Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine June 2014 Back Issue

When planning a new kitchen there is a very important consideration that we often overlook – long term flexibility. As our lives move on our priorities change and the key living spaces of our homes need to reflect and adapt to this – particularly if your project involves knocking down walls, hiring architects and re-planning the whole ground floor. A project of this scale, rather than a few decorative tweaks, requires careful thought about all those stages you and your family have ahead, so consider how the kitchen or bathroom will work for you in five or ten years time. It’s always good to examine how your taste may change as well. To help you make all the right decisions, talking to top professional kitchen and interior designers and architects is certainly a worthwhile investment in both time and money. Making Spaces (see page 72) shows how working with an architect will assist you in thinking outside of the box when it comes to making major spatial changes to your home, particularly when striving for the ultimate in open-plan living. Another big story this month is Truly Classic (see page 100). With so much in our homes becoming increasingly cutting edge, it should be surprising that this bastion of the old traditional kitchen remains top of many people’s wish list. Radiating heat, warmth and comfort, they’re still highly desirable, add value to your home and are eminently practical. Not only that, while maintaining the aura of charm of past models, technological advances have made new additions to the range cooker family more efficient and much, much easier to use. One question that I’m asked time and time again is exactly what is suitable to use on a bathroom floor? Our feature on page 124 tackles this topic head on with an overview of what the best choices are and why. Enjoy the issue.