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Industrial Vibes
Echoing the look of New York loft-style apartments, with exposed brickwork, reclaimed flooring and steel beams, industrial style takes kitchens back to basics. Pick and choose a few key pieces to help translate the trend to modern living. CABINET CH
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‘We Gave Traditional A Trend-led Twist’
Louisa Pacifico lives here with her husband Doug. A 1920s semi in Beckenham, south London. ‘We like a separate dining room for entertaining, so rather than knock through, we extended our long, narrow kitchen to the side. I’m a design consultant, s
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Heritage Classics
Before 1926 and the advent of the Frankfurt kitchen, generally recognised as the first ‘fitted’ design, kitchens were more freestanding. In smaller homes, they’d amount to not much more than an open fire or range cooker and a central table. In grande