Kitchens

This weekend will mark 3 years of Burlanes Chelmsford, and what a fantastic 3 years it has been! To celebrate the occasion, we are looking back at our most loved projects designed by our Chelmsford design team, handmade in our workshop in Historic Rochester, and installed across Essex, London and Hertfordshire.

There is no right or wrong time to renovate your home; and you should only undertake any aspect of work on your property after a significant amount of planning and preparation, however with summer fast approaching, we have put together our top 5 reasons to why the summertime is a great time to renovate your kitchen!

We have shared lots of tips and advice on what to do when planning your new kitchen, however there are also lots of things we would also recommend NOT doing too! If you are in the process of planning your new kitchen, or it is next on your home renovation list, then read our top tips of things NOT to do, to avoid any costly mistakes...

When the owners of this beautiful listed building in the Kent countryside purchased the property, they were living and working abroad, and made their purchased based on photographs of the building only! When they returned to the UK, the realisation of what they had taken on hit home, but they were very exciting to begin the renovation process, and enlisted Burlanes to design, handmake and install their open-plan family kitchen and utility room.

The homeowners of this beautiful family home in the Essex countryside visited Burlanes Chelmsford early last year, and worked with our Chelmsford design team to create their dream family kitchen extension. They had recently purchased the property, and had an entire home refurbishment planned. 18 months later, the refurbishment works are complete, and the property is stunning.

Located in the most beautiful serene great British countryside in Essex, we can understand why Mr & Mrs Green fell so in love with this beautiful property, and saw the potential it had to be such a wonderful family home. Burlanes were commissioned to design, handmake and install a bespoke family kitchen, and our Chelmsford design team worked alongside interior designer Fiona Duke.

2020 not only brings a new year and a new decade, but also a number of beautiful new kitchen styles and design ideas. Read our predictions for 2020's kitchen trends...

There are so many important things to consider when designing your new kitchen. Essentially, the cabinetry style, the layout and your appliances are the most important decisions to make, but if you want to ensure your kitchen is suitable for use by all the family too, then it is worth thinking about some useful additions to your initial design ideas. We have put together our top tips for creating a kitchen design that is perfect for a busy family household...

They say that all the best parties take place in the kitchen, so it is no wonder that it has grown to be the heart of the family home! It is almost too hard to believe that initially, the kitchen was a room kept out of sight, used only for the cooking and the washing up. Read our top tips on how to design your kitchen to be as sociable as possible... 

Traditionally, kitchens were made up of base cabinets and wall cabinets or freestanding pieces of furniture, usually with a separate walk-in pantry. In recent years however, design preferences have changed and evolved in kitchen design, and homeowners are now opting for floor-to-ceiling kitchen cabinets, maximising storage space.