August 9, 2016By Linda Parker

SUMMER STYLING: Pale, summery blue hand painted cabinets provide a distinctive colour theme for this hand-made kitchen by Rencraft, designed by John Stephens.

July 26, 2016By Linda Parker

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 …

July 19, 2016By Linda Parker

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…

June 23, 2016By Linda Parker

Of course, the beautiful weather has inspired many of us to eat ‘fresh and healthy’ … apart from die-hard barbecue fans, I suppose …

June 9, 2016By Linda Parker

The story: ‘Our project involved creating a large family kitchen room within a contemporary extension. The whole project was designed and built from scratch, and took nine months from start to finish…’

May 19, 2016By Linda Parker

At the time of writing this (on 27th April) in the last couple of days we’ve had impressive rain storms, sleet, frost, horizontal winds and there’s been snow on the hills. Such is a British spring! However, if you’re optimistic enough to be making some al-fresco cooking and dining plans, here’s some fab ideas …