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[Ad – This post is in collaboration with Homify. All opinions and thoughts are of course our own!]

Whilst the next project on our to-do list is replacing our horrible bathroom, the other big project that’s high on our list of priorities is replacing our kitchen. It’s a complete mess.

Our awful kitchen

It’s badly laid out, there’s not enough storage and the cupboards are literally falling off the walls!

When we first moved in to our home we knew that it was a project that it would take us a while to get round to, but we’d never have guessed that we’d still be living with it over 5 years later!

Although we still have a few projects to do before we can actually get round to installing a new kitchen, it doesn’t stop us dreaming about how amazing the new space could be (if we ever get round to it).

Kitchen Inspiration Homify
Green County Developments – Homify / APE Architecture & Design Ltd.- Homify / Adam Carter Photo – Homify / Green County Developments – Homify

It’s no big secret that kitchens and bathrooms are two of the priciest investments that you’re likely to make in your home and they’re definitely one home improvement project that you will want to get right the first time around.

Kitchen Inspiration Homify
APE Architecture & Design Ltd.- Homify /APE Architecture & Design Ltd.- Homify

Although we’re not ready to install a new kitchen just yet, half of the fun of a new project is the planning phase and the best bit is gathering inspiration by looking at gorgeous images of beautiful homes.

We already have a rough idea of what kind of kitchen we would like, but saving a load of inspirational images helps us narrow down exactly what we want as well as decide on some of the details. And let’s face it, it’s a fun thing to do – even if you’re not planning a specific project.

Kitchen Inspiration - Homify
Interior360- Homify / Gaaga- Homify / Tylermandic Ltd.- Homify

For our new kitchen, we already know that we’d like something modern and sleek, cabinets that are handleless, we’d like all drawers and no cupboards and if we can we’d also like a few luxurious gadgets like a wine fridge.

Kitchen Inspiration
Thomas & Spiers Architects – Homify

The best bit about looking at beautiful images is that you sometimes come across something that you not only love, but you come across things that you didn’t know even existed. You may even come across a design or style of something that you’d not considered or had previously discounted, but realize that in the right context it may actually be right for your space.

Kitchen Inspiration
César Pupat Architecture intérieure – Homify

Now that we have a better idea of what we’d like our new kitchen to look like, we can start to plan it in more detail – probably starting with the always annoying job of setting a budget.

How do you go about planning your projects? What would your dream kitchen look like? Where do you find inspiration?

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  1. Calvin says

    28/08/2015 at 14:47

    I actually like the colour of the wooden floor as it is at the mo! Do you know what colour/stain this is?! :)

    Reply
    • Christine says

      28/08/2015 at 15:26

      We really like the current floor, too, Calvin! It’s the sanded and varnished original floorboards that were in the house – no stain used, it’s just the natural colour.
      Cx

      Reply
  2. Alison says

    28/08/2015 at 14:20

    Can’t wait to see what you come up with! I really admire your diy energy and can do attitude!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      28/08/2015 at 15:24

      Aww, thanks Alison! Sometimes it would be nice to just pay for jobs to be done, but where would the fun it that be?! ;)
      Cx

      Reply
  3. Louise says

    28/08/2015 at 11:06

    Oh, I love using the ikea kitchen planner, I have planned kitchens for houses that I did not buy, for houses that my friends did not buy, for putting the kitchen in every room of the house… It is a lot about killing your darlings that one…
    Would it not be nice to use that back wall for a wall of cabinets? Full height, black wood, swallowing fridge and freezer and all the china. Maybe some cube openings with pops of color for display? Then a large island for both sick and stove. The window wall super clean with only large trim, art och wallpaper… Mybe a fold up part of the island between the island and window for some extra seating. This is my fav kitchen inspiration page

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    • Christine says

      28/08/2015 at 12:17

      You’ve just descriped exactly what we’re planning for our new kitchen! The back wall will hopefully be full hight units with space for the fridge, freezer and oven(s) in it and in front we’re planning to have an island that’s two units deep with the sink and hob (ideally with the extractor fan built into the ceiling).
      We do have a few more plans for the room, but (spoiler alert) it all depends on if we get planning permission!
      Cx

      Reply
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