They offer all kinds of kitchens, from contemporary gloss ones to traditional wooden doors, shaker style, and classic too. They pride themselves on having the best spec units (thicker than competitors and pre-made too!) and the biggest variety of colours. Their units also come in a large number of different sizes, there’s even reduced-depth (and height!) ones for awkward spots, curved ones, pull-out bin ones, you name it. It’s like a kitchen-y lego wonderland, where you can truly design whatever kitchen you desire. Visiting their showroom was also pretty great for inspiration too and if you’re not great at measurements either – you can also see every different size unit they offer. Oh and not to mention the delicious free coffee and biscuits as well! We ended up going twice and staying for a good couple of hours each time, looking at units in great detail, deliberating between styles, even testing handles for the perfect grab-ability. If you’re thinking of using DIY kitchens and are close enough to visit their showroom in Yorkshire, I thoroughly recommend you go! We also took away some samples with us, so we could see how the colours looked inside our actual kitchen area and the lighting we have when we got home. The colour ‘Lamp Room Grey’ for example, looks very different under different lights.
Designing your own kitchen may not be for everybody. You need good vision whilst being able to identify the practicality problems at the same time. It’s certainly a bit of a challenge in some ways, but one I really enjoyed! I’ll do a more in-depth post on how we planned our kitchen etc and made it fit our budget. And also how we picked colours (thanks instachums for your help on that one!). But for now, all I have to say is – The kitchen countdown has begun! 4 weeks. And counting.
(Here’s some snaps from our first visit to DIY-Kitchens, to give you some inspiration if you’re currently in the process of designing a kitchen too!)
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