2nd October 2013
Many people ask me “What is a Shaker Kitchen ?” so here is a potted history of the Shaker Kitchen and how it fits in with today’s need to cook, dine and relax in aesthetically pleasing surroundings.
24th September 2013
By definition the word ‘Traditional’ means ‘long-established’ – a term just as applicable to the Broadway Kitchens company as it is to the bespoke kitchens that it manufactures. We each have our own idea of what we consider to be ‘traditional’ and our vision can be inspired by personal recollections of childhood or our first own happy home.
18th September 2013
There are countless ways to ensure that you get the best return from your investment when buying a fitted kitchen, some obvious, some less so. When you enter a kitchen showroom one of the first things that will probably greet you is a salesperson so don’t forget that you’d be paying for that person’s wages. If you can deal direct with the manufacturer and designer then you’re potentially cutting out the cost of sales personnel and possibly that of expensive brand marketing undertaken by chains of retail outlets and DIY sheds. You may also be paying for showrooms that don’t pay their own way !
4th September 2013
No longer is the kitchen a basic room just for cooking it’s now a room in which to cook, eat, drink, entertain, socialise and hold family gatherings often with integrated TV and sound-system, mood-setting lighting and furniture, tables, seating and even sofas on which to relax.
21st August 2013
We often hear about Georgian style kitchens and Regency style kitchens but I must first and foremost dispel the myths.
24th July 2013
Victorian-style kitchens with ornately carved corbels, pillasters, cornices, pelmets and architraves with intricately detailed acanthus leaves gave way to the plainer Edwardian kitchens with stylised shapes of ‘hearts and flowers’ but still displaying detailed shape and form.