I would like to introduce the exciting Tio Range from Rational Kitchens. It offers modern design, personal freedom and flexibility alongside versatile functions. The range is extremely flexible and can be adapted to suit any room, small or large.

Its development has been born from the luxury range at Rational Kitchens GB. We saw the sheer potential in this new model due to its outstanding functionality and versatility. This truly is a kitchen for all walks of life. And a kitchen for life.

We have developed a unique site to present the Tio range from rational available at the kitchen store, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Visiting Eddie Grant at the kitchen store is truly a pleasurable experience. His knowledge of property developing is vast. He can advise on topics from kitchen remodelling, through to a full house refurbishment. He has many years of experience in new construction of apartments and houses.

Our design team will help you choose and design your kitchen style and layout. We give friendly advice and provide true representations of your kitchen before installation. The Tio brochure is a fabulous illustration and can be requested from our request a brochure link on our website at rational kitchens. Using just a few basic elements from the Tio range offers a variety of solutions from those difficult spaces kitchens seem to have.

The Tio range has many variants in unit heights, widths, midway housings and also offers the ability to design and order tables and benches. There are many different fabrics available to cover the chairs and benches. This is all indicative of the required functions that are demanded from the Tio range. Everything has been specially developed for this range from Rational Kitchens and constitutes an integral part of the concept.

I hope these few words have been informative and helpful to inspire and assist you in the remodelling of your new kitchen or living space. Please free to contact us via our about us page.

My name is Eddie Grant and i own The Kitchen Store on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. I have my own website Tio Kitchens which has every kitchen that we sell from rational.

Here at the kitchen store, Abbeydale road, Sheffield we help many of our customers out with home improvements. We get a lot of property developers who buy a house as a project to improve and sell on for a profit.
The best ways to do this is to add on living space. Make the existing space more usable, improve the bathrooms and kitchen. We have many ideas just for the kitchen on our website RationalGB. We help and advice many of these developers in all aspects of property developments. One other important area that developers seem to miss a trick, is the front of the house or the first impression a potential buyer sees, and the garden.

Many many people make mistakes by not paying any attention to the garden, especially if it is a family home. As I said at the start, more living space means more money people are willing to spend. Small extensions or clever extensions do not cost a lot of money. However you do need to do your home work. Is what you are going to spend going to get you the return.
With regards to the kitchen, many developers get wide eyed at our Atmos range. Or the Glass Logic Rational Kitchen. You can see the designs here at Rational Kitchens GB. They also want the granite or Corian worktops. But mostly they want to spend a fortune on the kitchen and bathrooms, money that will not get back. We try to steer them in the direction of a Neos kitchen, but not in the glass finish, maybe the urban or a high gloss. The most popular decision seems to be the Arte Kitchen from Rational.
Adding a downstairs toilet gets you lots of money back on your investment, and try to sneak an extra showroom in or maybe an en-suit. Some of the more glamorous projects we have been involved in have been when many small rooms have been knocked into one large living space or combined living. Then we can really go to town and use the stunning straight lines available from the Rational Kitchen Range.
All of our design work is carried out on our bespoke design software. We produce fantastic designs and they are presented in a virtual 3d model of the building in which the kitchen is going to be installed. We print out full photographic images of what the kitchen is going to look like. This really helps the developer to understand just what he is going to achieve. Our software is that advanced that in some cases, when you compare the computer generated 3d image with a photograph of the finished kitchen, the computer image looks better. I have produced hundreds of designs for clients and carried out hundreds of projects from my kitchen showroom, The Kitchen Store, Abbeydale Road, Sheffield and I look forward to doing hundreds more. If you require any help or information please get in touch via my website, there is a link above and a link below, I hope.. kind regards Eddie Grant.

My name is Eddie Grant and i own The Kitchen Store on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. I have my own website Rational Kitchens which has every kitchen that we sell from rational.

More Kitchens Articles

Have you ever thought of designing kitchen? Getting an interior décor designs always attracts attentions. But people focus much over the living room and bedroom designs. But there is another place that demands equal attention while planning home décor and that is our kitchen. Every house owner made designs of kitchen according to the house design.

Designing a Kitchen Worthing is an imperative task that is performed in while constructing a house. A kitchen is the only area in the house which suffers traffic. Now you are thinking which type of traffic. It means a kitchen is the only area in the entire house where all the family members rush for food. Designing kitchen means giving a beautiful look to it. Many new designs regarding kitchen are introduced in market and people are going crazy for it. Everyone desires to have a kitchen design in latest fashion but every one can’t afford such a high cost kitchen. So, try to make your kitchen in your budget.

