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From Steve's design desk
Designs that show what we can do
Every kitchen starts as a design. Some get built, some change along the way, and some never leave the drawing board, for all sorts of reasons. They are all worth a look. These are real 3D designs Steve has drawn for real people around Brighouse, Halifax and Huddersfield.
Why good design matters
Good design makes a kitchen easier to live with, every single day
A kitchen is the hardest-working room in the house. The way it is laid out decides how many steps you take, how often you bend and reach, and how long the everyday jobs take. Get it right and the kitchen almost looks after itself.
2.8 hours
a day spent in the kitchen. That is over 1,000 hours a year.
Source: Houzz UK Kitchen Trend Report 2015, more than 2,800 UK and Irish homeowners
46 minutes
a day, on average, making food and drinks. That is about 280 hours a year, before any clearing up.
Source: ONS, Time use in the UK, autumn 2023
And that time is spent on the same jobs, over and over again:
Preparing foodCookingClearing up and wiping downEmptying the dishwasherLoading the washing machineStanding at the sinkPutting the shopping awayHunting for things you can’t find
Save a few steps and a few seconds on each of those jobs, and it adds up to days every year. That is what good design does.
Open-plan? Design matters even more
There is no door to close on an open-plan kitchen. If it looks cluttered or disorganised, it is there for everyone to see. Without careful design you end up constantly wiping, scrubbing and tidying things away, and doing it all again every time someone knocks on the door. With the right storage in the right places, everything has a home and the room stays calm.
Our top 10 tips for good kitchen design
1
Plan around how you really live
How you cook, eat, entertain and where the children do their homework. The design starts with you, not with a brochure.
2
Get the work zones in the right order
Store, prep, cook, clean. Keep the sink, hob and fridge a few short steps apart, with nothing in the way.
3
Dishwasher next to the sink, plates close by
Rinse and load in one move, then empty it straight into the drawers and cupboards beside it, without walking round the kitchen.
4
Keep things where you first use them
Pans by the hob, mugs by the kettle or Quooker, knives and boards by the prep area, plastic tubs near the fridge.
5
Drawers, not cupboards, down low
Pull a drawer out and you see everything at once. No kneeling, no reaching into the back of a dark cupboard.
6
Make the shopping easy to put away
A larder or tall unit near where you put the bags down, with a clear bit of worktop to land them on.
7
Give yourself proper worktop
Clear runs either side of the hob and sink. Masterclass cabinets are deeper, so we fit 650mm worktops, about 8% more worktop all round.
8
Hide the everyday clutter
Breakfast dressers for the toaster and kettle, hidden bins and pocket doors. In an open-plan room this is what keeps it looking calm.
9
Light it in layers
Daylight first, then bright task lights under the wall units, then softer lights for the evening.
10
Move the noise and the washing out
If you can, put the washing machine and dryer in a utility or boot room, so the laundry is not part of your living space.
And the most important tip of all: take your time. This is not a race. We keep designing until it is right for you.
Case studies
How a design takes shape
Good design takes time. Tap through every version to see how the ideas grew, changed and came together. This is not a race: we keep going until it is right.
The design gallery
More ideas from the drawing board
Shaker or handleless, painted or wood, small rooms or big open-plan spaces. Tap the small pictures to see each design from other angles.
Time and TrustEvery design here started with time spent listening. That is how we get it right first time.How we work →Designed by Steve. Built by Masterclass. Fitted by ADS. No rush, no pressure, just Time and Trust.
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