Smarter Kitchen Ideas

A tired looking kitchen can really bring down the feel of your home – and the people who live in it! Brighten your living environment with a few quick and easy ways to update your kitchen without the expense of replacing it completely. Here are a few ideas:

  1. Update your interior and exterior kitchen doors with a lick of gloss paint. White is best to reflect the most light around the room, and whilst you’re at it do the skirting, architraves and windows too.

  2. Replace cabinet doors with new ones for a whole new look. The look of your entire kitchen design can be changed by doing this. Go from modern to traditional or vice versa and how about picking a totally new colour.

  3. Change the door handles and drawer pulls. If your cabinets are still smart but the ironmongery needs some attention then switch it up. How about swapping plastic for ceramic knobs, or wooden for metal.
  4. Replace worn out worktops. If your counters have seen better days and are damaged or warped then consult the experts at Wren Kitchens and have new ones fitted. Splash out on solid wood or real granite for something extra special.
  5. Have a good tidy up. Throw out all the clutter and clear off the worktops by putting everything away. The room will look bigger as well as giving you more creative space for cooking.

  6. Get some new accessories. Feature a brand new kettle and toaster set in your newly smartened up kitchen. How about a vase of flowers or a large fruit bowl to make the place even more homely.

  7. Put some pictures up. Paintings, photos or the kids latest artwork – it doesn’t matter what you choose just personalise and decorate to bring the room to life.

  8. Enjoy it. Spend more time in your kitchen and learn to love it again!

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Domestic and General are celebrating the growth of the Repair and Protect breakdown service as it continues to go from strength to strength and expand further into the Spanish market.

Two companies, BSH Electrodomésticos España S.A and Fagor Electrodomésticos S.Coop have agreed to incorporate the Repair and Protect brand into their business and will sell the service to their customers supported by management systems, training, IT support and product development from Domestic and General.

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Where to add colour in your home

Colours that are fashionable come and go, and though this used to be limited to clothing, it now applies to pretty much everything. Just look around at a few sofa sales and you will notice just how many different colours, fabrics and finishes that the variety of sofa shapes come in.

Once upon a time, sofa colours were pretty limited – to plain colours like blue, brown and cream or beige and a few chintzy patterns with flowers on them. Nowadays you can get really loud colours and patterns. Tempting though these might be, though, it’s worth thinking twice before buying a ‘noisy’ colour or pattern for your sofa. This is the place you will want to sit and relax after all, and a bright orange sofa might not be the most relaxing colour to choose.

Also, once you’ve bought a sofa, you’re stuck with it – for a couple of years at least. Although there is a lot of cheap furniture around these days, sofas still cost a reasonable amount so you want to make sure you choose the right one for your home.

Sometimes it’s best to go for something muted and plain, and add splashes of colour elsewhere in your home. You can do this with your choice of rugs for the floor and framed prints for the walls. Brightly coloured cushions on your more sober sofa can add interest. These kinds of items are much cheaper and therefore easier to change more often.

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