Are you looking to DIY install or self-fit your new kitchen, perhaps as a lockdown project? Nicholas Hythe Kitchen Design has supplied hundreds of DIY install self-fit kitchens to homeowners or their designated fitters. So, we know, fitting a new kitchen yourself can be a daunting prospect, even if you’re a confident DIY-er. So, we’re… read more
The pandemic’s changing the way we use our homes Has the pandemic changed the way you need to use your home? Wanting to make more of an under-used room or space? Requests for home offices, studies, hobby rooms or ways to optimise that under-used space, perhaps in the kitchen or under the stairs is becoming… read more
What is the Trading Standards’ Buy with Confidence scheme? Nicholas Hythe is proud to announce that it has been accepted as a member of Trading Standards’ Buy with Confidence scheme. The Buy with Confidence scheme is a partnership of Local Authority Trading Standards Services regarding consumers concerns about ‘rogue traders’. The scheme provides consumers with… read more
As is traditional at this time of year, a number of retailers are advertising their kitchen sales. ’Free this…’, ‘lower price on that’, ‘free fitting…But, are those kitchen sales prices what they seem? Whilst the headline prices they quote may look attractive. But they are designed purely to draw you in before giving the whole… read more
Reconfiguring your home for that new dream kitchen It’s well reported during the pandemic that people have been investing in their biggest asset, their homes. Lockdowns resulting in families spending more time together, has led to the realisation that their homes are no longer as fit for purpose as they once were – and now… read more
Update – 4th March 2021 In line with the Government’s recently published guidance regarding the reopening of non essential retailers in England it is our intention to reopen our showroom to clients on the 12th April. We continue to recognise that, despite the numbers of people receiving their vaccination, the pandemic is not yet over… read more
A few years ago I wrote a piece for this website called ‘how much should you spend updating your kitchen?’ aka ‘what should new kitchens cost’? I advocated that 8% was the rough estimate of the percentage of a home’s value that ‘design experts’ often quote that buyers should spend on replacing an out-of-date kitchen… read more
Do it once but do it well There are various levels of product quality to consider when you’re looking for a new kitchen. So, ‘do it once but do it well’ is a phrase never more apt when you’re installing a new one. It’s a maxim we believe in, not just in our design ethos… read more
Are those kitchen sales prices as good as they appear? As we slowly emerge from lockdown a number of the national retailers are advertising their sales.’Free this…’, ‘lower price on that’, ‘free fitting’… Whilst the headline prices they quote may look attractive they are often designed purely to draw you in before giving the unwary… read more
There’s been little to celebrate since COVID-19 began its relentless march across the world. The ever-increasing death toll, the restrictions on what we would previously thought of as our inalienable rights; the right to go where we please when we want and to see who we want; to go to work and provide for our… read more