Different types of layouts are available in the market according to your space and work area. Some of them are U shape, L shape, G shape, double L shape, gallery shape and straight layout. In U shape, cleaning area is located between the three walls. In L shape design, sink is located in the middle and the cooking area is at the one end of the corner. G shape kitchen is just as U type kitchen. In double L shape one can place a dinning table in the kitchen because this layout is meant for large space kitchens. Gallery type kitchen is suitable for small apartments and studios. For undersized space, straight layout is the best one. These are the different layouts of Kitchen Worthing, and layout selection for the kitchen can be based according to your requirements and budget.

There are different steps that you should follow while designing kitchen. Firstly design the kitchen on paper or in your mind. I think designing kitchen on paper is better rather than in mind. Now take the measures of your kitchen including doors, windows, and pull outs and other things. Preparing the whole kitchen design will allow the interior designer know your customized requirements and design your kitchen in the way you wanted it. Even the wall colors need a consideration. That may depend on the colors of other parts of your home and the availability of light to your kitchen. And kitchen equipment solely depends on the requirements and your budget of course. There are several brands and types of kitchen appliances available in the market with a great variety of features. If you want your kitchen to be according to fashion then you must work with a professional designer. So if you have been looking for some professional then just visit designsforlife.co.uk. They  have got professionals to help you with kitchen decors. They can help you with customized home designs. For more details you can log on to: www.designsforlife.co.uk.

Rick Abbott is synonymous for designing and supplying fitted kitchens around Hull and East Yorkshire for over 25 years. Rick Abbott design was originally created for supplying and fitting kitchens on luxurious super yachts, our website has some information and pictures taken from My Nero to show you an example of the high quality craftsmanship that went into installing the fitted kitchen.

Rick Abbott Fitted Kitchens Hull is based in the Daniels showroom within the Landau building, the fitted kitchen showroom contains some great ideas to look at when you are designing your next kitchen. Use Rick’s extensive experience of kitchen design to create a layout and design perfect for you and your home, or yacht with interesting ideas and ingenious space saving ideas. Once you have an idea of the contents and layout of your fitted kitchen our talented CAD designer Lucy Cumings will provide you with an unbelievable realistic computer generated fitted kitchen so you can see exactly what the completed fitted kitchen will look like. For an example of who close Lucy can get the images visit www. rickabbottdesigns.co.uk and look at the gallery of computer images and finished fitted kitchens.

Here are some ideas of what to look for in your next fitted kitchen, as we have mentioned Rick Abbott has over 25 years experience of delivering high quality fitted kitchens in Hull and here are some of the mistakes people make when buying a new fitted kitchen.

Fitted Kitchen Mistake 1 – Matching carcasses and doors
The colour and quality of your carcass is very important when choosing your fitted kitchen, some people think that the carcass is hidden and therefore not important however, there is nothing worse in a new kitchen than looking at the door gap and seeing a white carcass through those beech coloured doors.

Fitted Kitchen Mistake 2 – Poor quality carcasses and doors
Look at the back of the base carcass and doors to ensure they are colour coordinated, a beech effect front and white interior is a tell tale sign of a low quality product and craftsmanship.

Fitted Kitchen Mistake 3 – Anti slam v’s soft close
These are not the same, anti slam close themselves when they reach the last couple of centimetres

Fitted Kitchen Advice 1 – Buy a sample door
You are about to invest a large sum of money in a new kitted kitchen why not request or buy a sample door, from this you will have a better idea of the fitted kitchens quality prior to purchase.

Fitted Kitchen Advice 2 – Integrated or free standing appliances
The look of a finished fitted kitchen using integrated appliances is vastly improved, as kitchen fitters in Hull we often get comments about the mistake of not adding integrated appliances.

Fitted Kitchen Advice 3 – Hidden extras
Ensure you understand the full cost of your new fitted kitchen some fitted kitchen suppliers will charge an additional cost for items like hinges, draw runners and handles. Make sure you know what you are buying.

The Work Triangle or The Work Area:

One of the most important aspects of any fitted kitchen and its also one of the areas of planning that must involve the input of the cook or chef. There are three main appliances that will determine this area and these are, the cooker, the fridge and the sink or waste area. You may well ask why, well these when you think about it are the three most used places in any kitchen. If any of these areas are too far away from each other it can make using the kitchen to its full potential difficult.

