A galley kitchen can be one of the trickiest shapes of kitchens to design effectively. Get it wrong & a galley kitchen can be impractical & almost impossible to live with. Get it right & it can be just as practical to use as any other shape of kitchen. So, here are three top tips […]
Buying a new kitchen isn’t something you do on a regular basis. It involves a lot of expense and disruption, and you’ll want to keep both to a minimum. You’ll also want to make sure that it’s a long time before you have to go through it all again. So, here are a few things […]
A kitchen can’t just be thrown together — a lot of thought has to go into it. Bearing a few things in mind for your kitchen designs can go a long way to ensuring you’ll have a great kitchen. Work with the space you have Unless you’re having an extension built to order, your new […]
These are the kitchen design trends for 2016 we expect to be hot. True handleless kitchens An increasing number of people are starting to ask for true handleless kitchens rather than the integrated handle type. Therefore, we’re predicting that true handleless kitchens will become one of the kitchen design trends for 2016. True handleless kitchens, favoured […]
Buying a fitted kitchen is a big decision. Get it right, and you’ll have a quality kitchen that’s been properly fitted, with minimal disruption, and will last for many years. Get it wrong, and you could end up with a low quality kitchen that’s poorly fitted, takes ages to complete and starts to look tired […]
Most of us like to do a bit of DIY around the house. It can save money, of course, but there’s also an element of pride in the achievement. And that’s all fine if you’re painting walls or putting up shelves, but a DIY kitchen is another matter entirely. Apart from the obvious problem — […]
Wherever you buy your kitchen from, it needs to be installed. Kitchen installation can be expensive and are fraught with potential problems. So here are four tips on how to make it is as cost effective and stress-free as possible. Use a kitchen fitter for your kitchen installation not a builder It can be tempting […]
Up until recently, the trend for choosing thin worktops only applied to contemporary kitchens. Thicker 30mm and 40mm worktops were still the norm with country kitchens. However, things may be about to change. Bushboard are about to re-launch their popular Prima range of laminate worktops designed primarily for country kitchens. 38mm and 28mm laminate worktops […]
When you’re looking at kitchen units in a showroom, what do you pay most attention to? If you’re like most people, it’s likely you’ll concentrate on just the doors. However, do you look at the kitchen carcasses too? Doors do matter, but in structural terms they are the least important part of the unit. The […]
Up until recently, If you wanted an in frame kitchen, you’d have to dig very deep into your pockets. However, over the last few years, several brands have introduced more affordable options. The purpose of this blog is to highlight the different types of affordable in frame kitchens available and discuss the pro’s and cons […]
