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Why skinny Shaker kitchens are now the top choice for style-savvy homeowners

With an elegant feel and contemporary edge, the skinny Shaker-style door offers designers plenty of scope when it comes to creating an individual look...
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Thu 10th Jul 2025

How the Mediterranean-inspired bathroom trend helps create the ideal sanctuary

You could feel it at ISH and also at Cevisama – that warm, evocative Mediterranean vibe is taking over interiors in general, but bathrooms in particul...
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Thu 12th Jun 2025

Interview: Eat Soak Sleep's Joe Riddell – Why we work with MHK

As the spectacular MHK AGM kicked off in Berlin, Emma Hedges caught up with Eat Soak Sleep founder and MD Joe Riddell to find out what led him to join...
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Wed 14th May 2025

Bathroom focus: Our top 10 product highlights spotted at ISH 2025

As 163,150 visitors descended on Frankfurt last month to see the latest in bathroom and HVAC design and innovation, ISH 2025 did not disappoint – Emma...
bathrooms features

Wed 23rd Apr 2025

Show focus: Our top 6 key takeaways and highlights from KBIS 2025

With nearly 700 exhibitors, attending the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is a must if you're considering entering the North American market – Emm...
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Thu 27th Mar 2025

10 statement kitchen islands for the ultimate showstopping design

The central kitchen island enjoys a natural gravitational pull – it's where members of a household come together to cook, eat and entertain, and it's...
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Mon 17th Mar 2025

10 sleek and stylish towel warmers to enhance your bathroom designs

We’ve curated 10 stunning recently launched radiators that blend functionality with design – perfect for elevating any bathroom aesthetic, whether you...
bathrooms features

Thu 16th Jan 2025

Kitchen focus – Top designers reveal their boldest projects of 2024

With 2025 set to be the year of the bold kitchen, Emma Hedges talks to designers about their most striking projects of 2024 and hears how consumers ar...
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Mon 16th Dec 2024

Interview: Najib Maalouf on Middleby Residential's expansion in the UK

As Middleby Residential opens its flagship showroom in Northamptonshire, group president Najib Maalouf tells Emma Hedges about his vision for the grou...
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Thu 12th Dec 2024

10 bold black vanity units for a cool and creative bathroom design

A chic, on-trend black vanity unit can transform a space by adding a uniquely personal touch – Emma Hedges rounds up the latest products on the market...
bathrooms features

Wed 28th Aug 2024

10 key highlights and innovations spotted at InstallerSHOW 2024

With more than 650 exhibitors across 2 halls and 40,000sq m of floorspace attracting 20,000 visitors, this year's InstallerSHOW proved that it's a for...
insight features

Fri 12th Jul 2024

10 beautiful hotel bathrooms to spark your design creativity

The hotel experience is nothing without a next-level bathroom adding that extra-special dimension of luxury that every guest seeks – Emma Hedges prese...
bathrooms features

Tue 2nd Jul 2024

10 of the latest mirror designs for next-level bathroom elegance

The bathroom mirror is fast becoming the key focal point in a room, and now comes equipped with atmospheric dimmable lighting that has the ability to...
bathrooms features

Thu 6th Jun 2024

10 back-to-wall baths for a blend of statement looks and practicality

The latest back-to-wall baths have all the luxe and gravitas of a freestanding centrepiece but work perfectly when space is at a premium, offering sle...
bathrooms features

Wed 24th Apr 2024

10 green kitchens – From emerald to olive and everything in between

Earthy and natural, or fresh and invigorating, green in its many guises is proving popular with homeowners when renovating their kitchens – we round u...
kitchens features

Mon 8th Apr 2024

Bathroom focus: 10 pink bathroom ideas for a fresh, on-trend design

From pastel, blush and rose, through to a hot Barbie hue, pink is the colour of the moment when it comes to bathrooms, and the great thing is, you can...
bathrooms features

Thu 28th Mar 2024

Design focus: 7 eye-catching tile trends spotted at Cevisama 2024

Cevisama 2024 took place at Feria Valencia from 24th - 28th February and showcased the very best of the Spanish tile industry in terms of design, inno...
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Wed 27th Mar 2024

Interview: Ben Jones on Omega PLC's impressive new showroom redesign

Following the launch of Omega PLC's new Novus kitchen, the company has opened up its redesigned showroom – creative lead design manager Ben Jones give...
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Thu 8th Feb 2024

Egger's Forum event – Co-operation is key in challenging times

The Forum at Egger's Austrian HQ has been playing host to the wood-based panel manufacturer's customers since it was opened 25 years ago – this Januar...
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Mon 5th Feb 2024

Interview: Franke's Barbara Borra on working with the right retailers

As Franke unveils its newly renovated showroom in Switzerland, Emma Hedges talks to Barbara Borra, president and CEO of Franke Home Solutions, to hear...
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Mon 15th Jan 2024

Design focus: The enduring popularity of bold botanical bathroom walls

Homeowners wishing to personalise their bathroom space and transform it into a sanctuary can't get enough of botanical walls – and nor can retailers i...
bathrooms features

Thu 3rd Aug 2023

Design focus: 8 key bathroom innovations spotted at InstallerSHOW 2023

InstallerSHOW 2023 turned out to be the biggest yet, with bathroom manufacturers having an increasingly significant presence at the event – Emma Hedge...
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Wed 19th Jul 2023

There are buying groups – and then there's the MHK way

MHK, Europe's largest buying group for independent kitchen retailers, met in June for its AGM in Berlin under the strapline 'The Difference – MHK Grou...
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Thu 13th Jul 2023

Design focus: 5 new bathroom tile trends you need to know about now

From tiles that look exactly like natural stone, through to those that nail the fluted look, or bring intricate geometric shapes to a design, we round...
bathrooms features

Fri 23rd Jun 2023

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