Design

Form, Function and Fabulous…

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The great thing about exhibitions is that there is always something that catches your eye, even if you do think you have seen it all before! That certainly was the case at this weekends kbb show at London’s ExCel. Sharing the spotlight with 3 other exhibitions under one roof…

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Sometimes it’s not all about kitchens…

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I recently supplied a client with a luxury kitchen, on completion I was invited to come up with a design for their generously sized dressing room. At first glance it looked like a fairly straight forward brief. However, when I looked more closely…

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Door Style

Slab door

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When choosing or designing a new kitchen the most prominent element is the style of the door. Door design has become much simpler over recent years, gone are the days of elaborate cathedral style doors with intricate dirt hugging nooks and crannies…

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Tile Style

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With many of us still favouring white and neutral kitchens, one way to add a burst of colour or texture is with tiles – whether it’s a glossy striped splashback or an intricate design underfoot, it’s an easier & less permanent way of bringing pizzazz into the room

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Flat Pack versus Rigid…

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One of the many decisions to be made when choosing or designing your new kitchen is whether to have the furniture delivered to your door as a fully assembled ‘rigid’ kitchen or as a ‘ ready to assemble’ flat pack kitchen. When visiting your chosen retailer its worthwhile asking…

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To DIY or not to DIY – that is the question

Plain English one

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I can remember when DIY kitchens were a dirty secret… something you’d never admit to owning (although many of us did). These takeaway kits may have had flimsy carcasses, wafer-thin worktops and badly fitted interiors but boy, were they cheap…

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