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Kitchen Design & Decor

Sinks, storage, lighting and the pieces that give a British kitchen its character.

A fitted kitchen with a central island
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A traditional English cottage kitchen with a scrubbed table and stone floor

Kitchen design

Country Cottage Kitchen Ideas: How to Create the Look

A handmade painted kitchen with simple panelled doors

Kitchen design

Shaker Kitchens: A British Buyer's Guide

A historic country-house kitchen with deep blue painted shelving

Kitchen design

Heritage Kitchen Colours: Choosing Traditional Shades

A fitted kitchen with a central island

Kitchen design

Kitchen Island or Farmhouse Table? How to Choose

A historic kitchen with tiled walls around the hearth

Kitchen design

Traditional Kitchen Tiles: Metro, Encaustic and Quarry

Copper pans and a kettle on an old kitchen range

Kitchen design

Copper Pans in the Kitchen: Cooking, Display and Care

A newly laid dark wooden floor in a kitchen

Kitchen design

Kitchen Flooring: Stone, Wood, Tile or Vinyl?

A long freestanding dresser in the kitchen at Lanhydrock House, laden with china

Kitchen design

The Unfitted Kitchen: Freestanding Furniture Instead of Fitted Units

A splashback of green glazed brick-shaped tiles

Kitchen design

Kitchen Splashbacks: Tile, Glass, Stone or Wood?

A freestanding butcher's block in a kitchen

Kitchen design

Butcher's Blocks and Kitchen Trolleys: Extra Worktop Without an Island

An early 1900s floor plan of a kitchen and stove room

Kitchen design

Kitchen Layouts: Galley, L-Shape, U-Shape and Island Compared

A carved oak settle from before 1700

Kitchen design

Kitchen Settles, Benches and Window Seats

A kitchen with freshly painted white cabinets

Kitchen design

Painting Kitchen Cabinets: Preparation, Primer and Paint

An old iron range set into the great kitchen fireplace at Chastleton House

Kitchen design

Inglenooks and Chimney Breasts: Using an Old Fireplace in the Kitchen

A stainless steel and glass chimney cooker hood

Kitchen design

Cooker Hoods: Ducted or Recirculating, and How Powerful?

A kitchen island with a bold marble-effect worktop and dark cabinets

Kitchen design

Kitchen Worktop Materials Compared

Two metal bar stools at a granite breakfast bar

Kitchen design

Breakfast Bars and Stools: Getting the Heights Right

Wooden kitchen cabinets with glazed upper doors and open shelves

Kitchen design

In-Frame Kitchens Explained: Is the Look Worth the Cost?

A tall ornate cast-iron radiator in the old kitchen at Pollok House

Kitchen design

Heating a Kitchen: Radiators, Plinth Heaters and Underfloor

A cook chopping an onion at a kitchen counter

Kitchen design

Kitchen Worktop Height: Getting It Right for You

A pan of water boiling on an induction hob, with newspaper under it that stays cool

Kitchen design

Induction, Gas or Ceramic Hob? A Practical Comparison

A tall freestanding stainless steel fridge freezer

Kitchen design

Fridge Freezers: Which Type and Size Suits Your Kitchen?

A run of white kitchen units with the appliances hidden behind matching doors

Kitchen design

Integrated or Freestanding Appliances? Pros and Cons

An open dishwasher loaded with plates and bowls

Kitchen design

Dishwasher Sizes: Full-Size, Slimline or Compact?

A wooden kitchen table with four chairs below a window

Kitchen design

Kitchen Table Sizes: How Big a Table Will Your Room Take?

A golden roast turkey

Kitchen design

Christmas Dinner: How to Plan Your Oven and Hob Space

A brick orangery with tall arched windows

Kitchen design

Kitchen Extensions and Orangeries: What You Can Build Without Planning Permission

A kitchen with a wooden cupboard, table and spindle-back chairs

Kitchen design

Buying Vintage and Antique Kitchen Furniture: What to Check

Condensation running down the inside of a window

Kitchen design

Kitchen Condensation and Mould in Winter: How to Stop It

A red fire blanket in a wall-hung bag

Kitchen design

Kitchen Fire Safety: Alarms, Fire Blankets and Chip Pans

A cook carrying a roast turkey on a platter to the table

Kitchen design

Hosting Christmas in a Small Kitchen

A cleaned oven interior with its shelves in place

Kitchen design

How to Clean Your Oven Before Christmas

A household electricity meter

Kitchen design

What Your Kitchen Appliances Cost to Run, and How to Work It Out

A Christmas wreath of natural greenery on a front door

Kitchen design

Decorating the Kitchen for Christmas (Safely)

A long buffet table laid with plates of party food

Kitchen design

How to Lay Out a Christmas Buffet

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