Create your DREAM KITCHEN
The kitchen has historically been the hub of the home, the most important room in the house, where everyone meets for meals at the end of the day. Increasingly it has developed into a larger, more sociable space, with walls coming down and dining and living areas being incorporated. No longer simply a space for cooking, now it is somewhere our children sit and do their homework and where we entertain friends. Our needs have also changed over the years as our working lives have got busier and, as this has happened, designers have listened and reconfigured kitchens to meet such demands, making day-to-day life easier. Our tastes have developed, too, and more and more of us are after well-built kitchens that look good and will function for years, enduring the rough and tumble of modern life.
Howdens has been the UK’S leading manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens for over 20 years, yet importantly has retained its traditional values. Whether you long for a sleek and modern or a classic country style with matt or gloss, painted or wood-effect, plain or decorative cabinets, complemented by granite or oak worktops, it prides itself on offering 60 inspiring designs in a wide variety of colours and finishes, giving a complete service
Choose from a wide range of beautiful designs from Howdens for a warm and welcoming heart of the home
The tasteful tones of the Burford and Tewkesbury ranges complement stone and wood beautifully
from start to finish. Each range has an array of stunning features that are practical and stylish, from clever corner units with carousel shelving to task lighting that helps you focus on the job in hand.
Howdens is a trade-only business, selling directly to builders, who are best placed to ensure your kitchen will be properly fitted. With more than 630 depots around the country, it will deal directly with the builder of your choice (or can recommend one to you – visit howdens.com for more details), meaning that local tradespeople can work together on your project, enabling it to be more streamlined. All products needed are from local stock, too, adding to the speed of the whole job.
To get started, coordinating with your builder, simply book a free home survey and kitchen design appointment with Howdens. From the friendly local team, a trained expert designer will visit you at your home to measure the space and discuss your requirements, explaining more about the products on offer and how to plan a room that is ideal for you. Next, a meeting with the designer begins to bring the plans to life using the latest technology with the Howdens My Kitchen 3D Visualiser, which means that you can see them on screen and take a virtual walk around the room to see if it will work at home. These plans are then emailed to you, so you can keep it to look at online in your own time and show to friends and family. When it is convenient and you have arranged it with your builder, your kitchen can
be fitted – fortunately there will be no long wait for delivery as everything will be from stock. Howdens is ultimately the one-stop place for your dream kitchen, as once you have chosen your cabinets and they have been installed, it will also help with the finishing touches including flooring, doors and skirting boards, so you know you can get the space you always wanted. A wide range of appliances, including Lamona, which is exclusive to Howdens, is available, too, so the room really can be completed to the highest specification.
The Tewkesbury and Burford ranges shown here are available in tasteful neutral and pastel shades, making them particularly suitable for country-style kitchens, as their tones will go together with natural stone, granite or wood beautifully. To get the most from your new space, you can then enjoy utilising what you have to its full potential – create a pleasing pantry with a set of open shelves on which to display jars of storecupboard essentials and home-made pickles and preserves; make collections of ceramics stand out with spotlights set into the top of the unit; group together items in complementing textures and tones to bring extra warmth to the scheme – a mix of copper and other metals, detailed plates and vases, and rustic wooden boards works well. There is a 25-year guarantee on all Howdens kitchen cabinets for total peace of mind. For more details and to view the product range, visit howdens.com/country10 or call 0800 063 9814.