Kitchen became lately one of the most important place in our homes that’s why we pay great attention to the way it is designed and furnished.

Most kitchen companies offer a detailed planning service. Many will also supply £d project to sgow you the final result. But the key to a good, working kitchen is in the brief you give the designer. It is really worth spending some time thinking about what you want from your space and how you are going to use it. It will help you to work with designer and the more time you invest at this stage, the better your changes of ending with the kitchen of your dreams.

THINK ABOUT YOUR LIFESTYLE before you think about any practical elements in your kitchen and how, in an ideal world, you would like to use the space. Think about the number of people who use the area and what they do in the kitchen – eat, do homework, entertain or play. Consider how much you cook, and think about whether you’ll be doing laundry here, too.

CREATE YOUR KITCHEN SPACE along with physical space. All items like window, chimney breast, and door can be moved but it means extra work and rising cost. On you experience work out the layout of your dream kitchen, size and shape of sink, cooker or fridge you would like.

If you space is too small maybe it is worth changing? Be prepare for the first meeting witch the kitchen designer.

LIGHTING IN THE KITCHEN is very important and is moving from a purely ergonomic function that illuminates the workspace to a more emotional one, setting the mood for cooking, eating and relaxing. Don’t leave decisions about lighting until the end of the project; think about early so it will be easier to implement and probably more cost effective, too.

Maximise what natural light you can and then think about where you need task lighting (above the cooking and preparation areas for example) and what mood lighting you’d like. LED and fibre optics can give dramatic effect being able to illuminate the dinning table or preparation area.