Utopia Kitchen & Bathroom Magazine December 2018 Back Issue

I don’t think I’m in a minority to ask, where has the year gone? After a prolonged summer that delivered on all its promises and refused to budge way for autumn, time felt like it was in limbo. It seems that it only swung back into motion when it realised its role in life, shocking us all into realising that time, of course, stands still for no man.

And so the countdown to Christmas has started at full pace. Conversations about the gorgeous, unseasonable weather have inevitably turned to plans for how we’ll be spending the festive season.

As much as it’s a time to look forward to with our loved ones, there’s a lot to cram in and never enough days in the week seemingly to organise everything needed. From card lists to office parties to stockpiling mince pies.

While you might wish to delay getting a new kitchen until the new year (a kitchen isn’t just for Christmas and all of that…), we round up some great cooking and entertaining essentials to help you be the perfect host and ensure the big day goes smoothly, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas (p32). And, this issue, Christmas will come early for some as we team up with KitchenAid to give two lucky readers a new, limited edition Misty Blue Mixer, worth £.

To start or round off the colder days, get inspired by a winter wonderland of bathrooms harnessing the coolest colour classic in White as Snow (p80). And there’s nothing quite like the sound of cascading water to get you feeling chilled, so check out the latest, stylish, floor-standing bath shower mixers (p25).

For the latest hot trends, our experts take a look at how textured surfaces have become big interior décor news, Can you Feel it? (p46) and warm, jewel tones are making a vibrant comeback, from striking sapphires and alluring amethysts to enduring emeralds, That’s Rich (p64).

Warmest wishes