Blog & guides

Kitchen design, explained

Practical articles on choosing cabinetry, surfaces, appliances and what to expect during a kitchen project in Scotland.

Advice from our design team

Plan with confidence

Original advice for Edinburgh homes and kitchen projects across mainland Scotland, informed by more than four decades of design and installation.

How to choose a layout that works with the proportions, light and daily life of an Edinburgh home.

Make a compact kitchen feel calmer, more useful and more generous without wasting a centimetre.

The dimensions and photographs that help us turn your room into an accurate first kitchen design.

The checks that turn a good concept into cabinetry that fits the real room properly.

A practical comparison of the surfaces we specify for kitchens across Scotland.

How to compare kitchen quotations fairly and spot important work that has been left outside the headline figure.

The systems, practical details and design choices behind a clean handleless kitchen.

Why a framed door of simple proportions remains at home in both traditional and contemporary interiors.

A measured approach to shelves that feel useful, personal and part of the kitchen rather than over-styled.

A showroom discount can be worthwhile, but only when the kitchen suits your room and the complete cost is understood.