A Guide To Designing A Fitted Kitchen

So, you want a new kitchen? In an ideal world, if you have the budget, go and get a nice 3D design done at a kitchen shop. Then pay to get them to fit it! However, if you don't have the budget for that or maybe you'd just like to have a go at designing one. In that case follow our handy guide for designing a fitted kitchen.

Things not to do when designing your kitchen:

Double check your requirements before you order anything. Check twice - order once!

Once you have ordered, check that everything has arrived and is in good working order before you find a tradesman to build it for you.

If you use the same width door on the base units as the wall units, they should line up nicely.

To minimise the plumbing required place the washing machine and the dishwasher close to the sink

Put your hob in an accessible place which miminises you walking around the kitchen with hot pans

Always allow a minimum of 300 mm each side of the cooker hob to allow for protruding pan handles

Things not to do when designing your kitchen:

Don't put cooker hob under a window. Curtains catch fire and arms get burned opening windows that way!

Don't split your work tops by positioning the oven or cupboards in the middle

Never put wall units above a cooker hob without an extractor

Never build a worktop joint near an inset sink

Never put a hob at the end of a run or next to a door. A protruding pan handle could easily be caught by a passer by

Don't put an oven next to a fridge or freezer

Stick to these rules and you won't go far wrong!