Kitchens Buyers Guide - your guide to kitchen planning, design & kitchen suppliers

Dear Kitchen Buyer

Hello and welcome to the Almost Impartial Guide to Kitchens. The site that promises you lots of tips, advice and help to plan, design and buy your dream kitchen!

Because you probably will only buy a new kitchen once or twice in your life, you will need all the help you can get. Especially with the ever changing trends and the home improvement and cookery programmes on television it becomes more and more difficult to make a sound choice. This site will try to guide you through the process of decision making and purchasing with a step-by-step manual that is easy to follow and is filled with tips.

QUOTATION REQUEST SERVICE
Submit your details here and receive up to three quotations from companies local to you. (Beta Version)
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KITCHEN PLANNING
All the Kitchen basics including advice on Kitchen shapes, layout and storage. This planning section will answer many of your questions - maybe all of them!
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ASK AN EXPERT
Do you have a question and do not know who to ask? Why not try our Ask an Expert section to see if they can help.
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KITCHEN BOOK STORE
Reviews and links to some of the best books we have found on kitchen design. In association with Amazon.co.uk
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HOME LOANS
Loans, Mortgages, Remortgages for Home Owners, Your Guide to financing home improvements
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KITCHEN TIPS
We have put together some Top Tips for you to consider when buying a new kitchen.
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KITCHEN DESIGN
Kitchens are available in many styles but which one is right for your home? Read all about materials and colours for cabinets and worktops.
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FIND A SUPPLIER
Links to National & Local Kitchen suppliers. Also inc Bathrooms & Bedroom furniture suppliers. Find the one in your region!
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LINKS
Links to many kitchen and home improvement resources. Get some ideas to freshen up your home!
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KITCHEN WORKTOPS
The most popular options for worktops are: Laminate, Granite, Stainless Steel, Wood & Corian.
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Brochure Request

Click here to receive brochures from local & national kitchen suppliers.

New this month

Article on Engineered Hardwood Flooring, a flooring solution that is beautiful, natural and enduring � for today, tomorrow and a lifetime. Also an exclusive range of tiled floors direct from Spain and underfloor heating.
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Hot Topics

Electric Panel Heaters and Radiators: for Kitchen, Garden Rooms, Conservatories, Entrance Halls and all around the home.
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OUR COMMITMENT

Our goal behind this web site is that you should be able to find out just about everything you will ever need to know about kitchens and kitchen design - either directly on this site or through the many links within the site. We sincerely believe we offer a unique resource - one that we hope you will bookmark and return to regularly as we expand the site's content and features in the coming months.

We also hope this site will make the buying process easier. We are committed to making The Kitchen Buyers Guide the best of its class and your feedback and suggestions are always welcome. Please use our feedback page to make your suggestions/comments.

Thank you for visiting.

The Kitchen Buyers Guide Editorial Team

NEW! Worktops & Countertops for Kitchens NEW!

Countertops and Worktops for kitchens are available in a variety of materials. The most popular options include: Laminate, Granite, Stainless Steel, Wood, Quartz Surfaces and Corian.

Kitchens and Kitchen Design & Planning News - follow these links to selected articles about Kitchens and Home Improvements:

Buying a New Kitchen � Your Guide to getting it right: Having decided that your kitchen is in need of a revamp you now have to plan what features it will have. It may be that you require more work and cupboard space. Your existing appliances may not offer you the specifications you require and your lighting may be inadequate...[read more...]

Bedrooms and Bedroon Design / Planning: Of all the rooms in your home, the bedroom is the one that should exude warmth, peace and tranquillity. For this reason planning a bedroom is about much more than organising a space in which to sleep and stash clothes. Equally important are the decisions that turn your bedroom from a functional space into a welcoming, calming retreat that feeds your soul and reflects your personality...[read more...]

Get good quality small electrical appliances at unbelievable prices: Electrical kitchen appliances, delivered to your home, for unbelievable prices! Cool Kitchen Gadgets, Quality Cast Iron Cookware, Coffee Makers...[read more...]

Bespoke kitchens � Handmade, Made to Measure Kitchen Solutions: When you commission a contemporary bespoke kitchen, the crisp lines of modern designs will be arranged exactly as you want them. Most bespoke designers specialise in a particular style, so it makes sense to avoid a company renowned for its rustic ranges if you are seeking a sleek, contemporary design. But a genuine bespoke designer will be able to create a unique kitchen...[read more...]

Looking for local UK suppliers of Kitchens? - Follow these links to our Kitchen Suppliers Directory

England - South East (including Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex)

England - South West (including Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire)

England - East Anglia (including Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)

England - Midlands (including Birmingham, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire)

England - North East (including Durham, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, North, East, South, West Yorkshire)

England - North West (including Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside)

Scotland (including Aberdeenshire, Angus, Central, Dumfries & Galloway, Fife, Highlands & Islands, Perth & Kinross, Scottish Borders)

Wales (including Central, North, South)

Ireland (Northern & Southern) (including Antrim, Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Sligo, Tyrone)

DIY Suppliers

NEW - Featured Questions / Discussion from Ask-Questions.com: Ask questions about kitchens, bathrooms, conservatories, replacement windows and all types of home improvements. Check out the links below.

>> I am going to have a new kitchen in my flat, so arranged for some companies to come and give me a quote. They spent a few hours with me and in the end produced a total cost, but did not provide me with a breakdown of this - is this normal practice, or should I be able to request a detailed per item quote? [read more...]

>> On a recent TV programme about cowboy kitchen fitters an installation was described as illegal because a wall cupboard was too close to the top of a gas hob. What is the minimum distance allowed and which regulations define such things? [read more...]

>> We have just bought a nice flat - Victorian conversion, which still has all the original cornices and coving. Now, it seems to make sense to fit a timeless kitchen for resale purposes in the future, but I am having a real problem deciding whether to install a modern (Nolte spot range for example) or a kitchen keeping in with the Victorian style? [read more...]

>> One question I have is about connecting gas cookers. If I have a gas cooker which has a bayonet style twist on/off fitting - the type that seals when you disconnect it - am I allowed to connect the new cooker myself or do I still need a CORGI chap? [read more...]

>> Hi, we recently purchased a FIY [fit it yourself] kitchen. However, NOTHING came with instructions. [That lovely Company featured on Rogue Traders last week!]. I have managed do do most things myself except plumbing and electrics. But, how do you fit the door hinges to the cabinet sides. The doors are pre-drilled for the hinges but the cabinets are not. I cannot get the doors to close fully, no matter what screws I adjust. Please help a very desperate lady. [read more...]