Christmas is traditionally the time when families, often scattered around the country, come together to catch-up and spend time together whilst enjoying a lavish Christmas meal. This is when open-plan living can really come into its own; as the space lends itself to many layout options and more importantly allows for a big (or extended) table to be the centrepiece of the celebrations with everyone gathered around it. During the festive period, although more formal dining is p

Christmas is fast approaching and the first Sunday of Advent is typically when people put their Christmas decorations up; which this year falls on the first Sunday of December. Advent comes from the Latin word meaning ‘coming’ and while we regard Advent as a joyous season, it is also intended to be a period of preparation, much like Lent. However, every year it seems to get earlier with some people starting to put their Christmas decorations up from mid-November whereas other

Merry Christmas from the team at Building Tectonics Ltd! Just think, no more Christmas wrapping paper everywhere, but if you are anything like me you might find tiny shreds of paper every so often due to all of the haphazard shaping and sizing of paper. You won’t have to worry about where the end of the sellotape is whilst frantically wrapping on the Christmas eve, nor will you have to think about everyone whom you are sending Christmas cards to, just in case you missed anyon

Christmas is creeping up closer and closer, and so a lot of people across the country are going up into their attics, or voyaging into their cupboards and dusting off their decorations, bringing out the tree and getting tangled in tinsel. Over the weekend the Tecton Centre got our tree out, and it is now by the door, welcoming people in with a wave of colour and light. It’s getting a bit more festive here, even the conversations with clients and builders are beginning to adop

This is a special mid-week blog just to say Merry Christmas from everyone at Building Tectonics! Whether you’re inviting family and friends around, or being invited out yourself, we hope that you have a great time. #Christmas #MerryChristmas