The old farmhouses where the kitchen had a huge range for cooking and heating has captured the imagination of almost every neighbour who has had their kitchen and living area renovated or simply gutted and rebuilt. Our houses here are comfortable size with plenty of living space, but the kitchens are a tad disappointing. I…
From Tiny Scullery To Space Age Kitchen Heaven
At one time, say the late 1950s through to early 2000s, kitchen sizes did start to grow a little from the small, barely functional corner of the house that developers deemed enough. I well remember the one we had in a new house in 1958 – there was a sink with cupboard underneath and wooden…
Kitchen Limitations Big Time In 1933
When I was growing up we used to visit my grandparents house about twice a year. it was not a happy, cheery or exciting place to visit and the dullness not helped by it’s unfortunate layout. It cost Grandpa £333.00 and they moved into it in March 1933. I can still see each room in…
Establishing How You Will Use Your Kitchen
Kitchens are often seen as the hub of the home, and there are lots of different ways to use your kitchen. Some people like to just use their kitchen for cooking and preparing food, others like to use it as a warm and inviting sitting area, dining area and general work room. If you are…
Panic Looms When Kitchen Visits Suggested
There are occasions when I look around the kitchen and shudder. We’ve rather let it go and the worktop around the kitchen sink has now got that many marks and scrapes that it’s in very great danger of needing replacement. That’s not an easy task for anyone to do, let alone a person with mobility…
All I Want For Christmas Is A New Work Top. . .
My kitchen is now several years old. Obviously when I moved in to this fabulously brand new house , I had every intention of keeping it exactly that. I can’t help being a mucky cook and each meal creates its own crisis of cleaning concerns. Firstly I have to light the cook’s candle – I…
Hob In Shadow Causes Mystery Meals
We’ve had the same kitchen design since moving into the house from new. Although having a brand spanking new kitchen was fantastic, as was having the rest of the house, there have always been a few things about the design that have irked us. Take for instance the ergonomic layout of the main kitchen –…
Patio & Outdoor Cooking Helpful With Kitchen Refurb
Summer is definitely the time to start thinking about re-arranging and renovating a kitchen . . . if it has to be done. My neighbours are doing exactly that. I’ve heard about this project since they moved in two years ago. Funding for such a project is the first matter and then once that was…
Kitchen Update Growing Like Topsy
Everybody has to have access to kitchen space or some means of anaging food storage and preparation. whether we live in a one bedroomed apartment, or a luxury mansion, the basic need for such facilities is inescapable. You never know what you’re going to be faced with when you rent a pad either. Those flats…
Being Front Of House Queue For Service
Needing to update a home during a time of national upheaval is possibly not the most important item on any family agenda but when we think about it, the companies that design, build and fit kitchen refurbishments and renovations are possibly twitching nervously at the current lockdown. They’re wondering how they may possibly benefit from…