An interior designer has warned that kitchen design projects can often be hindered by personality clashes and poor communication between clients and designers.Wendy Salamon told the Canwest News Service that a major kitchen renovation can easily take up to a year because of delays at different stages of the project.She said that a major issue was reluctance by clients to heed a designers advice or a tendency to simply ignore their recommendations, adding Its almost as if they want you just to give approval to their own ideas.In terms of practical obstacles to effective kitchen designs, Ms Salamon said that many people underestimate a rooms lighting requirements. Dont rely on pictures from home fashion magazines. A professional photographer augments a rooms lighting with his own to make pictures more effective. What looks good in one setting may not be suitable for every kitchen, she told the news provider.Frankie Cameron, national account manager for Bellacor Lighting, recently told Journalgazette.net that in order to work in a variety of design styles, new lighting fixtures should not be too extravagant.