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Mereway Kitchens Company Profile Video by Kitchen Designer Monthly
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Mereway Kitchens Company Profile Video by Kitchen Designer Monthly

Showcasing the variety of design and the quality of materials and fittings this video shows why Mereway Kitchens are one of the UK’s leading Kitchen Manufacturers today .

Strata Oak Island
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Tips on Kitchen Island units from Stoneham Kitchens

Open plan living is a trend that’s here to stay with kitchens becoming the centre of domestic activity, from food preparation and cooking to dining, relaxing, helping children with their homework and entertaining friends

The Kitchen Directory is the Ultimate Kitchen Design Magazine for online kitchen buyers
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The Kitchen Directory is the Ultimate Kitchen Design Magazine for online kitchen buyers

As the year draws to a close we just wanted to give you a quick round up of some of the topics we have covered this year to make The Kitchen Directory the ultimate online Kitchen Design magazine. With over 600 articles this year we have featured Kitchen Buying Advice on appliances, furniture, fitting and [...]

See how a ‘Magic Corner’ Kitchen Storage mechanism works in this video by Hafele
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See how a ‘Magic Corner’ Kitchen Storage mechanism works in this video by Hafele

If you have been looking at new kitchens you have probably heard about Magic Corners as a great ‘corner storage solution’. In this video by Hafele you can see how it works

Kitchen Design Case Study: Bespoke study, walnut & painted furniture by Chamber Furniture
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Kitchen Design Case Study: Bespoke study, walnut & painted furniture by Chamber Furniture

Having that truly personalised space is a wonderful luxury and Chamber Furniture have surpassed themselves here with the use of walnut and burr walnut furniture with a beautiful curved desk with Stone italiana brilliante bruno on the desk top and dramatic orange spray painted ’floating’ cupboards. This sleek and dramatic study – designed by Scott Nicholson M.D. of Chamber Furniture [...]

Kitchen Design Case Study: Cooks Kitchen for Grade II Listed Georgian Manse
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Kitchen Design Case Study: Cooks Kitchen for Grade II Listed Georgian Manse

The owner of this Grade II Listed Georgian Manse is a very keen cook and required a kitchen that not only looks great, but would also be practical and a pleasure to work in. As the room is blessed with an abundance of natural daylight that floods in via its beautiful original Georgian windows, a light, [...]

Diana Stewart presents Luxury, Bespoke Kitchens from Metris Kitchens
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Diana Stewart presents Luxury, Bespoke Kitchens from Metris Kitchens

Featuring Sky Sports presenter Diana Stewart, this film showcases 6 unique bespoke kitchen designs, each beautifully crafted, and adapting to almost any kitchen with their highly space efficient footprint. Metris provides a luxury range of designer kitchens and accessories from a number of premium kitchen show rooms across the UK

Kitchen Design Case Study:  Fired Earth’s Moderne kitchen by Charles Smallbone
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Kitchen Design Case Study: Fired Earth’s Moderne kitchen by Charles Smallbone

Moderne is Fired Earth’s first fitted kitchen collection and is built around a simple and practical design, which draws on Charles Smallbone expertise in kitchens and offers solutions that work well in both contemporary and traditional homes. Made from beech and oak veneer from sustainable sources, and with a range of painted finishes, the Moderne [...]

Watch how to oil a wooden worktop with worktop finishing oil for a hardwearing and beautiful finish
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Watch how to oil a wooden worktop with worktop finishing oil for a hardwearing and beautiful finish

This Video by Norfolkoak.com shows the process of oiling a wooden worktop with worktop finishing oil to produce a hardwearing and beautiful finish to a solid oak worktop . .

This great video shows you how truly bespoke kitchen manufacturers create hand cut dovetail joints for drawer boxes
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This great video shows you how truly bespoke kitchen manufacturers create hand cut dovetail joints for drawer boxes

This video by by John Bullar from Furniture & Cabinet Making magazine Video www.furnituremaking.org shows you how hand cut Dovetail Joints are created. Knowing that a craftsman has created your kitchen furniture is an amazing feeling and helps keep these beautiful skills alive

The perfect finishing touch to your new Breakfast Bar or Kitchen Island; stylish bar stools to complete your kitchen
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The perfect finishing touch to your new Breakfast Bar or Kitchen Island; stylish bar stools to complete your kitchen

Make the coffee, grab the newspaper and settle down to enjoy your beautiful new kitchen from the comfort of your stylish new bar stool (or even better open a nice bottle of wine!). Modern living is very much on the run nowadays so breakfast bars and islands with seating are a great way to use [...]

Let us recommend the best kitchen company for you from over 4,500 Kitchen Suppliers
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Let us recommend the best kitchen company for you from over 4,500 Kitchen Suppliers

As the UK’s leading online Kitchen resource and with over 4,500 companies listed on The Kitchen Directory website we are ideally suited to guide you through the process of buying a new kitchen and finding the best company to work with. Our new Recommendation Service offers you the simplest way to shortlist the ideal suppliers [...]

A Pink Kitchen!! Yes you heard right; read here to get design ideas for Pink Kitchens
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A Pink Kitchen!! Yes you heard right; read here to get design ideas for Pink Kitchens

I recently came across this article about Pink Kitchens written by Stephanie Southwick; Stephanie has kindly allowed me to reproduce it and you can read more from Stephanie at www.granitegurus.com an American blog about Granite, Stone and all things Kitchen. Pink Kitchens I’m a pink girl, I always have been.  I tried to deny it for [...]

A quick guide to Bespoke Kitchens
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A quick guide to Bespoke Kitchens

True bespoke means having every aspect including the doors made to your exact request although often standard designs are adapted to suit your needs. Bespoke kitchens are nearly always made to order and come at a premium price due to the workmanship and craftsmanship involved.

A quick guide to Kitchen Cabinets and Furniture
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A quick guide to Kitchen Cabinets and Furniture

Whilst we don’t tend to take much notice of the cabinetry behind the doors once our new kitchen is installed it is the backbone to the quality and longevity of our kitchen.

A quick guide to the UK Kitchen Market
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A quick guide to the UK Kitchen Market

So you have decided to buy your new kitchen and now what ? who will design it for you and turn your dream into reality and what can you expect. Nearly all kitchen companies offer a design service and what to expect really depends on which part of the market you are looking at buying from.

A quick guide to free-standing or fitted furniture?
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A quick guide to free-standing or fitted furniture?

This is a great article published in the Daily Telegraph by Sarah Lonsdale which explores the history of fitted kitchens and the trend for more free standing furniture.

A quick guide to the working Triangle
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A quick guide to the working Triangle

Good kitchen design should make using the kitchen an effortless, pleasurable activity and the much is spoken about ‘Working Triangle’. Quite simply the working triangle uses simple formulas to ensure good design and working practices

A quick guide to ‘will my new Kitchen add value to my home?’
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A quick guide to ‘will my new Kitchen add value to my home?’

This is a question that is often asked but for which there is no ‘stock’ answer. Statistics over the years have typically shown you will get back about 80% of what you spend on your new kitchen and it is certainly in the top 3 items people look for when buying a new home (the others being new windows and central heating).

A quick guide to which Kitchen Company to choose
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A quick guide to which Kitchen Company to choose

In this quick-guide we look at a simple rule of thumb to use when choosing a Kitchen Company to use