Alexander Francis Blog

We’re still clinging on to the last few weeks of summer with promising weather reports for warm weather through September. I’m desperately making the most of my garden, especially since I added two...

Recycled pallets are all over Pinterest and other DIY home projects websites. They can be turned into so many things and add a real vintage touch to a home or garden. Our furniture is delivered on ...

Low maintenance rattan garden furniture is perfect for any outdoor space.  Buy quality PE resin rattan, which is the synthetic rattan, then there’s very little maintenance to clean your rattan gard...

Large garden daybeds, deep blue sky and tall willowy palm trees. These stunning photos are from two of our customers Mark and Rob who have two of our luxurious large garden Tuscany daybeds in their...

Grey, black, brown…..which colour rattan garden furniture is right for you? There’s a lot of choice on the market at the moment and it can be hard choosing the right colour. Sometimes it’s just dow...

We’re all getting very excited in the office about our brand new home. We’re in the process of moving to new offices and warehouse (bigger and better) which is being designed by Ignition. The first...

Pantone has released its colour of the year for 2014 as ‘Radiant Orchid’ which Pantone describes as “an invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, whi...

Choosing the right rattan furniture for your patio or decking area depends on a few factors to make sure you get the perfect piece for your space. Colour Whether it’s a patio or decking you want to...

Having a small garden doesn’t have to limit the type of garden furniture that you can have.Some rattan sofa sets can be quite large, like our Tuscany sofa set for example, and needs a lot of space....

The evenings are drawing in and getting darker and the clocks go back this Sunday. Just because your garden is dark by the time you get home, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it. We’ve been spending t...

Whilst sorting through our warehouse we found a collection of cushion covers and other materials which we are unable to sell. Looking for ways we could recycle these materials, our manager Karen fo...

Alexander Francis’ Managing Director Lee Adams talks about who we are, what we do and how it all began. From designing our furniture, crafting the perfect rattan material and choosing fabric for t...

We recently spent a beautiful, sunny friday afternoon in our Managing Director’s back garden in Bristol shooting a video for Alexander Francis. Lee has a lovely garden which features our Milano so...

Press Release Friday 31st May 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONE LUCKY FAN WINS AN £895 RATTAN GARDEN DAYBED Alexander Francis ran a Facebook competition and has given away a luxury garden rattan day b...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE9 May 2013 Contact: Kayla MarattyTel. 0117 325 5247, Int +44 (0)117 325 5247 Ext.349Email: marketing@alexander-francis.co.uk ALEXANDER FRANCIS SUN LOUNGER FEATURED IN DAILY EX...

We recently ran a competition on our Facebook page where one lucky fan would WIN our Tuscany rattan day bed worth £895. We announced the winner 31st May as Suzanne Drummond from County Durham. Suza...

Around this time every year the colour experts reveal their new colour trends and Pantone have announced their new colour of the year, Tangerine Tango. Tangerine Tango, a vibrant reddish orange, pr...