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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IFA Update

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In early September, the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances took Berlin by storm. Here are just some of the highlights coming to a kitchen near you…

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A Kitchen for Entertaining – By Neil Lerner

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The story: This kitchen was part of a much larger home renovation project in which the whole of the downstairs was reconfigured and redesigned. Neil Lerner worked closely with the chosen interior designers (DK Interiors)…

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Get Connected

3a) Hoover

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Today’s kitchens are more intelligent than ever with large and small appliances that can be operated by an app and even ‘talk’ to each other. Combined with the current trend for the Internet of Things, our homes are practically running themselves…

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Appliance Update

4) Miele

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As technology and design evolves ever more quickly, here’s what’s new in the appliance world this month…

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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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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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