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What’s cooking IN THE KITCHEN?
If you’re wondering whether you can justify the expense of a new kitchen, a recent report might help you decide…
Sarah Giles A
ccording to the 2017 Houzz UK Kitchen Trends survey, more than a third of those questioned say they have led a healthier lifestyle since carrying out renovations
on their kitchen – and that includes eating more fruit and veg, cooking more meals at home, ordering fewer takeaways and having more sit-down meals. That can’t be bad! The research also revealed that open-plan
living remains popular, with more than half of kitchens opened into adjoining rooms as part of the works. Neutral colour schemes are still preferred in the majority of kitchen upgrades too, with white (50%), grey and beige the top three wall colour choices. It’s obviously survey season at the moment because Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, manufacturers of Pilkington glass, have also been questioning people about their kitchen renovations. Their findings broadly tally with Houzz’s but what stands out in their findings is that almost a third of those questioned named
granite worktops as their number one must-have, followed by built-in appliances, a kitchen island and a boiling water tap!
In with the new
Once you’ve decided to go ahead with a new kitchen, there are so many designs out there to choose from it can be difficult to know where to start. To make things that bit easier, Schmidt Kitchens (which has showrooms in Canterbury and Ramsgate) have become a one- stop shop. As well as offering a good range of furniture and cabinetry in both contemporary and classic designs, they can also provide the latest built-in appliances, statement extraction and feature lighting. Their new Groove collection is made from
affordable melamine but has an attractive wood-effect finish. Shown above [1] in Tobacco (it’s also available in 14 other shades too) alongside a piece from their Bolero range in a zesty Tangerine lacquered MDF. Even the Fabrik metal chairs and bar stools are available in four colours from Schmidt.
2. The Henley kitchen from Neptune Canterbury, Wincheap CT1 3TY, call 01227 209300 or email
info@neptunecanterbury.com
1. Groove kitchen in Tobacco with Bolero in Tangerine, from £10,000, by Schmidt Kitchens, Canterbury and Ramsgate. Visit
www.home-design.schmidt/en-gb
The wonder of wood
Many people feel you can’t beat the natural warmth and attractiveness of wood in a kitchen and the beauty of oak is nicely captured in Caple’s new Winford Oak kitchen, part of their new in-frame furniture range which is characterised by high-quality, lacquered oak dovetail drawer boxes. The Winford Oak can be combined with any of 18 on-trend and classic colours, including Mussel, Bone, Cotton
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