Bespoke Kitchen Tips & Inspo

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Country Kitchen Inspiration
Minutes from the Ashdown Forest, a stone’s throw from the South Downs National Park and surrounded by glorious Sussex countryside, many of our clients have chosen to move away from city life and settle in Sussex for everything it has to offer, not least the access to nature. Creating a kitchen that reflects a more rural lifestyle or updating a kitchen in an older property is often on the agenda and always a brief we’re excited to get cracking with.
How to get the most out of your kitchen design consultation
If you’ve been doing your research and feel ready to take the first step towards a new kitchen, it’s time to book your kitchen design consultation. This is where the real fun begins, and all your ideas start to become a reality. To help you get the most out of your appointment, we’ve picked Debbi’s brain for a few tips on what to expect.
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Kitchen design for 2024
What’s on our customers’ wishlists for 2024, what colours are they leaning towards, and what are they discovering and loving during the design process?
Do I need a home bar in my new kitchen?
If you love entertaining or unwinding after a long week with your favourite tipple, then yes, yes you do! Now that dry January is a distant memory, the days are getting a little longer, and evenings are starting to get a little lighter; we’re starting to feel more inclined to host and socialise. How about you? Having the right set-up at home makes entertaining a breeze.
Our favourite kitchen storage solutions
We’ve done a number of posts about the best kitchen storage solutions and we will continue to do so because it is such a hot topic in our design consultations! Everyone wants more storage, easier access to items and for it to look good. The great news is that all those boxes can be ticked.
Being brave with colour in your kitchen design
You can be brave with colour without worrying too much about fads and trends. You can make bold choices or choose a combination of colours and textures, and still have something that has a timeless quality to it. Head to our blog for some advice on how to be brave with colour in your kitchen.
G-Shape kitchens explained
We’ve seen in the industry press recently a buzz about G-shape kitchen layouts being a super practical and stylish option for modern living, and we couldn’t agree more. Catch up on our latest blog to find out what it is, whether it will work in your home and lots of other layouts to consider too.
How to compare kitchen quotes
Kitchens are big investments, possibly the biggest investment you’ll make in your home, so when you begin researching new kitchens, it’s likely that you’ll visit several showrooms. Once you’ve whittled down the choice to two or three kitchen companies, the tricky bit can come when you start to gather a few quotes. You’ll often find that the two or three quotes you’ve received are not formatted uniformly, making it hard to interpret and compare them.
The Multi-Purpose Open Plan Kitchen
Open-plan concepts are still popular and one of the most common building projects we work on, achieved either through an extension or reconfiguration of space.
Choosing an under-mounted or inset sink
There are pros and cons to both inset and under-mounted sinks with both practicality and aesthetics to take into consideration.
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Is your kitchen big enough for an island?
Top of many customers’ wishlists is a kitchen island. They are fabulous design centre pieces that help to zone an open-plan kitchen, create a sociable focal point, provide extra storage and worktop area, and, if designed with a breakfast bar, can also provide seating. This is a hard-working, multi-purpose piece of furniture in a kitchen, so it’s no surprise that they’re so popular, and we talk about them in most design consultations.
Designing a contemporary, minimalist kitchen
If you’re looking to achieve a very contemporary and minimalist style in your home, the kitchen is the best place to start. Getting the look and feel right in the kitchen will really help set the tone for your living spaces, especially if you go open plan. We have a few simple tips to keep in mind when when you start putting your wishlist together.
Spring into your home renovations
The clocks changing this month seems to have a universal effect on us all wanting to change things up at home. To get on with renovations, revamps and a de-clutter. You might have an idea of what you want to clear, change or update. However, if it’s hard to know where to start, but you’re ready to make changes and invest in your home, we’ve got some advice to get you started.