The magic triangle may sound like a bit of an airy fairy idea in terms of kitchen design. However, research proves that it does make the room function more easily. It also ensures everything is accessible, even when full of various family members. Here, we discuss the magic triangle along with other design advice to help you redesign or rearrange...

This is the time of year where most of us start to feel that we should give our homes a bit of a deep cleanse before summer is upon us (fingers crossed). A clean home feels refreshed and spacious so write off a weekend, get the whole family involved and get cleaning. Here, we have some great time and money saving tips to effectively clean tricky kitchen cabinets and other utensils in the kitchen to ensure you are finished so quickly; you still have time for a glass of wine in the garden when you’re finished. Trends Fairlight Acacia To kick us off is a tip for whilst cooking to prevent Continue reading →

There was a time that country cottage style kitchen spaces couldn’t have been further from the interior design blogs and magazines pages. However, as with all fashion, the tables have turned and it is back in a big way! Shabby Chic-ing the rest of your home is fairly simple. However, the kitchen and kitchen cabinets might seem slightly more difficult...

Whether crooning to Frank Sinatra or bopping to something current is more your thing, kitchen sound systems are ideal for listening to your tunes on while you're cooking. This is especially true within the hub of the home; your kitchen. Everyone has childhood memories of their parents doing some embarrassing dancing to songs whilst cooking or serving dinner and we...

Spring is almost upon us, and what better than to give your home a treat to celebrate the glorious sunshine that’s hopefully going to be streaming in. You may have the most tech savvy, minimalist, impressive home already, however unless you have unlimited funds making your kitchen space as breathtaking as the rest of your home, then you need our...

Every family has their own set of unusual remedies, tips and tricks for cleaning, budgeting or special methods of preparing food in their new kitchen full of replacement doors. However, in case you’re lacking in the kitchen wives tales department, fear not. We dug deep and asked around for some bizarre ideas that involve culinary items. We’d love to hear...

It is so easy to be wasteful in an age where food items and their accessories come with multiple layers of bubble wrap, plastic moulds and cardboard boxes. Here, we hope to share some advice to help the whole family operate in a more eco-friendly kitchen as this is the room that has the most potential for energy and food...

By using our previous blog posts to make your kitchen contemporary on a budget using clever tactics, like replacing your tired kitchen cabinet doors with some nice new matt black ones, or adding some eye catching wall stickers, you will have save enough money to invest in some gadgets. Here, we save you the time and energy of looking for...

The kitchen is not only the hub of the household but also one of the most expensive rooms to redecorate or buy appliances for. That is why we have come up with a few money saving options to give the kitchen a new lease of life. Do share any of your additional ideas with us, or let us know if these tricks worked. Also, if you intend to sell your house in the upcoming months or years, it is a well-known fact amongst estate agents that kitchens sell property, even if the rest of the house isn’t that brilliant. Not only this but your kitchen should be a space you are proud of and when it’s lovely and made over it will encourage you and your family to entertain friends and enjoy the space more. To begin with, the obvious options of freshening up your walls or skirting boards make a huge difference to a room. Be brave with your choice of colours, a feature wall is a good compromise as it can be changed reasonably easily. Specially designed kitchen wallpaper is not readily available so no need to worry about not being able to wipe off any splashes or drawings by the kids. If you’re not up for donning overalls then a vinyl wall sticker should be your next port of call. They are widely available online, don’t damage your walls and are customisable or you can buy standard quotes, rhymes or phrases. Continue reading →

Only too often the kitchen is left out when it comes to house renovations and considering it is still thought of as hub of the home this is puzzling. It isn’t half as expensive or time consuming to redecorate your kitchen at you may think. To convince you of this here are a few current kitchen trends with ideas on how to achieve them. Black & White Unexpected yet, really effective, the combination of black and white or light and dark in any case works. If you have wooden cupboard doors you may be able to strip and paint them, or alternatively buy some replacement kitchen doors which reduces your outgoing spend enormously compared with completely ripping out everything and starting again. Matt black is a compromise between modern yet won’t date and is also accepted by most ages if you ever plan on selling your property. If your kitchen is a bight colour and you’re trying to tone it down this colour scheme also works wonders making it look very modern and clean and allows you to add accessories in other complimentary bright colours. Continue reading →