Upgrading a room your home is very much like embarking on an adventure. With budget, design, installation and actualisation, it can often be seen as quite a mammoth task.
When designing a room in your house, it may be difficult to accurately imagine just how it will look once completed. This can be a daunting prospect for some, especially when you may be investing a significant amount of money.
The kitchen has undergone a huge transformation over the decades. Instead of simply being the place to prepare meals, it has become the integral hub of the modern household. To adapt to this new way of living, contemporary kitchens are often open plan and flow into other areas of the home.
Traditionally, butler’s pantries were used for housing fine china and display items in the grandest homes. However, as trends and lifestyles changed, they became less and less popular.
“There is no such thing as an original idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope.”
When you are designing your dream kitchen you will undoubtedly spend a great deal of time considering the materials you want to use. David Lisle’s showroom at the Old Chapel in Macclesfield is a treasure trove of ideas, with timbers, exotic wood finishes, granites and metals.
Despite being an integral part of any space, lighting is often forgotten in the swell of ideas and imaginings when it comes to putting a room together.
Small accents are often the finishing touch when crafting a truly beautiful interior. Handles are no exception. Whether large or small, complementary or contrasting, they add character and individuality to a space.
Islands have become a crucial feature in any kitchen. If you’re lucky enough to have a space large enough, having an island as your centrepiece not only allows for extra storage and appliances, it creates a space for family and friends to congregate.
Now it might sound a little strange, but every kitchen has a personality. Just mull this over for a moment. Your very own kitchen, inherited or installed yourself, will reflect the taste and style of the person responsible, and the decade it hails from. Ideally, it should also suit the home it belongs to.
