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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Signature bespoke in-frame Shaker kitchen by Searle & Taylor

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The designer: Darren Taylor at Searle & Taylor The photographer: Paul Craig The story: The beautiful original beams that feature throughout this large Grade II Listed farmhouse that dates back to the 15th Century presented an interesting challenge for the design of this in-frame Shaker kitchen-diner designed by Darren Taylor, managing director at Searle & […]

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World Earth Day

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Saturday 22 April is World Earth Day, the world’s largest environmental movement. With events taking place all across the globe, there are plenty of ways we can all do our bit. From changing our shopping habits and lifestyle to the products we buy and reducing food waste, it’s easy to make a difference…

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Painted Green Shaker Design by Hush Kitchens

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The clients, a young couple, wanted to create a modern, rustic-style farmhouse kitchen diner with wow factor. They requested a sociable space for entertaining but with two young children, they also needed it to withstand the rigours of daily family life. A kitchen island was top of their wish-list…

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Spring Cleaning

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Now that we’ve got through winter and are ready to embrace the spring months, it’s the perfect time to give your kitchen a really good spring clean. It’s the one room, along with the bathroom, that definitely needs regular deep cleaning so use March as your springboard – literally – for flinging the windows open and getting down and dirty with all that ground-in grime…

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Pink, soft beige and wood kitchen by Schmidt Brentwood

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This project, designed by the team at Schmidt Brentwood, involved the renovation of an old kitchen to a completely new design in which the main objective was to bring character to the kitchen while maximising storage space and functionality, taking special care of every detail…

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How to avoid terracotta tile tragedy

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One of the biggest trends when it comes to tiles in the kitchen is for terracotta. This rustic, earthy tile made a huge comeback last year and it’s an enduring and practical trend that’s set to last. As it’s a natural product, there are of course plenty of pitfalls that you want to avoid…

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