Kitchen

I am so lucky to have been able to create my ideal kitchen. Here is a round up of all of the questions I get asked about my kitchen renovation including some links to the products.

Cabinetry & Worktop

The Kitchen was designed in collaboration with the team at Smile Kitchens and it is all done online saving you money as they don't have to pay for showrooms, overheads etc. You can read more about the process in my blog or watch my story highlight on Instagram to see the whole process from start to finish.

To book your free luxury design package and get £100 off your kitchen, quote:

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Image: direct links to kitchen accessories

Appliances

The induction hob and oven are AEG from AO.com and if you order your kitchen from Smile Kitchens not only do you get the design package for free and £100 off your kitchen but they also give you discount codes for your appliances, paint, tiles and lighting at their partner retailers.

Our fitter had to add a plinth between the top of the base units and the worktop to allow for a bit more space between the hob and the oven.

Here's the full price quotation, including VAT so there were no surprises!

Paint Colour

I get a lot of questions about the cabinetry colour, which is the standard sage green that Smile Kitchens work with but I don't think that this is available to purchase separately in a paint tin so I have found a similar colour, Lichen from Farrow & Ball

Shelves

The shelves are also from Smile Kitchens, we got the whole kitchen from them! They may be able to help you order them separately if you live in the UK and you send them a message and mention my handle, @lucys_hillside_house so that they understand where you got your information from and hopefully they will be able to arrange this for you.

Tiles & Grout

The Wall Tiles are in a herringbone layout. They're called Marrakesh from Baked Tile Co, who provide free consultations and they worked out how many tiles that I needed to buy for both the walls and the flooring.

The flooring is 2 different sizes of the same tile, Limestone Natural Sand Beige 40cm x 80cm and 60cm x 60cm.

They have provided me with a discount code to share: 15OFF_LUCY

Another great thing about Baked Tile Co is that they provided me with a layout plan for the floor tiles for me to give to my tiler, this was very helpful as I found it difficult to explain how I wanted the tiles to be laid given that we had different sizes!

Kitchen Accessories

Some of the kitchen accessories have been linked above in the photos and the rest can be found below. The only difference between the photographs is time - since the original photos have been take I've had the blind fitted and organised the space slightly differently.

Roman Blind

We selected an electric blind to avoid having to lean over the kitchen worktop and sink to pull on a cord - so instead we have have the remote attached to the wall by the door so that we can adjust the blind at the touch of a button.

Hillarys Blinds

Layla fabric in colour Stone

Roman Blind - this style is different to traditional roller blinds. The blind could sit within the window or above as we have.

Dish Rack

The dish rack has been a surprisingly popular item in my kitchen - everyone seems to love it so click here for the direct link.

Wooden Brushes

On my journey to become more eco-friendly, I searched for wooden brushes and discovered that one of my favourite eco-friendly cleaning brands also sells them - I use their wonder scrub to clean my bathroom and it's so nice to know that there are no harsh chemicals in them.

Click here for the long handled wooden brush and be sure to explore their other products too including their brush head replacements.

Herb Pots

Every time I share an image including my herb pots, I'm asked where I got them from but unfortunately I cannot remember! I got them from a small independent business or trade fair nearly a decade ago so instead I have listed some similar items and some may need the tray from one website to be the base from the pots from another, but be sure to double check quantities and sizes.

Galvanised Pots Set of 6 can be placed in a tray from the same retailer, click here and they also have an option for a round tray or a rectangular tray on the same page.

Or you can opt for terracotta pots in a tray set from the same company but keep in mind that the pots are much smaller as these are grow trays.

If you're after a Wire Panier in particular then there are a few options with terracotta pots rather than the galvanised pots.

Wire Panier with terracotta pots for £15

Wire Panier with terracotta pots for £30

The style of this Wire Panier is slightly different to the others and looks more like chicken wire £60

Click here to shop the full catalogue of kitchen accessories