Compact living: kitchens | FOCUS


Faber’s High-Light ceiling cooker hood only requires a depth of 188mm in the ceiling void


Small


Sarah Akwisombe’s kitchen featuring Caesarstone’s Sleek Concrete quartz worktops


but beautifully put together


We look at some of the latest trends and innovations in compact kitchen design, explore some of the biggest challenges and offer some practical advice on making the best use of small spaces. Francesca Seden reports


The panel:


Julia Steadman, head of operations, Brandt Kitchens, Stevenage


tightest of spaces. W August 2019 · kbbreview


According to a 2018 report by Local Authority Building Control (LABC), average UK homes are now smaller than ever. In the 1960s, the kitchen grew to a relatively whopping 15.3sq m, but the trend has spiralled downward since and homes built from


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Eddie Collingham, director,


The Kitchen Lab, Nottingham


e are living in an age of greater technological innovation than ever before, so there’s no reason you can’t design a functional kitchen for even the


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