There’s hardly ever just one way to design a room. In this one, not returning along the end wall was the key to this particular solution. All the appliances and utilities are fitted into and on either side of the chimney-breast, leaving room for a substantial peninsula with nothing but clear worktop, deep drawers, and   Read More …

Colour and light, and a little invention, help keep traditional styles alive – or give life back to them. One of my tricks (this week, anyway) is to confound expectations around oven towers. At first glance, the doors over the ovens don’t make sense – unless you’re designing not as a row of cabinets, but   Read More …