April 29, 2014By Hayley Gilbert

The UK’s leading contemporary home show, Grand Designs Live, returns to London’s Excel from 3-11 May & promises to be a haven for homeowners & self-builders alike. My first stop will be Grand Kitchens & Bathrooms & I’m really excited to see…

January 29, 2014By Hayley Gilbert

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the unveiling of two very exciting kitchen designs. The first, from Smallbone of Devizes, was the new Brasserie kitchen designed by Peter Sheppard. Next I headed down to Fulham where John Lewis of Hungerford was launching…

January 16, 2014By Richard Eastwood

In design terms smaller kitchens can often be more of a challenge than larger ones, size does matter… especially when your client requires a host of mod cons to be fitted into a regular sized ‘U’ shaped design… Dishwasher, built in microwave, built in oven, washing machine etc.

January 9, 2014By Richard Eastwood

Very often when we view fabulous kitchens in glossy magazines we only see the finished results! This time I thought I would show some ‘before’ & ‘after’ pictures of the project to show how dramatic transformations can be created. This job was for a landlord of a rented house

December 31, 2013By Hayley Gilbert

Our thoughts may be preoccupied by the new year celebrations right now but if you’re planning to invest in a new kitchen come the New Year, or you know someone who is, here’s what trends are coming through for 2014…

October 29, 2013By Hayley Gilbert

I’m always in awe of the students who enter the Electrolux Design Lab. In its 11th year this groundbreaking competition reached its final conclusion last week when the winner was announced. The concept is to invite students from around the world to present breakthrough ideas for future household environments