Kitchen Design A-Z: The Practical Bits You Really Need to Know (Part 2)

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss essential details for kitchen design, including mood boards, open shelving, pantries, and worktop materials.

In Part 2 of our Kitchen Design A–Z, we pick up at M and dive into the real details that make a kitchen work. We talk mood boards and why they’re essential before you step foot in a showroom, clever little nooks that turn everyday moments into rituals, the love-it-or-hate-it world of open shelving, the joy (and practicality) of pantries big or small, and the difference between quartz and quartzite when choosing worktops. It’s a warm, chatty, and super-practical episode packed with examples, ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Grigg, Naomi Scott-Dunne

Topics covered

• kitchen design
• mood boards
• open shelving
• pantries
• worktops

Keywords

• kitchen design
• mood boards
• open shelving
• pantries
• quartz
• quartzite

Mentioned in this episode

Products: quartz, quartzite

Books & works: Kitchen Design A-Z, mood boards, open shelving, pantries

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