webshop...do i or dont i........?

[thekitchendesigner]

a while back i wanted to create a webshop selling stylish accessories for kitchens, and so created www.style4kitchens.co.uk

I have come across some really smart products in the past few years, such as tv & audio products, gadgets, lighting etc for the kitchen. although you can buy these online & in shops, i couldnt find anywhere (on or offline) that brought everything together - audio & visual products, gadgets, lighting etc, all specifically for use in the kitchen environment.

i now dont know whether to go full throttle into this or not? The items i would sell would be more for the mid-upper market (maybe those spending £10-15k upwards on a kitchen) - if you were spending that much, would you consider some really stylish & sleek accessories from such a shop?

examples of products are: flip down tv's, built in tv's, radios, dvd players, lighting, light shelves - with the emphasis on style, not just anything i can find to sell.

as my services are business-to-business (designing kitchens) i could use my design clients (showrooms & studios) to help promote the webshop in return for comission or incentives (for example).

any thoughts would be great. thanks!

[Coding Monkey]

Quick answer, I'm afraid: HELL, YEAH! I damn well want a TV on my kitchen wall if it costs that much. My mate has one and it's fantastic. Well worth going around there in the morning purely for that.

[thekitchendesigner]

a good start! you're obviously a tech fan, as i am!

some have t'internet on so you could post on UKBF when you're in the middle of cooking!

Cheers Tom

[Coding Monkey]

I really like the idea, by the way - I hope it's really successful for you. Why not have a showcase, like with the future house, the future kitchen that splits items into separate categories? For example (I imagine this as a Flash) it has the fridge, mouse moves over it, it has a load of information, like how it orders new products when the weight is below a certain level, and then has a TV, which has freeview built in etc etc.

[annethedonn]

I'll be in the market for a new kitchen in the next month or 2.... send me a brochure! And Magnet & Southern Kitchens do all that and I am definitely buying a dropdown tv for my new kitchen.

[thekitchendesigner]

i like that idea. how could that be created without costing the earth?

it could be a great attention grabber to promote the shop and get it off the ground.

[thekitchendesigner]

Hi Anne,

Magnet do one or 2 Tv's, but apart from that just the normal kitchen stuff really.

shop around for the flip down tv if you do get one, they load the price up something wicked! i may even have the webshop fully stocked by then so could help you out with a few more options!

[annethedonn]

thanks Mark....

[fastfences]

Interesting thread, this. Flip down TV on a fence? Could have something happening here . . . :wink:
Cheers, Nigel

[thekitchendesigner]

you'd be surprised what they put tv's in!

the garden tv could be a winner!

[annethedonn]

lol, how about on the back of the toilet seat so you guys won't miss any of the Premiership!!! Back of the door for us ladies!

[fastfences]

Back of the door for us ladies!

No way! Just turn around :wink:
Cheers, Nigel

[annethedonn]

um that should prove interesting to facilitate

[thekitchendesigner]

any thoughts on the idea(s) behind the webshop nigel?

cheers

[fastfences]

Woops, sorry Mark. was messin' around so much I forgot the serious stuff.

I don't know whether the idea is totally innovative; but it has to be a winner. Many people's lives are ruled by TV, DVD, internet etc, and you're catering for that need.

From another perspective, anything we can do to keep a woman in a kitchen has to be seen to be advancing the harmony in marriage (or other partnership). Of course it is there also for those of us who do the dishes annually. :wink:
Cheers, Nigel

[thekitchendesigner]

lol!! thanks nigel.

you are right to say that our lives are ruled by various gadgets, and now of course the kitchen is in most cases the 'hub' for family & entertaining!

can i interest you in a dishwasher?

[Jayne]

I'll have a dishwasher, the one i've got at the moment moans too much :lol:

I love the kitchen TV thing and think an outdoor TV would be even better. Imagine watching corra on the patio in the summer :D

Jayne

[thekitchendesigner]

theres a bathroom/kitchen tv which is waterproof - which was going to be one of my products.

suppose it could be used in the garden!!

[fastfences]

theres a bathroom/kitchen tv which is waterproof - which was going to be one of my products.

suppose it could be used in the garden!!

Now I am serious!! I'll PM ya!
cheers, Nigel

[thekitchendesigner]

interesting!