Our kitchen has designer style at high-street prices

Julie Doyle, 35, a freelance PR, and her husband, Richard, 37, a systems analyst, always knew that they would have to extend the kitchen to get the space they really wanted when they bought their three-bedroom, semi-detached home in Orpington, Kent. ‘Tucked onto the end of the dining room, the kitchen was tiny and didn’t really feel like a room at all,’ explains Julie. ‘The sink was in an awkward position in the corner and it was dark and dingy