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The Naked Kitchens blog is the place where we celebrate all the highs, lows, and beautiful chaos of kitchen life.
Come on in for style ideas, expert guides, lighting, plants, recipes, and plenty besides, all from some truly fabulous and exciting guest authors.
‘Kitchens Fit for Heroes’: The surprising brilliance of Britain’s post-war prefabs
They might not be anyone’s idea of a dream kitchen now, but these ingenious prefabs transformed lives, sometimes with remarkable consequences…
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Henry VIII’s 55-room kitchen at Hampton Court Palace
This is the concept of a ‘kitchen’ taken to the extreme – but look closely and there are some surprisingly lovely design touches…
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The Frankfurt Kitchen - the kitchen that revolutionised modern design
This ordinary-looking room still influences kitchen design a century on. We reveal its revolutionary secrets…
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Lanhydrock House - the quintessential country house kitchen
This Victorian kitchen is a perfect synthesis of craftsmanship, technology, ergonomic function and simple beauty.
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Julia Child’s home kitchen - built for real life
This kitchen is so important that it’s permanently on show at the Smithsonian and has its own HBO series. We uncover its secrets…
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The Sunderland flying boat galley kitchen - built for a high pressure life
At Naked Kitchens we like to say we make ‘bomb-proof’ kitchens, but this one takes it to a different level…
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Ernest Shackleton's Cape Royds kitchen - built for an extreme life
How’s this for an inspirational kitchen? A team of ingenious Antarctic explorers built it in 1908 and it’s still standing strong today…
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Exclusive Naked Doors Colours
One thing in particular that we are really good at here at Naked Doors is creating beautiful bespoke fronts that can be painted in any colour of your choice. Our incredible spray line technology provides such a beautiful finish that has a 15% sheen, and uses technology that coats the fronts and leaves an incredibly hard-wearing finish.
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Mandarin Stone Collaboration
Our Ladbroke door style is one that has gained a lot of attention since we first released it. With a circular cut out handle that is not only easy to use; but also adds such an interesting eye-catching element to your kitchen, it’s not hard to see why it’s become such a popular choice. With the option of different backing materials and colours, the Ladbroke is a versatile option that adds a contemporary twist to every front. We love to see how clients create different looks using this handle style; including the sleek front with a matching handle backing or the more statement look with a different handle backing such as a bright colour or metallic finish. Exposed timber fronts are definitely a very popular option right now, and we're absolutely loving seeing the natural beauty of the timber shine.
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