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Planning your new bespoke kitchen can be daunting, but our designers can help you configure a space that works for you and makes your life easier, it doesn’t take as long as you might think. Every home is different, so it’s important to plan a kitchen tailor made to fit your space. Measure, measure and measure! The more accurate the measurement, the more precise your bespoke kitchen will be.

Colours have a major impact on the look and feel of your kitchen. Make sure you choose colours that complement the room with our tips! It may seem like an easy thing to do, but choosing colours for your blank canvas of a kitchen needs careful consideration so that you don’t make a decision you later come to regret. Your kitchen is more often than not the busiest room in your house so it’s important to set a tone that suits everyone. If you’re introducing colour with the paint you choose to put on your walls then that’s an easy fix if you change your mind or decide that perhaps bright yellow wasn’t the best colour to go with your blue cabinets. But if colour is added with expensive appliances and cabinets then you’re looking at a much bigger bill. Here are a few tips that will help you come to the right decision.

If you’re looking for a versatile, functional and timeless kitchen style, look no further than a Shaker kitchen! Find out more about this style here. Shaker furniture has always been renowned for its pared-down simplicity. You’ll find no unfussy detail and nothing that is there merely for show. Everything must have a function. It’s all about practicality without pretension. Function without fuss. And it’s this very simplicity, almost plainness, that gives it the timeless look that makes Shaker style a perennially popular choice for kitchen cabinetry in both traditional and contemporary spaces.

Timber is a beautiful and warm material that contributes to wonderful interiors and remains on trend. Do you want an interior space that looks tired after a few years? Probably not. Here are a few examples of timber being used in an interior setting that add that timeless edge that other materials can lack.

Last weekend in every major city of Great Britain, thousands of brave men and women have taken part in Swimathon, dusting off their swimming gear and diving straight into the challenge of swimming to a variety of distances, from 1.5 kilometres to 5 kilometres. This is all to raise money for Marie Curie, the leading care providing charity that supports over 40,000 people with terminal illness. Marie Curie practise what they preach, regularly researching into the best way of caring for someone at the end of their life, among all the other amazing things they do day-today. This fantastic charity and the service they provide is completely free of charge to patients and their families.

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NAKED Kitchens are proud to be selected as an official Miele Partner for the Norfolk area. We will soon be displaying a wide range of Miele built-in and freestanding kitchen appliances which are available for demonstration at our showroom, helping you choose the right appliance for your bespoke kitchen as well as getting to know all of the innovative features. With a long and rich history of precision engineering, high quality materials and distinctive design, Miele established “Immer Besser” or “Forever Better” as their motto. Since 1899 it has been committed to continuously innovating domestic appliances and manufacturing them to the highest standards. Family-owned and family-run, Miele has become a household name, leading the premium domestic appliance industry from their global headquarters in Gutersloh, Germany.

Tools: Tape Measure, Grid Paper (download here), Pencil, Ruler, Rubber One of the key elements to building a kitchen that perfectly utilises the space you have available is an accurate measuring procedure. Following our guide will ensure we build the kitchen you desire. Before planning anything, we need to know the exact dimensions of your kitchen. Don’t worry if your sketch isn’t completely accurate or neat, it will at least be topographically precise which is more important. With this in mind, we recommend following the traditional joiners practice of measuring twice, so we only have to cut once!

We recently visited New York and visited the Museum of Modern Art to peruse the many wonderful exhibits they had running. One installation - Designing Modern Women - caught our eye as it contained a very special kitchen…