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Architectural Kitchen – By Martin Moore

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The story: The Danish couple who commissioned this Martin Moore kitchen bought a tired 1970s house in Surrey because it overlooked a beautiful lake and open woodland. They knew that they could build an entirely new house on the site, with all the bright, warm, open-plan space so typical of Scandinavian homes.

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Whatever happened to MasterChef, Martha Collinson bakes, and some glamorous kitchen ideas…

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I think I’ve got Celebrity MasterChef fatigue. Watching the first couple of episodes of the new celebrity series was quite disheartening. Frankly, most of the contestants turned out various variations of stir-fry-splodge, with a sprig of something green on top …

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Beautiful in Blue – By Hub Kitchens

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The story: I was asked to design a space that would look unique and be totally suitable and practical for entertaining. My clients are restaurateurs and wanted the kitchen to be totally integrated into the living and dining spaces, and not delegated to a separate, background space…

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Eton Mess

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There’s an old story about the invention of the Eton Mess that says during the annual cricket match at Eton College, sometime during the 1920s, a Labrador sat on a strawberry pavlova. It was crushed, but the students didn’t care and ate it anyway.

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Classic Shaker Kitchen – By Charlie Kingham

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The story: The client was less driven by the need to create a redesigned kitchen layout, but more so by the overall aesthetic. The kitchen needed to exude the charm of handcrafted cabinets, but simultaneously respect their modern lifestyle…

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