10 Tips For Buying A Bespoke Kitchen

Kitchen is called the heart of a home, it’s where all the family members and friends gather around for meal preparation and connect over food. It seems reasonable for people to invest more money in their kitchens, even during resale, the kitchen becomes an important room in the house.

Bespoke kitchens are in demand as it helps homeowners to design a kitchen as per their requirements and preferences. Moreover, adding bespoke kitchen furniture in the kitchen adds a unique aesthetic factor and sets the tone of the whole house.

If you want to buy a bespoke kitchen, the following tips will get you started.

1. Hire A Specialist

Designing a bespoke kitchen involves several tasks, from choosing furniture and countertop materials to plumbing and electrical configuration. Hiring an expert to collaborate with you simplifies the process of building your dream kitchen.

You can consult Murdoch Troon, who’ve been building quality and affordable bespoke kitchen and furniture for generations.

2. Plan Your Budget

Plan a realistic budget and discuss it with your designer to ensure you don’t overspend. Your designers will help you in building the kitchen just as you like while sticking to your budget and without compromising on the quality.

3. Consider Your Whole Space

Study the entire area where you’re planning to build your bespoke kitchen and how you’ll make use of that space. Consider if you want a kitchen just for cooking or a kitchen where your friends and family can gather to socialise and snack.

4. Find Inspiration

There are several online sources and magazines with pictures of kitchens, sinks, cupboards and countertops, which help you in finding the right inspiration for your bespoke kitchen.

5. Establish Your Non-Negotiables

List out your must-haves, without which you cannot imagine your kitchen. For instance, you may wish for a separate appliance storage unit as you hate a cluttered kitchen or want sliding doors for your cabinets. This gives your designer an idea of what can’t be negotiated and what must be prioritised.

6. Be Aware Of The Trends

Keep in mind the current trends in kitchen styles and themes, but don’t rely completely on them as they’re bound to get out of style. Instead, choose some elements from the current trends which can be replaced after a few months and go for a classic timeless theme for the rest of the kitchen.

7. Choose Your Style

The most exciting part of your kitchen is its style. For the majority of people, the choice is between a classic or a modern kitchen. A bespoke kitchen is a huge investment, so pick a style which easily blends with the rest of the house.

8. Make It Functional

One of the many benefits of a bespoke kitchen is that you can make it functional for you and your family. For instance, for school-going children, you can create a wall or a space to list out their daily chores and activities on or if you’re a baker, you can design a separate workstation and a countertop with accessible power plugs.

9. Include Enough Storage

The secret of a clutter-free kitchen is storage and the best way to incorporate enough of it is by building bespoke kitchen furniture, as it’s structured as per the kitchen dimensions which enables you to include or exclude as much storage space as you like.

10. Brighten It Up

Lighting is an essential part of the house and it can set the whole mood of a place. Considering the importance and multi-functionality of a kitchen, it’s best to choose the area with enough natural lighting and installing glass windows or even a skylight for the light to get in. If you don’t get natural lighting in your kitchen, you can install LED lights to brighten it more.

A smartly designed bespoke kitchen will last for years to come and we hope we helped you by listing out the above pointers.

Christopher Walkey

Founder of Estate Agent Networking. Internationally invited speaker on how to build online target audiences using Social Media. Writes about UK property prices, housing, politics and affordable homes.

You May Also Enjoy

Breaking News

Housing market gets off to its strongest start in three years, with new sales agreed up 12 per cent on 2024

The 2025 sales market has got off to a stronger start than in 2024 or 2023 with buyer demand up 13 per cent and 10 per cent more homes for sale Rising sales are supporting UK house price inflation which is +2.0 per cent in the year to December 2024, compared to -0.9 per cent…
Read More
for sale sign london
Breaking News

Westminster council must outline how their proposals on property boards will not hinder market

Westminster City Council must explain how their proposals to renew the existing Regulation 7 Direction and expand it to the whole borough will not hinder the sales and lettings markets, Propertymark argues. At present, some areas of Westminster are subject to a Regulation 7 Direction, which means consent from the Council is needed to display…
Read More
Breaking News

National Federation of Builders View on Chancellor’s Speech

At the Autumn Budget 2024, Chancellor Reeves scaled back her interference in the planning process. However, in her speech today, she returned to the position that a well-functioning planning system is crucial to not only enabling growth but, more importantly, sustaining it. Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), commented: “The…
Read More
Letting Agent Talk

Landlords and Tenants: A Balanced Relationship in the Private Rental Sector (PRS)

New findings from Leaders Romans Group’s (LRG) latest survey reveal a balanced picture of landlord-tenant relations in the UK. Contrary to negative stereotypes often portrayed, the data shows that tenants view their landlords positively while highlighting areas for improvement in communication and responsiveness. The survey found that 55% of tenants believe their landlord provides quality…
Read More
Estate Agent Talk

Government Correct to Head Off Climate and Nature Bill

The ‘Climate and Nature Private Members’ Bill’, brought forward by Dr. Roz Savage MP, seeks to set new legally binding targets for climate and nature, as well as give the Secretary of State a duty to implement a strategy to achieve these targets. The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has worked closely with Government’s old…
Read More
Breaking News

Property expert issues warning ahead of stamp duty changes – this is how YOU could avoid paying more

New stamp duty rules are set to come in from April which could catch out many homebuyers and leave them paying thousands more than planned. Currently, first-time buyers do not pay any stamp duty on homes costing up to £425,000, while the threshold for other buyers is £250,000. But from 1 April 2025, the threshold…
Read More