{"id":445,"date":"2012-07-03T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/?p=445"},"modified":"2025-04-01T09:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:45:19","slug":"the-aga-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/the-aga-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aga Story:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-446\" title=\"stylish products\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/stylish-products1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"87\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448\" title=\"master_aga-six-four_classic_ts_rebuild-1626_big\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/master_aga-six-four_classic_ts_rebuild-1626_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/master_aga-six-four_classic_ts_rebuild-1626_big.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/master_aga-six-four_classic_ts_rebuild-1626_big-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/master_aga-six-four_classic_ts_rebuild-1626_big-145x150.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-447 alignleft\" title=\"what\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/what.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They look traditional, gorgeous and owners form something of an obsessive fan club about them. They swear that food tastes better from an aga. They also keep the whole house nice and cosy with their heat. I have experienced living with one and myself and both our pets and the cheeky local pets could always be found snuggled up in close proximity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-452 alignleft\" title=\"why not\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/why-not.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"86\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is wrong with a normal cooker, but Aga&#8217;s can do so much more. They grill, bake and toast in addition to normal cooking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-453\" title=\"anything\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/anything.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They have very large ovens so Christmas dinner doesn&#8217;t have to be staggered. You can also dry clothes and towels on an aga cooker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-466\" title=\"6-4-gas-hob-open_big\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/6-4-gas-hob-open_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/6-4-gas-hob-open_big.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/6-4-gas-hob-open_big-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/6-4-gas-hob-open_big-150x138.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-454\" title=\"willi it fit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/willi-it-fit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Agas can come in a variety of really lovely colours. I believe it&#8217;s classic design would look great in a traditional kitchen or a contemporary one. They&#8217;re just have that <em>tres vintage cool<\/em> about them which can integrate with most styles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-456\" title=\"aga-2-oven-heather-roomset-big\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/aga-2-oven-heather-roomset-big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/aga-2-oven-heather-roomset-big.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/aga-2-oven-heather-roomset-big-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/aga-2-oven-heather-roomset-big-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buy:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agaliving.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aga Living<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johncooperandsons.co.uk\/AgaCookers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Cooper<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They look traditional, gorgeous and owners form something of an obsessive fan club about them. They swear that food tastes better from an aga. They also keep the whole house nice and cosy with their heat. I have experienced living with one and myself and both our pets and the cheeky local pets could always be found snuggled up in close proximity. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nothing is wrong with a normal cooker, but Aga&#8217;s can do so much more. They grill, bake and toast in addition to normal cooking. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aga","category-kitchen-furniture","category-vintage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7076,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions\/7076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehomestyledirectory.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}