meet so many of our lovely customers.

Latest News... 4th July 2011... Radio Derby pay us a visit at The Old Cow Shed this morning to find out more about our recently won business award! Hear us on the Aleena Naylor morning show by clicking here.

Our piece starts at 1 hour 40 mins into the show.



Latest News... 24th June 2011... We did it! We won the 'Outstanding Growth Award 2011' in the notonthehighstreet.com 'Make Awards'. We were presented with our lovely award at the swanky Union Club in Soho last night and it now takes pride of place in our 'delightful' studio.

Notonthehighstreet.com support over 1800 small creative businesses and chose us, along with five other businesses, to make the shortlist for the award. The category was judged by Rachel Bridge, Enterprise Editor for The Sunday Times. Rachel had this to say about our business... “This company’s products have proved hugely successful which, coupled with their clever product development and forward planning, make this business a worthy winner.”

For the full story and photos click here.

We were also lucky enough to be a runner up in the 'Personalised Product of the Year' category with our Moment in Time sign.


Latest News... 5th June 2011... See our Heroes sign in the July edition of Ideal Home magazine!

Latest News... June 2011... Exciting times as we are shortlisted for two awards in the notonthehighstreet.com 'Make Awards 2011'.

Latest News... 1st May 2011... Today Delightful Living moves into The Old Cow Shed, a gorgeous workshop and studio in beautiful rural Derbyshire. Photos coming soon!

Latest News... 11th February 2011... See one of our personalised hanging signs in an interiors feature inside i newspaper today.

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Latest News... January 2011... See our Moment in Time signs in the brand new Valentine's Catalogue from notonthehighstreet.com

Latest News... December 2010... We wish all our customers a very Happy Christmas as we celebrate doubling our sales from November/December 2009!

Latest News... 5th July 2010... Hear us on BBC Radio Derby Following the recent feature in Woman & Home magazine about Anne and the business, we were invited into Radio Derby for a live interview with morning show presenter, Aleena Naylor. The interview will be available online until 11th July, click here to listen. The interview starts at 00:11:00.


Latest News... July 2010... The August edition of Woman & Home is out and includes a great feature on Anne and the business.

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Latest News... June 2010... We've had an exciting week with an interview and photo shoot for Woman & Home magazine. The photographer came last Friday and luckily the sun was shining so she managed to get some fabulous outdoor shots of our signs. The feature will be published in the August edition, out early July.


Latest News... May 2010... See our 'In the GARDEN' hanging sign featured in the Gifts for Gardeners section of the June edition of Period Living magazine.

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April 2010... Wow! See one of our bespoke signs featured in Charlotte Church's home in the April 20 issue of OK! Magazine. Charlotte ordered a variety of signs from us last year for her home in Wales. The sign featured in OK! is 'THE COCKERELS QUIFF', a sign made for the bar in Charlotte's garden.

Visit our pages at www.notonthehighstreet.com to order your own bespoke sign.

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April 2010 ... notonthehighstreet.com's first ever Stylish Living Catalogue is now out and features three new product lines from Delightful Living.

The first is our 'Moment in Time' sign, a personalised sign to mark a special time such as the location and date of a wedding proposal. The second is our personalised 'Heroes' sign. This sign is a completely new design concept for us as we have joined several pieces of wood together to create a square sign designed to make a bold statement. And last but by no means least is our personalised door hanging sign.


March 2010 ... See our hand made HOME sign featured in the 'Absolutely to die for...' style pages of April's Period House magazine - in the shops now. Click here to order your own HOME sign from our shopping page at notonthehighstreet.com.

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March 2010 ... Country Homes & Interiors magazine have beautifully styled one of our bespoke hand made signs for a feature. The sign says 'COFFEE & FRIENDS' and looks great styled with classic kitchenalia. Click here to order your own bespoke sign.

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February 2010 ... The notonthehighstreet.com Spring Catalogue is out and features two of our signs - our EASTER COTTAGE personalised wooden sign, and a selection of our personalised hanging signs. Visit notonthehighstreet.com to order your copy of the catalogue.

November 2009 ... We've been delighted with the response to our Christmas hanging signs featured in the notonthehighstreet.com Christmas Catalogue. We're working long hours to make sure all our customers orders are dispatched in time for the big day!

September 2009 ... See one of our beautiful Christmas hanging signs featured on the cover of notonthehighstreet.com's Winter Catalogue! Visit our pages at notonthehighstreet.com to order your own unique sign.

August 2009 ... Hear our interview on Radio Derby with Aleena Naylor. Listen here, our interview starts at 2.13.30 hours into the programme.

August 2009 ... Look out for a feature on our signs in Garden Design Journal magazine!

August 2009 ... See our IN THE GARDEN sign featured in the August edition of Period Ideas magazine. Click here to order your IN THE GARDEN sign.

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July 2009 ... Soho House, the prestigious London private member's club, commission us to make signs for the roof terrace and pool at their fabulous Shoreditch House club!

July 2009 ... See our COAST sign featured in the July edition of Town and Country House magazine. Click here to order your COAST sign.

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June 2009 ... Exciting times as we are commissioned to make signs for Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head. The renovation of the lighthouse is being filmed as part of Channel 5s 'Build a New Life in the Country' television series. The lighthouse is being turned into a guest house with tea rooms in the grounds. We are making signs for each room inside the lighthouse which all have coastal and lighthouse themes.

June 2009 ... See one of our signs featured as the cover image of notonthehighstreet.com's Summer Catalogue! Our 'SARAH'S SUMMER PARTY' sign looks great on the cottage garden gate used for the photo shoot.

May 2009 ... See our driftwood style BEACH sign featured in the June edition of 25 Beautiful Homes magazine, in the shops now!

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April 2009 ... As Spring arrives we introduce a range of vintage-style hanging signs to our collection. Our hanging signs are made from the same reclaimed weathered wood as our larger signs, but hang from a coated wire loop. See the gallery and shop for more information.


March 2009 ...

"The incredibly popular signs are handmade by Anne in her home studio. What could be better than taking something old and using it to make something new and fabulous! I'm really pleased I've found Delightful Living, they compliment the site perfectly and I think you'll really like them too ..." Read the full article.

January 2009 ... See our LOVE SHACK, AMOUR and MR & MRS signs featured in the gift ideas section of Wedding Ideas Magazine

September 2008 ...See our LOVE sign featured in The Mail on Sunday's YOU Magazine - Sunday 21 September

August 2008 ... Our bespoke HARBOUR VIEW sign is featured in the September edition of Country Living Magazine

July 2008 ... A busy month for Delightful Living as we are commissioned to make jetty and pathway signs for Mercia Marina, the largest soft-edged inland marina in Europe.

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June 2008 ... Ideal Home Magazine loves our BEACH HUT sign!

"... want to add a nautical flavour to your home? Check out these cute wooden signs from Delightful Living. These weathered-effect coastal signs are made using reclaimed wood, which gives them a faded, sun-bleached quality. They're perfect for giving a bedroom or bathroom a seaside feel ..." Read the full article.