Kitchens
Multifunctional Kitchens That Work Hard And Look Good
Six members of The House Directory share some of their most cleverly designed kitchen projects, all of which are as hardworking and practical as they are ...
10 Essential Kitchen Tools by Borough Kitchen
The House Directory asked the team at Borough Kitchen to recommend their top 10 essential tools for every kitchen. ...
How To Design A Walk-In Pantry
When I visit my friend’s house in the Scottish Highlands, one of the great pleasures is the kitchen with its views on to the hills, rolling ...
The House Directory’s Kitchen Design Tips
Planning a new kitchen is both exciting and daunting at the same time. Kitchens are the heart of the home and major investments, so you want ...
Stainless Steel by GEC Anderson
Since 1962 GEC Anderson have been designing and manufacturing made to measure sinks, worktops, cabinets, shelving and modular furniture in stainless steel for both domestic and ...
Plain English at Howe
A new collaboration between Plain English and Christopher Howe saw the launch last month of an exclusive new Plain English kitchen, designed by Katie Fontana especially ...
Series S- Balineum’s new collection of hand painted tiles
Decorative tiles have adorned bathrooms across Europe for centuries. From the ports of Amalfi to the villages of Portugal, artisan-painted tiles capture the essence of the ...
Plain English launch new website
Over the past twenty years, Plain English has earned a reputation for producing simple, elegant kitchens (and larders and laundries, sculleries and pantries) that stand the ...
Down at the deVOL cabin
Paul O’Leary, owner of deVOL Kitchens, took an ugly old 40ft trailer carcass and transformed it into a beautiful cabin that sits right by the river ...
Kitchen chic with Waterworks
Waterworks – the luxury bathroom brand from the USA – is launching its kitchen brand with over 200 pieces that give customers unrivalled choice. Selected products ...
deVOL Kitchens’ new Clerkenwell showroom
deVOL Kitchens have just opened a smart London showroom in Clerkenwell showing their lovely Shaker Range, a beautiful big Prep Table from their Classic English Range, ...
Martin Moore’s new Notting Hill showroom
Martin Moore were one of the very first handmade kitchen companies, and (still family-run), are celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2015. Their new London flagship showroom ...
Q&A with Katie Fontana of Plain English
Planning a kitchen presents one of the most daunting design challenges… Katie Fontana, Founder and Creative Director of Plain English & British Standard shares her secrets ...
Shepherd’s hut chic
British Standard by Plain English has transformed an old shepherd’s hut into a cosy cabin kitchen for its stand no. 1V12 at this year’s Ideal Home ...
Plain English colour collection 2013
Plain English Design have just launched a new collection of ‘colours for cupboards’ available exclusively to their clients. The palette of twelve colours, developed by ...
The mudroom
This mudroom in Dale Saylor and Joe Williamson’s 1927 craftsman’s cottage in upstate New York doubles as a laundry room and is furnished with a four-foot-long ...
British Standard cupboards
Just launched today at the Ideal Home Show, this is the ‘British Standard’ range of kitchen cupboards by Plain English. Described as ‘sensible cupboards at sensible prices, ...
Stainless steel kitchen
David Gill is a leading dealer in modernist furniture and contemporary design. The kitchen in his flat above his London gallery mixes stainless steel with 20th century design classics. ...
Designing a Kitchen
Decide how a kitchen is to be used and plan accordingly: as a laundry room, to watch TV, or as an area for children to do ...
Concrete Shelving
A large grey polished concrete shelving unit dominates one wall of the kitchen in this house in Sri Lanka. Photographer: James Fennell/The Interior Archive Architect: Geoffrey ...
Stable-door kitchen
Shelves used to store wineglasses are mounted above a row of kitchen cupboards designed to resemble stable doors. Photographer: Fritz von der Schulenburg/The Interior Archive Designer: ...