So the work area or the work triangle should be given the attention it deserves before proceeding to the other areas of choosing your kitchen, and that is your first fitted kitchen tip.

Available Kitchens: When you go to any showrooms today you will see a huge range of fitted kitchens displayed under strategically placed bright lights, and you think I must have one of these. A little advice, do not rush that decision, and that is your second fitted kitchen tip.

One of the areas to check out is the kitchen carcass or the frame. This is where the doors are attached by hinges that will be used many times every day, and you certainly do not want to be adjusting doors in a few weeks after your purchase because some manufacturer decides to cut corners by using rubbish wood from framing, and the hinges and other fittings like runners become loose because the screws used for to attach such fittings are not gripping properly.

Maple Kitchens This is a very valuable hardwood timber, we have in North America the Sugar Maple while in Europe we have the Sycamore Maple. Butchers blocks and bowling pins are mostly manufactured from hard maple from North America and it has a beautiful decorative wood grain that is extremely popular when installing fitted kitchens in Ireland.

Ash Kitchens This wood is a tough hardwood and is used for making bows, fitted kitchens, electric guitar bodies and one of the famous sporting accessories the hurley stick. Hurling is a sport played by sporting warriors all over Ireland and is deemed to be the fastest spot in the world. Not for the faint hearted.

Oak Kitchens One of the hardwoods with a very attractive grain and is widely used for furniture making for centuries. It is also used for making whiskey and wine barrels and is one of the timbers used for the construction of timber framed houses. American Oak custom and fitted kitchens when manufactured and finished of to a high standard are just beautiful.

Knotty Pine Kitchens Pines are mostly grown in the Northern hemisphere and are extremely important in the commercial world and is widely used in the making of custom and fitted kitchens, windows and roofing and floors.

In-frame Kitchens These kitchens can be made of any wood and are simply manufactured by having the doors and drawers sit into the the frame rather than having them protrude like a normal kitchen. They are by far the best style of custom and fitted kitchens available to day. Leinster Woodcraft are specialist in this type of manufacturing and you can see their kitchens by visiting the links below.

Painted Kitchens These kitchens are where the kitchens are painted and can be refreshed over the years. A popular fitted kitchen is where the kitchen base and overhead units are painted cream with an Oak work-top to add contrast and style.

Advice, look behind the lovely new kitchen door and ask questions, after all its your hard earned money your spending. Visit the links just right below this article to view images and get quotations.

Kitchens from yesteryear and today are very different. But some things that can help in both settings are kitchen carts.

In the old days, kitchen carts offered extra counter space. Back then, kitchens were smaller and you would need to do a lot of improvisation to be able to prepare a large meal. There was a shortage of counter space, so kitchen carts could be a godsend, offering portable countertops that can be used to sort and prepare the food, and then be a place to put some of the food items to be delivered to the dining room table.

In today’s kitchens, kitchen carts serve a bit of a different purpose. There is often a lot of space. So the kitchen carts are a usable accent piece. They can be a fabulous décor item that offers extra storage room in your kitchen, when needed. In all kinds of styles from rustic to ornate French to even chef industrial designs, kitchen carts can go with whatever your kitchen holds, even if you have that gourmet cook top and sub zero freezer.

If your current kitchen is not as spacious as you would like, or you have just managed to fill up all that counter space you have, you can also call on kitchen carts as a place for storage. These days there is a kitchen appliance for everything. Many people want to have them all. But when it comes time to prepare a large meal, what are you going to do with all those contraptions? They are taking up valuable meal preparation space. Kitchen carts are helpful in this case. Since they usually have at least 2 shelves, those appliances can be stacked on kitchen carts and cleared off that countertop. And it’s not just the little appliances in your home that kitchen carts can get out of the way. Think of what appliance takes up the most space on your counter. It’s probably your microwave or toaster oven, or maybe a mixer. These can all be put on kitchen carts and give you a whole new lease on your counters.

Once you start utilizing kitchen carts as a storage option, you will be astounded at how much counter space you now have to prepare meals, and you will enjoy the crisp clean look of your kitchen.

