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At Advanced Kitchen Design we specialise in designing kitchens - any kitchens - working directly for you, not for the kitchen or furniture suppliers.

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  A recent CAD picture of a modern kitchen design - using bespoke pearlized green and walnut finish

CAD illustration of a small kitchen with much more traditional styling

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At last ... Grohe have introduced a filter tap for the kitchen which will also carbonate the water; you can choose between still, lightly sparkling and sparkling water. I've always been a fan of filter taps - for those whose tap water isn't very tasty - but I've also always had a few reservations. Water's for washing in, isn't it? Not if it's bubbly, though. With one of these taps, you could stop buying that bottled water. Even I might drink the recommended 8 glasses of tap water a day, if it was sparkling.

The Grohe Blue Chilled and Sparkling (or Grohe Blue 2) comes as a starter kit, with a choice of two tap shapes, the water filter and carbonator, and a glass carafe to store your water. Grohe also do three other filter taps. The Grohe Blue just provides filtered tap water (no cooling or sparkle) - but at a more affordable price - whilst the Grohe Red is a boiling water tap, available as a dedicated hot water tap (the mono) or as a mixer tap with the option of boiling water (the Duo).

In the ideal kitchen, I'd have a Grohe Blue Chilled and Sparkling, and a Grohe Red Mono ... although that wouldn't be a cheap option. They'd cost just under £2,000 and about £1,300 respectively.

Kitchen Accessories and Gifts

Looking for recommendations? Have a browse for any of the following:

We can help you find those finishing touches - and free standing pieces -  for your lovely new kitchen (even if we didn't help you design it!).
Majjie's Shop is a great place to find unusual kitchen gifts and accessories (although we won't ever actually sell kitchens).

What's New?

 Well, it's all systems go for the New Year now - after a slight hiccup in the form of colds and coughs (us and half the country it seems!). We have new kitchen canvas pictures in Majjie's shop ... vegetables on a black background:

Majjie's written about them in her blog - or go and have a look at the selections of
Vegetable and Fruit Canvases available.

Red Wok - Special Buy from John LewisDo you need a new wok? The popularity of induction hobs has meant that many people can no longer use their old round bottom pans - but there's a new breed of flat bottom woks, that are suitable for induction cooking.  This red one is a Special Buy from John Lewis and is now just £12.

It's 260mm in diameter, made from carbon steel and is ready to use - no need to faff around seasoning it before you use it - although it will need hand washing. 

 

John Lewis Kenilworth black leather chairIs your kitchen big enough for an armchair? Lots of people would like a sofa in their big new kitchen - but it's often easier to fit in a chair (or two). We love this Kenilworth black leather chair from John Lewis. It's modern looking but comfy too - a Special Buy whilst stocks last at £699.

Just click on the pictures - to pop over to John Lewis and take a look.

 Majjie's News and Special Offers page will give you details on all the offers and news from our suppliers.

 

Majjie's Blog

Do We Need Pure Water?

I've just been writing a glowing report on the new Grohe Blue Chilled and Sparkling Tap (see it in the Kitchen Design News Section ...more >>

New Canvas Pictures in Majjie's Shop

Well, they're finally here ... the vegetable pictures on black canvas that I was talking about a year ago. ...more >>

What's the Future for Kitchen Design?

I went to a Kitchen Conference recently, organised by the trade magazine KBB Review. ...more >>

Fancy Being a Fan on a Fan Oven - Well OK a Range Cooker

Belling are sponsoring the BBC Good Food Show Winter this year - it's on at the NEC between the 23rd and 27th ...more >>