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How to Plan the Perfect Kitchen Layout for Any Space
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How to Plan the Perfect Kitchen Layout for Any Space

Designing the perfect kitchen layout is about far more than choosing beautiful finishes - it’s about creating a space that works effortlessly for your everyday life. In this guide, I share the practical steps, layout options and design tips I use to help clients plan kitchens that are both functional and beautifully considered.

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A simple guide for hanging kitchen pendant lights
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A simple guide for hanging kitchen pendant lights

Not sure how high to hang your kitchen pendant lights or how many you really need? In this quick guide, I’m sharing my top tips for getting the height, spacing and style just right – plus a few simple tricks to help your lighting look great and work hard.

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The Best Paint Colours for a North Facing Room
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The Best Paint Colours for a North Facing Room

North-facing rooms can be tricky to decorate so in this guide, I’m sharing the best warm neutrals, rich blues, soft greens, and inviting yellows from top paint brands to help you create a cosy and inviting space. Whether you’re after a bright, airy feel or something deep and dramatic, these colours all work beautifully in a north-facing room.

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Looking through to the play area at the Boston Spa kitchen project, we kept walls neutral in Portland Stone by @littlegreenepaintcompany, and we added pattern with the Hina Bay wallpaper from @thepureedit, with colour pops for a fun feel. Love the lo
Lighting was previously a bit of an issue in this dining area. Because there were only a couple of wall lights and downlights at the edge of the room to light the whole space, there was no task lighting over the dining table so we had two pendant lig
The Boston Spa kitchen - probably the trickiest space I've ever had to work with for a kitchen design! The kitchen leads to the dining space in the conservatory but previously there were two openings through to it which meant that lots of space was w
I haven't posted for a while - been so busy with work and our loft conversion but managed to fit in a late 40th trip to Florence last week (a year late actually!) Such a beautiful place with so much design inspiration... 1. Ponte Vecchio 2. Duomo -
Ending the week with some more pictures of the open plan kitchen living space. The clients' two boys play the piano so it was an important part of the design. I always say that a home should tell a story and these clients had a lot of inspiration for
You can't beat a bit of @stringfurniture! It's great for space saving so it was perfect for this open plan living space. We configured it so that it incorporates a folding table and record player shelf, as well as lots of storage and open shelving fo
Sharing another view of the open plan family room project this morning. We zoned the sitting area with a dark blue and added a rug for a cosy feel. We had the existing sofa bed re-covered in a mustard fabric and the arms were reshaped for a more cont
Say hello to my latest project! It's an open-plan kitchen living space at a new build (11 year old) house in Halifax. This is the dining area which we zoned by colour blocking with the clients' favourite teal colour (we chose Canton by @littlegreenep