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Notes on planning a room

Practical writing about kitchens, fitted bedrooms, finishes and ordering panels. Nothing here is a customer review.

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A bright room with a long desk.

Ideas · 28 Sep 2026

Turning a spare room into a study

A spare room becomes a workplace when the desk, the storage and the door swing are planned together.
Timber boards ready to be cut to a cutting list.

Guides · 02 Sep 2026

When cut-to-size panels are the right order

A cutting list is enough when you already know the sizes. Here is what to send with it.
A living room wall with a television beside the fireplace.

Ideas · 11 Aug 2026

What a media wall has to decide first

The screen height, the cables and the fireplace matter more than the colour of the panel.
White painted shaker kitchen doors in daylight.

Ideas · 08 Jul 2026

Choosing a paint colour for kitchen doors

How to look at a special-paint kitchen door colour in the room where it will actually live.
A bedroom with a lower ceiling line.

Guides · 18 Jun 2026

Fitted wardrobes under a sloping ceiling

A sloping ceiling is usable storage if the wardrobe is made to the roof rather than stopped short of it.
A bedroom interior used to illustrate fitted wardrobe planning.

Guides · 20 May 2026

What to consider before ordering fitted wardrobes

Hanging lengths, alcoves and door style matter more than a single photograph of a finished bedroom.
A kitchen island with stools, used to illustrate planning clearances.

Guides · 16 Apr 2026

Questions to settle before you add a kitchen island

An island only works if the walkways, the seating and the services have somewhere to go.
A handleless kitchen used to illustrate layout planning.

Guides · 12 Mar 2026

How to plan a bespoke kitchen

A practical order of decisions for a made-to-measure kitchen, from how you cook to the finish on the doors.