Features By Emma Hedges
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Editor of KBBFocus Emma has been writing about design and interiors for over 25 years. A former editor of Essential Kitchen & Bathroom Business magazine, her work has been published in a wide variety of leading trade and consumer titles.
Kitchen dining: Is it time to bid goodbye to the breakfast bar?
A year at home has taught us many things, and among those has been a renewed appreciation of food, family and friends. B...
Edge of darkness: The trend for black brassware, fixtures and fittings
The soaring popularity of the Matt Black finish knows no bounds. Now any fixtures that used to be automatically finished...
How 2020 saw wine coolers rise to the top of the consumer wish list
For those planning a kitchen renovation, a year at home has transformed the wine cooler from a luxe extra to an essentia...
Touchless technology – coming soon to a bathroom near you
While we all knew that touch points were breeding grounds for bacteria, nobody realised until COVID that it could be a m...
Meet the ‘cloffice’ and other design solutions for working from home
Consumers may have had to scramble to adapt to the new working from home norm, but kitchen designers aren't short of opt...
Dark secrets: Making the most of black products in bathroom design
After an eternity of white ceramics and enamelled baths, a wealth of black products have made their way onto the market....
How the latest shower enclosures have had a maximalist makeover
While up until recently the minimalist frameless look was the sought-after style when it comes to shower enclosures, it ...
Tile trends: Using pattern and contrast to create daring designs
With consumers becoming increasingly keen to add a distinctive flourish to their kitchen or bathroom designs, it’s no ...
Act natural: 10 wood effect kitchens that look like the real thing
A natural wood product may be beautiful and appeal to the nature-loving client, but it often comes with plenty of ongoin...
How Alno helped Diane Berry turn a dark space into a bright kitchen
Diane Berry’s clients had two main requests in their brief – the first was that their new kitchen must be easy to ke...
Wall cupboards are out of favour – so what do consumers want instead?
It’s easy to see why homeowners have fallen out of love with wall cupboards – without them kitchen schemes of all si...
10 beautiful basin stands to elevate your next bathroom project
An exquisite basin stand is an elegant way to add a luxe flourish to a bathroom scheme – here we round up 10 of the la...
Keeping it clean: The latest invisible extraction for seamless designs
Even if the project you’re working on isn’t particularly minimalist in style, a bulky chimney hood or pendant extrac...
A simple white palette offers a blank canvas for creative design
According to Houzz, one of the most popular search terms for 2020 was ‘white kitchen’, which the online design sourc...
The new Harvey Jones showroom aims to put customer experience first
Described as Birmingham’s ‘ultimate lifestyle destination’, the Mailbox shopping centre boasts a host of fashion a...
