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Cut down on household waste with a waste disposal unit(Post)
A recent unofficial strike by refuse collectors in Brighton and ongoing difficulties caused by fortnightly refuse collection highlight the need for efficient and convenient disposal of kitchen waste ...
Jamie gets eco-kitchen(Post)A fully-equipped eco-kitchen has been built in Rotherham for a new television show being filmed by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.Atrium Design planned and built the kitchen, which is at the heart of Ol ...
Kitchen designer gives trend predictions(Post)Kitchen and bathroom designer Ann Porter has given her predictions for colour trends for 2009 on KitchAnn Style.The first fashion likely to be seen in sinks and taps next year is raw, according to Ms ...
Kitchens first room home buyers look at(Post)People thinking of putting their house up for sale or even those who want to maintain a fashionable home for themselves have been urged to focus on the kitchen first.Potential home buyers are likely ...
Good kitchen design can add value to your home(Post)Your kitchen holds some of the keys to adding value to your home, an industry commentator has said.In a recent article, Adrian Sainz said that nicer and more expensive countertops [work surfaces], ma ...
Credit crunch sees consumers swap the coffee house for the kitchen(Post)The world financial crisis is resulting in consumers choosing to brew up cups of coffee in their kitchens rather than purchase them in restaurants or coffee houses, it has been suggested.Research fro ...
First Lady to return to cooking after 14 years(Post)The wife of the most powerful man in the world hasnt cooked in over a decade and says it will be interesting to see what its like to get back into the kitchen.In an interview with Fox News, First Lad ...
Going green in the kitchen is easier than Brits think(Post)Designing a kitchen to be green is not a job for just the wealthy and tree huggers, it has been suggested.Writing for the Guardian, Dick Strawbridge, BBC TV presenter and green home expert, said many ...
Kitchen design should be personalised(Post)Generic kitchens are being thrown out in favour of unique personalised kitchens, one expert has suggested.Kitchen designer Mick De Giulio said that people are increasingly pursuing rooms that reflect ...
Kitchens to go retro(Post)A new kitchen trend has begun to influence interior design, it has been suggested. According to Emma Love, writing for the Daily Mail, an increasing number of people are reverting to a traditional st ...
Drawers are replacing cabinets in kitchen designs(Post)New, ergonomic drawer units are replacing traditional kitchen cabinets, an interior designer has said.Carole Porter, owner of the design firm Kitchen Arts in the US, told the Issaquah Press that draw ...
Homeowners should gather plenty of info before a kitchen remodel(Post)The most efficient and effective kitchen renovations occur where homeowners have already done a great deal of prior research, a design team has claimed.Home remodel specialists Ann Robinson and Annie ...
Kitchen designs should begin with the end in mind(Post)Homeowners who attempt a kitchen makeover should know how they want the finished room to look before they start the work, it has been claimed.Interior design consultant Elissa Scott wrote for QMI Age ...
Slate grey goes well in a farmhouse kitchen(Post)Slate grey is a good colour option for farmhouse kitchens, an interiors specialist has said.Jon Holloway, managing director of Garden Trading, commented that while black is very harsh, slate offers a ...
Kitchen sinks require thorough cleaning(Post)Kitchen sinks are sometimes overlooked when homeowners come to clean the room, it has been suggested.Kelly Bothum of delawareonline.com noted that while homeowners focus on filling the dishwasher or ...
Kitchens are now lounges for cooking(Post)Kitchens now more closely resemble lounges where cooking also happens to take place, it has been claimed.A life and style article by the Hindu notes that the introduction of time-saving appliances ov ...
Innovative toaster is a versatile kitchen gadget(Post)A new design for a kitchen toaster could make a number of food prep jobs easier, one blog has claimed.An article on Walyou.com notes that the Chomp toaster allows users to make sandwiches of differen ...
Intel kitchen gadget could help with home efficiency(Post)Computer chip giant Intel is developing a new device that could bring home energy-management technology to the kitchen, it has been revealed.A report by CNET News notes that the tablet-like device, u ...
Kitchen owners caught in unrealistic property market(Post)There is currently a huge disparity between the prices that sellers are asking for their properties and the number of buyers currently in the market, Mouseprice has said.Selwyn Lim, director of the o ...
Kitchen builders buy up cabinetry(Post)Home builders are buying up stocks of kitchen units like cabinets and other accessories in a bid to beat the January VAT hike, it has been revealed.According to the London Evening Standard, building ...
Buying sink accessories need not be expensive for self-build developments(Post)Finding sink accessories such as a kitchen tap and food waste disposer for a new kitchen in a self-build home need not cost a lot of money.Self-build expert Barry Sutcliffe claims that its possible t ...
Triflow Quadro System the answer for bottled water consumers(Post)Not only does the new Triflow Quadro System produce instant, hot filtered water to 98 degrees Centigrade, it is also the perfect choice for consumers who buy a lot of bottled water.Hot and cold filte ...
Cleaning kitchen sink the natural way(Post)When it comes to cleaning the kitchen sink, Darlene Rose is a natural. After suffering problems from the high levels of mercury in the fillings in her teeth, the West Virginia woman began to transfor ...
Schock sinks the perfect choice for any kitchen(Post)Simplykitchensinks.co.uk is proud to stock Schock sinks, manufactured exclusively in Germany to an extremely high standard. Schock invented the granite sink and has been the leading manufacturer of t ...
Kitchen renovations take off again in US(Post)After years of cutting back on home renovations during the recession, many US householders have started to invest in their kitchens again. Fred Miller, managing director of the Home Improvement Resea ...
Kitchen centre of new entertaining(Post)A survey from wine producer Rosemount on dinner party and home entertaining trends has revealed that an ever-higher premium is placed on the kitchen.With formal dinner dates now receding, a third of ...
Kitchen design threatened by conformity(Post)Kitchen design trends are becoming far too conformist, according to the Times Onlines property gurus.The papers online property section claimed that identical Christmas wreaths on every door were sym ...
Hi-tech kitchen sets standard for the home(Post)A home design specialist has said that pulling out all the stops and making the kitchen the most advanced room in the house is one of the hottest trends around. Interiors specialist Lesley Zolnacz to ...
Compromise needed for new-look kitchen on small budget(Post)It is possible to give a kitchen a new look for less money, but homeowners must be willing to make compromises, one expert says.Nikki Trivisonno, president of the Ohio State Chapter of the National K ...
Check insurance before carrying out DIY, says expert(Post)People considering fitting a new kitchen themselves ought to check that they are covered by their home insurance policy, it has been suggested.Insurance firm Confused.com has advised those planning D ...