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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2025 kitchen trends

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As we head into 2025, Alex Main, director of The Main Company, shares his insights into upcoming trends, including the everlasting popularity of green, a more refined approach to wood and a touch of fluting…

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Scandi-style contemporary hybrid kitchen by Searle & Taylor

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Our clients had recently added a new extension to their 1930s property in Winchester. They approached us to design a new contemporary kitchen in an on-trend Scandi style for the open plan space…

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Happy Halloween – spooky kitchen styling

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With Halloween just around the corner on 31st October, now’s the perfect time to start dressing your kitchen or kitchen showroom in a spooky style to delight kids and grown-ups alike…

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Bespoke kitchen by PAD in collaboration with Munro Interior Design Studio

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The clients had bought a lovely and light-filled two-bedroom flat in a Westminster Victorian mansion block. They commissioned Erik Munro to design a complete interior design scheme that would transform their existing space into an elegant London apartment…

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Cosy kitchens for autumn/winter 2024

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Now that schools are back and uni students start their journey into independence, a new season begins. But don’t mourn the end of summer too much, as autumn/winter has plenty of cosy and cocooning colours, trends and looks to keep you comfortable…

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Cosy and textural blue and wood kitchen by The Main Company

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As the old space was lacking colour, we wanted to introduce bold colours and tactile textures in interesting spaces. We started with the mandarin-coloured Lacanche oven, which convinced the homeowners to order windows in the same shade of orange to match…

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