It's easy to forget just how important lighting is. When you're revamping your kitchen, you're probably thinking about colour schemes, flooring and appliances, rather than lights. But good lighting can make the difference between a room that's nice enough and a room that's stylish, welcoming, and an all-round pleasure to spend time in. Here are a few of our tips...

Is your kitchen looking a bit tired but you're lacking the time and funds to redo the whole room? Sometimes, a few small, low-cost changes are enough to put the pep back into your cooking space. A spring clean, a declutter, some quick reorganisation of your storage space, and hey presto, it feels like a new room. You could even...

In our round-up of this year's biggest trends, we said that blue was fast becoming a popular kitchen colour. Once limited to bathrooms and bedrooms, various shades of blue - from duck egg to cobalt - are now creeping in to our cooking spaces. Here's how you achieve a blue kitchen with some of the most stylish blues... The Legato...

Having pets is an absolute joy - most of the time, anyway. When they're young, you run around trying to stop them chewing and scratching things that are either dangerous to them or precious to you. As they grow, they become fully-fledged members of the family. Nothing beats the excitement of a dog when you arrive home from work. Or...

If you're looking to sell your home, you probably already know that it's the kitchen and bathroom that will turn a "for sale" sign into a "sold" sign. A recent study by the Federation of Master Builders shows that a kitchen or bathroom renovation boost the value of your home by adding up to £50,000 to the value of a...

One of the most common questions we get asked about replacement kitchen doors is of course: how much will it cost? And as you'd expect, the short answer is: it depends. If you live in a small flat, your kitchen will be smaller than one in 3 or 4-bed house, so replacing the kitchen doors in a small dwelling will probably...

White is a perennial favourite kitchen colour - crisp, fresh, and an instant brightener. Here's our guide to styling your white kitchen...

Living in a house or flat that's smaller than you'd like? Or maybe you're in a house-share with too much stuff and not enough storage space? Many of us, whether by choice or necessity, are living in spaces where extra room is at a premium. But if you've got a small kitchen and are struggling to know how best to...

Whether you've got plans to redecorate your kitchen or simply want to do a bit of a spring-clean, the '5 zones' method will help you organise the room in a way that makes your life easier. Sorting the room into zones takes the things you use your kitchen for (cooking, cleaning, storing food and tableware) and ensures that everything is...

If you are taking the opportunity to do a bit of cleaning and DIY and refresh your living space, we've got some tips. No matter how long you've got - whether it's just half an hour, or a whole day - you can make a big difference to your home by doing some small, satisfying jobs.   What to do...