Kitchen design is always evolving. Often trends are cyclical and come round again and again, and sometimes they surprise even us (and we’ve been in this industry a long time). Based on what we know manufacturers are already working on, what our customers are asking for, and the buzz around the industry and design Read more...
This week is Recycle Week, a national campaign that seeks to galvanise the public into recycling more of the right things, more often. The kitchen can be an area of the home that produces a lot of waste and there are many things you can do to reduce this, from general packaging recycling Read more...
As the area of the home where we cook, do laundry, wash dishes, and just spend lots of time, it tends to be one of the areas where we use the most gas and electricity. Therefore, it also offers the greatest opportunity to reduce it.
All of these activities are vital to everyday life, so we Read more...
Where minimalism is all about paring back: clean lines, neutral colours, clear surfaces, controlled coordination, and no clutter, maximalism is the opposite. Vibrant colour, vivid pattern, contrast (possibly even clashing), and beautiful things everywhere. Minimalism is all about restraint while Read more...
The kitchen tends to be one of the warmest rooms in the home. Great for the winter but when a heatwave strikes, it could become unbearable. The old saying goes, “if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” but the kitchen is often a really social space, plus you still have Read more...
A new kitchen is exciting but can be overwhelming too. Due to the investment, and to be sustainable, you need the kitchen you choose to last a really long time so design decisions that you make now, still need to appeal in 10 years or more.
So, how do you go about that when it can feel like there’s too much Read more...
Kitchen trends come and go and, having been in the industry for 30 years, we’ve seen a fair few of them. While certain looks and styles will always go in and out of fashion, the elements that we’re being asked to incorporate these days go beyond the look of the kitchen and are about how we use and live in them, as well as Read more...
Kitchens tend to be the hub of the home, where multiple activities take place. Because of this, and of course because it’s where food preparation takes place, it also tends to be the room you have to spend the most time cleaning – and that’s nobody’s favourite job!
But what if we told you, there are Read more...
21st April 2022 is National Tea Day. The event celebrates the various types of tea but also the cultural connotations of tea drinking. We are a nation of tea drinkers in the UK and there is a very sociable aspect to tea that delivers as many benefits as the anti-oxidants and powers of revival in the drink itself. After all, Read more...
There are many things that people look for in a new kitchen. Style is obviously right up there, as well as colour, materials, and, of course, cost. But are you thinking about sustainability and the impact on the planet too?
On average, people change their kitchens every 10-15 years, but it could be less than this if Read more...
It’s true we like to get around! We often get asked where our showroom is and the truth is that we don’t really have one but we do have 2 places where you can see the kitchens that we offer.
We predominantly supply Daval kitchens who Read more...
After many months of development, we are delighted to bring you our new kitchen gallery. It’s really pretty cool, if we do say so ourselves! What’s so great about it is the flexibility you have to search based on a range of keywords, colours and design elements. Where before we Read more...
We’ve covered the idea of having a ‘garden kitchen’ before: a kitchen space that has areas dedicated to growing plants and food central to its design; but in this blog we’re looking at a slightly different way of bringing the kitchen and the garden together. Where your kitchen adjoins your garden, or some Read more...
Kitchen splashbacks may not be the first thing you think about when designing a kitchen but they certainly have the power to change the whole feel of the space. Because splashbacks are easier and cheaper to change than a kitchen you don’t have the same pressure to choose a style that will endure 10 or 20 Read more...
One of the biggest trends in kitchen design at the moment is painted kitchens. After the very modern, minimalist gloss kitchens that have been popular for quite a while, the market trend seems to be moving towards a softer, more traditional style and bright white has made way to elegant neutrals Read more...
Last week Grand Designs Live came to the Birmingham NEC. An off-shoot of the Channel 4 TV programme, it is an exhibition dedicated to home improvement and home building projects and we were there.
The show was split into 4 categories – Kitchen and Bathroom, Building, Read more...
White kitchens continue to be the most popular choice by customers. This is because a white kitchen acts as a blank canvas that you can add to in any way. It works equally well for very modern interiors as it does for traditional ones and you can express yourself through the style of the kitchen itself or through the colours and accessories Read more...
A cream or neutral colour kitchen can create a blank canvas just as white can but in a softer, more subtle way. Ranging from very pale, almost white cabinets to creamy lattes and taupes, these kitchens can please even the pickiest of home designers.
The Lucido and Integra ranges still look very modern in Read more...
Though more associated with contemporary and traditional kitchens, wood cabinets can equally lend themselves to modern schemes – especially with the ranges of wood finishes available to us now. Always popular, a wood kitchen feels luxurious and can look good in any size space.
Yes really! With modern woods like zebrano and walnut and high gloss finishes, Read more...
Black is the new white, or possibly grey. We can’t boast 50 shades but we can be dark, brooding and mysterious with our range of kitchens available in these dramatic colour schemes.
The Lucido and Image kitchens in black represent the height of modernity and feel very masculine and dramatic. High gloss finish, Read more...
Blue and purple kitchens? Really? Yes, we cater for a range of styles and tastes here at 3Style Kitchens and the use of colour on your kitchen cabinets not only looks visually stunning but still allows you to add colour elsewhere without overwhelming the space.
The Pendle range, elsewhere the confine of the traditional Read more...
What do we mean by colour combinations? Well these are kitchens that have added extra interest through combining different colours and finishes within one scheme. This can help differentiate zones within the kitchen or simply tone down what could otherwise be a very modern or traditional space.
What could be a very stark modern kitchen in the Read more...