12 Sep A sign I found in Herculaneum

My wife and I decided to tour parts of Italy for our main summer holidays this year. One part of the of the voyage was a drive along the Amalfi coast then a stop at Herculaneum, the small Roman town that got covered with by the same volcanic pyroclastic flow…

30 Jul House Sign, House Plaque or House Plate - what's the difference?

House Sign, House Plaque or House Plate - what's the difference?Good question. As specialist house sign makers we usually call our products house signs regardless of what materials they are made from. According to oxforddictionaries.com 'sign' is defined as ' A notice on public display that gives information or instructions…

27 Jul House name signs with decorative scrolls

House Signs with Decorative ScrollsSometime we get asked if we can make an oval sign with the house name and street name arching along the top and bottom border of the sign but the property in question has no house number. This layout would then result in a large blank…

11 Jul Popular House Names in the UK are changing

We receive thousands of orders for house name signs each year. Since being established in 1995 we have noticed a change in the popularity of house names being ordered. Back in the late 90's the most popular house name was ROSE COTTAGE. Second was CONIFERS and third was THE COTTAGE. Twelve…

13 Jun Butterflies and flowers house plaque

Here is an example of a hand painted house plaque created by one of our sign artists. The customer asked for a sign depicting three different species of butterflies fluttering among bluebells and primroses. We have created many signs with butterflies and flowers - a very popular subject. These signs…

12 Jun Slate house sign with a period font

Here is an example of a house sign with a period font. The font is called Willow and is dated around the 1930s. Inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh this font gives a look of the Arts and Crafts movement to the sign . This plaque is deeply engraved and has been…

28 May Why we don't offer 'hidden fixings' on our signs

Here is a prime example of why we recommend having fixing holes with screw caps to fit house sign rather than gluing a sign to a wall either with 'hidden fixings' or a builders glue.‘Hidden fixings’ make it difficult to mount a sign initially and almost impossible to remove a…

23 May New Website Blog

This is a first test post for our new Blog. We will show an image of a house sign studio below.

12 Sep A sign I found in Herculaneum