Sometimes kitchen lighting can have the biggest impact when it’s put in the most unexpected places, and plinth lighting certainly offers a breathtaking way to give your kitchen a classic look. By fitting LED lights onto the plinths between your units and flooring, you can create a dramatic effect that will imbue your kitchen with [...]
Exploring The Function Of Free-Standing Units In Kitchen Design
Most kitchens feature built-in cabinets, worktops and appliances, offering a solid, consistent feel that is optimised for storage space. But what if you abandoned the idea of a conventional kitchen completely, opting instead for a different kind of design that allows you to change and shape your kitchen to fit a certain situation or a [...]
Made to measure rigid kitchen units
If you’re struggling with an awkward space or have something special in mind when designing your perfect fitted kitchen, then you’ll need to get some kitchen units made to measure. This isn’t a real problem anymore and isn’t going to cost the earth. Nowadays, many kitchen and bedroom furniture manufactures can make kitchen and [...]
How to fix or fit kitchen units
When fitting kitchen units to a brick, block or concrete wall use 2 1/2 inch long x 10mm wood screws; Use a hammer drill with an 8mm masonry bit in to make the hole for the screw and plastic wall plug. Always use plastic wall plugs to plug the hole before fixing with screws. If [...]
Re-edging your old kitchen units
This is something that can be done by a novice DIY’er. You may want to re-edge your existing kitchen units either to repair them or to re-cover them with a new colour to match your new kitchen doors and hide those few edges that can be seen.
Firstly you will need to make sure [...]
Getting the right atmosphere in the kitchen
There are different ways you can improve the atmosphere in your kitchen. Naturally, design plays a large part in making your kitchen a really pleasant place to spend time, but there are also a few additional features that contribute greatly. Kitchen design is not just about creating a practical and attractive space – it is [...]
Types of kitchen units that help you organise your kitchen
Kitchen units are an integral part of kitchen design because they are used to provide the best storage solutions possible. Storage is obviously essential to your kitchen space because the room has to be practical. When you begin to draw up plans to install a completely new kitchen, there are a few different kitchen units [...]
Prominent elements in kitchen design
You should never underestimate the impact that different parts of your kitchen can have on the overall design of the room. Each different component that makes up your kitchen helps to set the aesthetic theme of the room and adds to its visual appeal. Take the following elements, for instance.
Kitchen worktops
Your worktops need to look [...]
Be bold with your kitchen colour scheme
Colour schemes are really important when it comes to interior design. However, this is something that some homemakers overlook when decorating the kitchen. This is often to the detriment of the room’s general appeal. It is vital that you make the most of things when you renovate your kitchen area.
A splash of colour can really [...]
Different types of attractive kitchen doors
Kitchen doors are responsible for much of the overall aesthetic effect of your kitchen. You can really make an impression with the kitchen door you choose to front all your kitchen units as they face into the room and present you and your visitors with an immediate focal point.
One of the choices you are likely [...]