But kitchen carts don’t have to stay in the kitchen. If you are serving up meals, or appetizers to your friends, why should you take a number of trips back and forth from the kitchen to the living room or dining room to take each tray of food, cups for coffee or tea, then the pots of drinks to the table. This is not to mention the condiments they are going to need that you will find yourself running back and forth to the kitchen to get. All that running around is wasting a lot of your time, and can make you feel left out in your own home. Instead, with kitchen carts, you can load all the items up, and deliver them in one shot.

2010 is looking to be a very exciting year in kitchen design trends.  In this article, we explore some of the most exciting trends in design aesthetic and functionality.

One trend that is continuing to gain momentum in 2010 is the emphasis on green solutions.

In countertops, materials such as ECO by Consentino that utilizes recycled materials such as porcelain, mirror, glass, and stone scraps will increasingly be seen.  In tile, Italian series’ such as Feel, Glam, Stream contain a pre-consumer recycled content of 20%, while a series called Charcoal is utilizing 40% recycled materials.

Green is also the word in cabinetry.  For example, think bamboo; A solution Innova recently used in a client’s kitchen renovation.  Other green cabinetry solutions include Ecowood; A sophisticated series of real wood stria composites using a revolutionary green technology.  Ecowood’s exotic finishes include  Macassar Ebony, Teak, Mahogany, Zebrawood to name but a few.

Other trends in kitchen cabinets include textured laminates, as well as high glosses, and mixed finishes.  When  it comes to mixed finishes, think both colour and texture such as high gloss whites mixed with dark wood accents.  And the dark wood finishes?  Out are the chocolates and kahluas, and in are the sophisticated greys.

For kitchen cabinetry lighting,  LED  solutions are lighting the way.  LEDs  save energy, and provide years of usage before any of the LEDs have to be replaced as opposed to the older halogen puck lighting which have short life spans and operate at elevated temperatures.

Cabinetry functionality trends continue with drawer solutions over doors in base cabinets, and metal rack pull-outs for pantry and base cabinet solutions. And those blind corners where you had to get on your hands and knees to reach to the back?  The Le Mans System solves that problem.  However, the hottest trend by far in cabinetry solutions are servo drives;  An electronically driven systems that opens your drawers with just a touch of your hand…

Innova Kitchens and Baths,

www.innovakitchens.com

Long established firm, Kitchen Design Centre, has introduced a new scheme to help customers bring their rooms to life – a free kitchen design service.

The kitchen specialist, which offers designer kitchens – both traditional and contemporary – will send a designer to customers’ houses to evaluate the design possibilities – without them having to part with a penny.

Roger Astin from Kitchen Design Centre said: “The new service means people can see what’s possible before they spend any money at all. New kitchens bring significant lifestyle improvements and can add value to houses.”

The range of modern kitchens bring together a fantastic collaboration of the traditional and the contemporary, with an impressive range of traditional woods and stylish finishes at affordable prices.

And as a forward-thinking kitchen company the Kitchen Design Centre offers the latest in high quality Neff and Miele appliances.

With a century of sourcing kitchen products, the company ensures all sinks, taps and worktops are of the highest quality – featuring optional ornaments to compliment, including modern gadgets.

Over the past 17 years Kitchen Design Centre has gathered a huge portfolio of satisfied customers – a sign of the dedication, commitment and all round talent within the company.

One customer, Janet Alston, said: “It’s amazing that the Kitchen Design Centre transformed our two rooms into one light, contemporary living area with all the functions we asked for.

“We wanted a functional kitchen, an informal dining area and a relaxation space, all of which we now have and enjoy as a family.”

Free kitchen design evaluations are available by applying online or visiting the showrooms.

The showrooms are located in Manchester just off the M60 at junction 22, in Blackburn – positioned on the A666 at Brownhill’s roundabout – and in Colne near the end of the M65.

For more information visit www.kitchendesigncentre.com, email news@kitchendesigncentre.co.uk or call Manchester, 0161 681 5061, Blackburn, 01254 246 046, or Colne, 01282 828 444.

Fitted Kitchens That Fit Your Needs

Fitted kitchens are not only prime eye-candy, but they are more efficient, by being tailored to your personal needs and preferences. A kitchen in many homes is actually an extension of the living space and persons including women and children often spend long hours within its confines. Naturally, proper ambience, efficiency, and safety become primary concerns while designing a kitchen, and to suitably address these concerns, bespoke fitted kitchens are your best bet.

Are Fitted Kitchens Only for the Rich?

