Buying a brand-new bespoke and fitted kitchen is an exciting
process. It can be daunting, too, with so many things to
take into consideration. The temptation to rush to the
showroom, choose your kitchen style and set the ball rolling
as quickly as possible can be hard to resist. Neglect the
planning stage, though, and the kitchen of your dreams
could turn into your worst nightmare.
 Because the opportunity to fit out a bespoke kitchen from
scratch doesn’t come along very often it can be
hard to know where to start. May we suggest that this
site is a particularly good place to start!
It is a straightforward way of getting in touch with kitchen
designer companies in your area that will help you choose
from a range of various kitchen styles. They will help
you steer through the myriad decisions you will be called
upon to make – from initial layout of the kitchen
style through to the final fitting. They will be able to
outline the pros and cons of various materials for cabinets,
worktops and floors. Give you the information you need
to weigh up the benefits of bespoke kitchen styles. You’ll
find out about the choices to be made and what to take
into consideration before you make them. We can point you
to websites that will provide more details on particular
aspects of the project in which you are especially interested.
In short, we invite you to benefit from our expertise and
make the whole experience as straightforward as possible.
Furthermore, get it right and you can look forward to
enjoying the benefits of your kitchen for many years to
come.
For more information on bespoke and fitted kitchens, you
can visit the Kitchen
Buyers Guide which will provide you
with further hints and tips on kitchen products.
For a Brochure
on Kitchens Styles, click here! Get information
from companies that operate in your local area.
Kitchen Shapes and Styles
Top tips:
- Work with the shape of your room
- Maximise storage space
- Efficiency is the watchword
The size and shape of your kitchen will, to some extent,
dictate the layout and style – no point in hankering
after a vast island unit when your kitchen is long and
narrow. Whatever its size, the most important thing is
to make your kitchen as efficient as possible and maximise
the storage space – you can never have too much!
Unless
you are blessed with an enormous room, kitchens generally
come in one of four main shapes – galley,
two-way galley, L-shaped and U-shaped styles. Galley kitchens
With space at a premium, it is likely that your choice
of layout will be quite restricted and storage space
beneath worktops will be limited. Make the most of
the available wall space and perhaps have a large storage
cupboard or a high refrigerator at the end of the galley.
Two-way galley kitchens
Two-way galley kitchens
provide significantly more storage space below
the worktop and lend themselves to a more efficient
layout style compared to a single galley. It
is important, though, to ensure you have enough
space between the two galleys – you need
to be able to look into your oven without bumping
into the galley behind you. Also consider potential
space constraints if more than one person is
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L-shaped kitchens
The L-shaped kitchen style
usually provides plenty of working surfaces plus
storage space below the worktops. Distance between
the main zones of the kitchen will be minimised.
Depending on its size, an additional advantage
of the L-shaped kitchen is that one of the corners
can often be used as a dining area. Clever storage
solutions ensure that even seemingly awkward
spaces in corners can been utilised. |
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U-shaped kitchens
A U-shaped kitchen style offers
plenty of work surfaces and storage space. Resist
the tendency to fill every inch of wall space
with cupboards, though, as this can be somewhat
overpowering. A large U-shaped kitchen can accommodate
a breakfast bar on one end of the ‘U’,
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Visit www.almostimpartialguide.co.uk/kitchens/shapes.htm for further information.
For a Brochure
on Kitchens Styles, click here! Get information
from companies that operate in your local area.
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