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Common kitchen design styles

Common kitchen design styles

Old World kitchen styles have an antique and authentic feel to them and reflect kitchens built in the 1800s. Features include hearth-like cooking centres, unfitted cabinets, raised panel cabinetry, countertops of stone, rustic tile or wood, stone walls and/or floors, loose furniture pieces and tables used as islands with plenty of space for storage. Old [...]

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Home improvement companies use social media to create brand awareness

Home improvement companies use social media to create brand awareness

Businesses are turning to social media networks to enhance their online marketing campaigns. In June this year, the Nielsen Company, published an article stating that three of the world’s most popular brands online are social-media related, that social networks or blog sites are visited by three quarters of global consumers who go online and that [...]

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The benefits of having chrome taps in your home

The benefits of having chrome taps in your home

Chrome taps have been around for nearly 100 years and are very popular in today’s modern world for a number of reasons. The popularity of chrome has spread to other uses, such as appliance handles like those found in refrigerators, lighting fixtures, expensive toys etc. One of the hardest metals in the world, chrome is [...]

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Heated towel rails make a big difference to both your bathroom and electric bill

Heated towel rails make a big difference to both your bathroom and electric bill

Forgetting about your worries while soaking in a bathtub is something many people love to do, especially on a cold winter’s day. It’s the getting out part that can be tough though. Making the adjustment from hot bath to cold air can be very uncomfortable. Something else many people love to do is to feel [...]

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Redesigning your bathroom – a basic overview

Redesigning your bathroom – a basic overview

Before giving your bathroom a complete makeover, consider if perhaps it simply needs a few new touches, such as a fresh coat of paint or new taps. Maybe your bathroom furniture needs to be replaced. If this is the case, ensure that you buy items of the same size and shape so they will fit [...]

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How To Install An Undermount Sink

A. Using outline of the sink bowl as a template, cut out a hole in the counter in the position that you want install the sink. B. Make evenly placed holes in the underside of the counter for the screw plugs. C. Apply a generous line of silicone sealer (available from all hardware stores) around [...]

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An outdoor kitchen improves both your home and your lifestyle

An outdoor kitchen improves both your home and your lifestyle

Outdoor kitchens are becoming a popular add-on to the home for many reasons. In summer, an outdoor area gives homeowners an area where they can unwind and enjoy the warm weather and fresh scents of nature. Preparing a meal in this relaxing environment makes cooking less of a task and more of an enjoyable and [...]

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James Dyson Award recognises innovative engineers

James Dyson Award recognises innovative engineers

A revolutionary fire extinguishing device for kitchen taps which won its inventors the £10,000 James Dyson Award is set to be launched by the end of the year. Yusuf Muhammad and Paul Thomas of London postgraduate university of art and design, the Royal College of Art, are now accepting pre-orders for their Automist invention – [...]

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Choose kitchen flooring to suit your needs

Choose kitchen flooring to suit your needs

When choosing what type of material to use on your kitchen floor, a low level of maintenance and durability are often high on the list of requirements. Other factors include ease of installation, longevity, current kitchen flooring, the height of the flooring, safety of children and the elderly who might access the kitchen, pets in [...]

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Lighting to enhance your kitchen’s design

Lighting to enhance your kitchen’s design

Not everyone will place an importance on lighting or expect that changing the lighting of an area will make much difference to a room, but in reality, lighting often forms a big part of interior design. A good lighting scheme can improve a room’s design and make it more aesthetically pleasing. In kitchen design, lighting [...]

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