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HOW TO RENOVATE YOUR KITCHEN

LAYOUT & LIGHTING

TOM HOWLEY, DESIGN DIRECTOR OF TOM HOWLEY BESPOKE KITCHENS, REVEALS WAYS TO OPTIMISE A KITCHEN DESIGN

I see every cabinet as an individual piece of furniture that should have good scale. But successful kitchen design comes not just from the scale of one unit, but from how they all work together and the practicality of the layout. The units need to be in proportion to each other and designed to suit the size and shape of the room, with a

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