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HANNAH’S CHOICE: DARK BLUE UNITS Smart, classic and beautiful with natural wood or fresh white worktops – this is why your next kitchen needs to be blue…

FEELS LIKE FURNITURE

These Shaker units make a kitchen look like a living space – ideal for an open-plan layout SHAKER KITCHEN IN MARINA BLUE EGGSHELL, £25,000, JOHN LEWIS OF HUNGERFORD

MIX AND MATCH

Soften dark blue by using it on base units only and painting wall cabinets in cream LINEAR KITCHEN IN DULUX PEBBLE DRIFT, FROM £18,000, HARVEY JONES

CONTEMPORARY COOL

Easy-access open shelving and ultramodern flat-fronted cabinets create a streamlined look HANDLELESS UNITS IN BALTIC, FROM £203 WHEN YOU BUY FIVE OR MORE UNITS, WREN KITCHENS

CONTINENTAL STYLE

Modern Italian kitchen design at its finest MIUCCIA IN MIDNIGHT BLUE; DAVOLI IN LACQUERED BLUE; BOTH FROM £40,000, HUB KITCHENS

STRIKING CONTRAST

White worktops, high-shine knobs and glazed wall units make the blue look extra crisp SUFFOLK KITCHEN PAINTED IN NAVY, FROM £9,000, NEPTUNE

“Dark, moody tones work well with pale worktops like Carrara marble or white quartz, which creates a clear and confident point of contrast ” KARON read, SENIOR KITCHEN DESIGNER, NEPTUNE