Stacey and Ben's taste in kitchens was elegant and simple, with most of their images showing classic styles and colours. Classic doesn't have to mean old fashioned however and although I chose a traditional cream shaker style timber kitchen for them, the other styling elements of the room still keep it looking fresh and stylish. I... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Eastbourne – The amazing peacock wallpaper!
All of Ben & Stacey's 'like' images were of kitchens in very neutral shades, lots of creams and whites and very few vibrant shades. In fact, that would be..... none! I wouldn't have dreamt of installing a bright pink kitchen just for shock value, but felt that my interior design scheme for such a young... Continue Reading →
HBH Eastbourne: Zoning and creating interesting areas in a large kitchen diner
The almost 4m x 8m room which was I wanted to transform into an elegant kitchen diner in under two weeks was a bit of challenge. Whilst the boys busied themselves getting prepped and getting all the tools in, I sat in the middle of the room and pondered. We didn't have a massive budget... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Exeter – Balancing a home with a new en-suite and main bathroom
The big decision to rebalance our Exeter HBH and tackle the first floor as well as the ground floor kitchen and dining room had a massive impact on time, stress levels and the budget. Things change on a day to day basis when you're trying to turn a poorly laid out building site into a well... Continue Reading →
Manchester Mosaics’ Amanda McCrann *does* Channel 5 ;)
The boys were in the middle of removing the kitchen units on the first day in our Exeter Half Built House when behind the old kitchen sink we found some old white and amber patterned cracked tiles. Whilst far from perfect for use in the scheme itself and also covered in filth and grout, I had a... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Exeter – Ikea Abstrakt kitchen / diner with added British design extras
A white high gloss kitchen ticked boxes for both Chris and Amie's design aspirations but they were unsure how to prevent it looking too clinical and crisp looking for their home, an older property with period features like the cast iron fireplaces and fitted chimney recess cupboards which we were definitely going to incorporate into... Continue Reading →
Half Built House Perthshire – Metal magic!
The super contemporary kitchen images sent through by our Perthshire family would have been easy to replicate if we'd had the money for a designer Italian kitchen, but getting it on our budget and also adding in those essential traditional twists proved somewhat more difficult. Salvation came in two local metal magicians. One was Brian... Continue Reading →
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