Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom – January 2018

Now that the days are lighter and spring is on the horizon, it’s time for all of those slumbering house plans and ideas to come to life again as you get re-thinking about those interior refreshes you want to do in 2018. For some, this might mean putting your energy into a stylish revamp of a bathroom or bedroom. For others, it could mean a whole kitchen – or even whole house – refurbishment. If you’re in the latter camp, turn to page 87 to be inspired by 10 stunning kitchen trend ideas in What’s Cooking in 2018? In Bathing Beauties on page 122 you will find the latest designs in bath tubs, while in bedrooms we are looking at how to streamline those cupboards and get your storage sorted. Read writer Victoria Hrastic’s round-up in The Order of Things on page 142. Our kitchen projects in this issue are as informative and impressive as ever. Read how interior designer and blogger Laura Butler-Madden used marble and dramatic dark accents to bring her country cottage to life in Carriage House Kitchen on page 24. There’s also a hugely sophisticated edge to Bianca Hall’s newly revamped kitchen in East London. She took part of the first ‘Revamp, Restyle, Reveal’ instagram challenge which saw 10 talented interiors bloggers do a room each in the space of four weeks – see Chic in the City on page 38. Meanwhile, when the Thompson family found they were priced out of their desired location in Surrey they embarked on a project which saw them build their own house – and design their own kitchen themselves – see page 50 and Fresh Pastures. And in Grand Plan (page 60), interior designer and homeowner Jayne Webster has planned a stunning kitchen conversion in her period home with plenty of space for entertaining and socialising.