Bedroom Facilities

A wide pine door leads from the bedroom into a multipurpose cupboard. Rather than provide a wardrobe in the Kingfisher bedroom, we chose to have a storage cupboard that could also function as a walk-in wardrobe. A fridge and kettle are plugged in above the full width worktop, which is at the end of the cupboard. There is room to hang clothes on both sides of the room at differing heights, and leave enough space for wheelchair access. At the end of the Kingfisher cupboard a full width worktop supports the kettle and the fridge, which has an ice-making compartment.

Another narrow shelf runs down the left of the cupboard. Its supports carry clothes hangers at a low level. The thermostat for the underfloor heating of the wet room is on the wall. The full-length, narrow shelf on the left of the Kingfisher cupboard has support brackets that also function as holders of coat hangers, while the thermostat controls the under floor heating for the shower room.

Bedside each bed, a touch lamp gives a choice of three light levels. The bedside “touch” lamps, which are operated quite safely by touching any part of the metal work, have three levels of brightness.

A ROBERTS radio has automatic time setting, a dual alarm and digital display. The Roberts 3 band dual alarm clock radio has an automatic GMT setting, and a dimmer switch to allow adjustment of the intensity of the green digital clock display to suit the brightness of the bedroom.

The white disc is for A silent alert system has been provided to alert a deaf person to danger from smoke. It can also function as an alarm. placing under a pillow so that it will vibrate and wake a deaf person if the is a smoke alert anywhere in the house. At the same time, the “fire” symbol will flash on the bedside unit. This Silent Alert 3000 charger can also be used by a deaf person as an alarm clock.

The white Fantasia fans in the bedroom and sunroom have filters in the blades, an ioniser and three lights. The sun room and the kingfisher bedroom both have Fantasia fans fitted to timbers in the vaulted ceiling. We selected this particular design because we hoped that the incorporated ioniser and the blades with the built-in filters would help asthma sufferers.

A pair of Binatone walky talkies can be used for summoning assistance. Your telephone handset has big buttons and quick access to BT’s 1571 Call Minder service etc., adjustable amplification and a T position for hearing aid wearers. If we are not expecting a call, you are welcome to make telephone calls to UK land lines, excluding numbers beginning 08 and 09, whilst you are staying with us. Guests are not charged for this facility.

We can also supply Walky Talkies. These devices allow direct and instant communication up to two kilometres in range. They can be particularly useful if a guest needs help or assistance during the night. For the less able, it is possible to set these devices to be activated by voice alone.

Wonderful as usual. Thank you.
Jim and Sally Traynor 30th October 2004