Kitchens
Drawer Fail 2
I saw this photo of a ‘Drawer Fail’ on the Our New Home Coach Facebook Page (One of the people I follow). As you can see the drawer can’t fully open because the window blind is in the way. Forgetting to allow…
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Butler’s Pantry? or Bigger Fridge?
One of the ‘Design Trends’ that I have seen over the last two or three years is the ‘Butlers Pantry’. But how many of us have a Butler? In my opinion its just another marketing idea to make you pay more…
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Are Waterfall Islands A Good Idea?
Looking around Display Homes I see a lot of island benches with waterfall ends. Although I would agree that they can look very great there are some downsides that it is worth thinking about. Less Flexibility Most of us use an island…
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Bottled Gas – Cooking
Many people building a new house like cooking on gas, but may find that their area doesn’t have a mains supply. The question then becomes “Should you go for bottled gas, or go all electric?” Energy Cost To compare energy…
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Do You Need A Formal Dining Room?
Go round most Display Homes and you will see a Formal Dining Room . . . . . but why do you need it? Photo from www.home-designing.com If you look round the options for eating a meal will be: The ‘Island…
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Is Modern Kitchen Design Making Us Fat
When I was young (about 50 years ago) obesity wasn’t really an issue. In those days most houses had a small kitchen where a meal was cooked. We either ate in the kitchen or a small dining room. The rest…
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Kitchen Drawer Fail
Have you ever wondered why kitchens with all the unit along a wall are so popular with builders?. . . . . and island units? Why are drawers without a large handle common? Well it stops mistakes like this happening!…
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Sink or Cook Top on Island
I see a lot of island kitchens in display homes and when visiting friends……..one thing that puzzles me is that they all have the sink in the island unit. In my opinion it’s better to have the cooktop on the…
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Mission Control
Although we have a study in our house most of the organising the household, paying our bills, writing letters and using the laptop happens on the kitchen counter. So do we really need the study? If I was going to…
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