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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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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Multifunctional Open-Plan Kitchen by Sheraton Interiors

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The clients have a young family and a baby on the way and wanted a multifunctional space with plenty of storage. As it’s an open-plan living area, they wanted to be able to cook and entertain at the same time…

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New year, new trends

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As we begin 2023, we’d like to wish you a Happy New Year from all of us at The Kitchen Think. To kick things off, we’ve got the inside scoop on 2023’s predicted trends for appliances, tiles, colour palettes and accessories, all of which are sure to make any kitchen project stand out.

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