Author profile: Hayley Gilbert

About Hayley Gilbert

Hayley Gilbert is a freelance interiors journalist with 20 years’ experience in the industry. Specialising in all things kitchens, Hayley has contributed to a wide range of consumer titles such as Beautiful Kitchens, EKBB, KBB, Grand Designs, House Beautiful and Ideal Home, as well as national newspapers including The Sunday Times.... @HaylGilbert / hayleygilbertblog.wordpress.com

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Festive food prep – how to host the perfect Christmas

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With Christmas just a few weeks away, we’ve rounded up our favourite kitchen kit, designed to make life easier and stress-free this season…

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Ornate and elegant blue and white kitchen by Daulby and Tickle

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The client came to us with a clear and thoughtful brief – to design an elegant yet dramatic kitchen that combined classical architectural detailing with modern functionality…

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Kitchens of the future

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Leading home appliance brand Sub-Zero & Wolf is celebrating a major milestone – 80 years at the forefront of kitchen innovation. Its marking the occasion with a bold look ahead at how we’ll live, cook and connect in the years to come…

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The Cotswolds Kitchen by Ledbury Studio

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The story: Over the course of four years, the owners of this charming Cotswolds home have completely refurbished every room of the period property. When they wanted a kitchen to blend with the home’s richly layered scheme, they turned to Charlie Smallbone of Ledbury Studio…

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Centre of attention – how to do kitchen islands successfully

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Too often, the kitchen island is treated as a must-have, without due consideration for proportion or purpose. The result can be an island that overwhelms the room or worse, one that serves little function at all…

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The Green project from Kitchens by Holloways

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The main brief was to use the space better, both from an aesthetic and practical point of view. The previous kitchen lacked a visual focal point and the U-shaped layout meant there was a large (and not practical) gap between the back run and the peninsula space…

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