Spooky Cupcakes

Join in the Halloween fun at our Bold Street Utility Gift Boutique with spooky cupcake decorating from 12pm.

Design a haunted house, a black cat or perhaps a ghoulish pumpkin - let your imagination run wild with spooky designs.

We're also offering 4 Halloween Cupcakes for £6 courtesy of our favourite local treat makers - Cup of Love Bakery.  With £1 from every sale going to support our chosen charity North West Cancer Research Fund.

See you at 86 Bold Street on Saturday. Happy Haunting.

Perfect little gifts

Ideal for that hard to buy for relative or friend who has everything, these beautiful bright Ania Candle Pots make great gifts.

We've handpicked four wonderful fragrances to choose from but our current favourite is Mountain Forest - with deep scents of cedar and rosewood we can't help thinking about warm mulled wine enjoyed next to a roaring winter fire!

Each ceramic candle pot is decorated with a bold contemporary floral print and comes with a gift box to match.

Ania Fragrant Candle Pot £20.00

Archie Grand Notebooks

With an array of different colours and a title cover of professions and social identities such as: "Architects I met and liked, "Celebrities I met and liked" and "Husbands I had and liked", these Archie Grand Notebooks are sure to create a stir among your friends a colleagues alike.

With 12 to choose from, these notebooks will make great gifts for those hard to buy for Artists/Wives/Architects/Actors/Art Directors/Celebrities/Designers/Husbands/Models/Photographers/Shrinks.


Archie Grand Notebooks £9.00 each

Concrete Design

This week we love these new Aplomb Suspension Lights by Lucici & Pevere for Foscarini.

Manufactured in concrete, this often industrial looking material has been given a new lease of life creating a contemporary urban look with this small pendant light.

Aplomb is available in three shades of concrete - traditional grey, clean white or warm brown - each oozing with the simple raw quality of this familiar construction material. We recommend hanging several in groups for a contemporary feel.


Aplomb Suspension Light £289.00

Soy good!

We're mad about these new fragranced candles from Kew not just because of their beautiful scents and elegant packaging but because of their great eco credentials.

Soy wax is natural, sustainable and biodegradable and doesn't contain petroleum, paraffin or bees wax.  And to add to the interesting facts, the growing of soy beans doesn't contribute to deforestation, contains no GM materials and is so pure you could actually eat it ! We recommend burning rather than consuming though as you'll get sixty fragrance filled hours.

There are six fragrances to choose from - the Wild Fig is really getting us in the festive mood early!

Kew Eco Wax Candle £16.50

Ladies Night with NWCRF

We're blowing up the balloons, packing the goodie bags and icing the cakes ready for a wonderful girlie evening at our Preston store in aid of the fantastic charity North West Cancer Research Fund.
So if you're in the Preston area from 5pm today then do pop by for our Ladies Night- we're in Miller Arcade on Church Street and we'd love to see you there!

Hunting Lodge Chic

Make a statement this winter with these festive decorative Roe Deer Head.

Made from MDF these wall mounted animal heads features patterns and prints inspired by classic wallpapers and vintage Italian textiles. With various colour palettes and sizes to choose from, these conversation starters make great gifts and add a little countryside hunting lodge charm to festive interiors!


Trophy Roe Deer Head £27.50

Vote for Utility and win

Vote for Utility in the Telegraph Magazine Best Small Shops in Britain Awards and you could win one of five luxury breaks for two.

The ethos behind Utility is and has always been to sell good quality, original design with a contemporary edge so if you love great design as much as we do then vote for Utility in the Best for Interiors category.

At our Home Store on Bold Street you will find the city's very best range of contemporary furniture, lighting and home accessories with a real mix of definitive classics by celebrated designers such as Charles and Ray Eames and modern pieces from cutting edge designers such as Matthew Hilton.

We have developed a reputation as trailblazers in our field and we really believe there is nothing else like what we offer here at Utility.

So vote for us now here in the Best for Interiors category.

Love the Utility Team

Coloufrul Kilims

Bold graphic shapes inspired by Mediterranean design make these new Kilim rugs by Sandra Figuerola the perfect piece to add a little colour to lack lustre interiors.

Catania Kilim Rug from £330.00 

Series 200 Watches

Introducing the new Series 200 watch in 4 designs!

As with the Series 100, this new collection from London design collaborative Uniform Wares shows off their now recognisable minimalist look. Each watch in the Series 200 collection features an aircraft aluminum steel case paired with an Italian calfskin strap - to insure perfection.

The two featured watches shown here, have either a brushed rose gold or brushed stainless steel case making them an ultra fashionable yet functional timepiece. Go ahead and order yours now!

Series 200 Watches £215.00 each

Fairy Lights Galore

Christmas has come early with the arrival of four beautiful sets of LED lights.

These Baroque Pearl Chain set features 50 LED lights mounted among sets of pearls in varying shapes - hang over a mirror an instant sophisticated sparkle or drape over your Christmas Tree for a glam festive feel.

Baroque Pearl LED Light Chain £35.00

New in

New in, the Twigsy Jewellery Tree is great for girls who love their accessories. Whether it's rings, necklaces, bangles or bracelets, Twigsy provides storage for them all.  With so many metal branches to hang your gems from, you'll easily be able to choose which to wear next!

Twigsy Jewellery Tree £17.50