Many people avoid going for a fitted kitchen from a perception of enormous costs affordable only by the rich. While to a great extent this may be true, it is actually a mistaken approach created by faulty prioritization. Whatever be the range of our earnings, all of us earn and spend, and it is the pattern of our spending that defines our status and our priorities. We do not hold back on spending when it comes to the education of our children because we recognize the priority. We do not hold back from spending on medicine because to us it is necessary. We hold back spending to create a better kitchen only when we fail to recognize the need for a comfortable and efficient space, where our family members spend a large part of their time. Whether one opts for a fitted kitchen or not does not depend upon him or her being rich or poor, but whether he or she recognizes the importance of a kitchen and its influence on family health. Fitted kitchens are no less important than fitted bedrooms for both require a stress-free environment.

Best Rate in Fitted Kitchens

The best rate in fitted kitchens for you depends upon many factors including your needs, desires, availability of services etc. Consumers have learnt enough to not confine appreciation of products and services only upon the money component. It is always a matter of cost-benefit analysis to find what is best for you. In going for something major like a fitted kitchen, costs include time, money, after installation services, and material longevity. Some people go for good-looking but cheap surface materials since they like to change the looks of their kitchens ever so often. For such people longevity of surface materials is not the prime concern, but efficient design and solid plumbing as well as structures matter.

When it comes to choosing between your friendly neighborhood carpenter and plumber, and a company specialized in fitted kitchens, it is usually the bigger company that wins unless you are located in a too remote area. Bigger companies provide the best rate in fitted kitchens since they make bulk purchases from around the world and produce equipment in bulk. Bigger companies also tend to use standardized plumbing fittings, which are easier to repair or replace.

Off-the-shelf designs do provide the best rates in fitted kitchens, but one needs to be wary of the brand or the company supplying the material. With the new type of compressed wood furniture, sometimes the surface lamination peels off too quickly, and though initially costlier, natural wood surfaces provide the best rates in the long run. Since installing a fitted kitchen is usually not a regular affair, it is prudent to go for bespoke fitted kitchens, or suitable off-the-shelf kitchens that fit in with your design.

Cheap Fitted Kitchens in UK are the Latest Trend

There are ample cheap fitted kitchens in UK today for the budget conscious, and price is really no more an excuse to keep suffering unwholesome cubicles as kitchens. If you feel stressed and unproductive when your office workspace is disorganized or the air-conditioner is off, do you think that the person who spends long times in a cramped inefficient kitchen is going to be fit and fine? The mental and physical health of whoever does the home cooking, and consequentially the mental and physical health of the entire family is related with the safety, efficiency, and environment of the kitchen. There is no home without a hearth, and ignoring the hearth means neglecting the home. It is easy to understand that the upkeep and ambience of your kitchen is every bit as important as the ambience of your bathroom or bedroom. In fact, the kitchen requires higher priority because it is primarily a workspace, which incidentally, your bedroom or bathroom is not. So, before going for fitted bedrooms it might be worthwhile to research the cheap fitted kitchens in UK market.

Why People Buy Fitted Kitchens

Having a fitted kitchen means optimum utilization of your kitchen space keeping in mind that it is a workspace with certain occupational hazards. Some issues that need to be taken care of in a kitchen include safety concerns from use of fire, water, gas, and electricity; long stretches of isolation of the person who does the cooking, and directly health related issues like ventilation. Drainage and clogging of waste is a major issue as are personal traits like height or girth. Not all humans are built the same, some are tall, some short, some left-handed, some right-handed etc. A fitted kitchen needs to take into account all these issues and provide a solution along with good looks. If you thought that people needed fitted kitchens only to show off, then you are still living in the past. Modern citizens relate the necessity of a fitted kitchen first with the personal health of their family members and then with appearance and social status. With the market being filled with cheap fitted kitchens in UK, your options have increased and focusing on kitchen renovation may be more necessary than going for customized fitted bedrooms.

Cheap Fitted Kitchens in UK

Cheap fitted kitchens in UK are a natural outcome of the economic recession. People have little money to spare and in order to keep running, industries cut overheads and optimize prices wherever possible. In ordinary situations, even a few years earlier, the thought of a fitted kitchen or a fitted wardrobe was something to consider seriously. It is not so any more. Cheap fitted bathroom wardrobes, cheap modular furniture, and cheap fitted kitchens in UK are now a common sight. Market economics says when the purchasing power of the people gets reduced; businesses are bound to slash prices in order to survive. So, if you can manage to put a bit together, this might be the time to dress up your kitchen, for you will rarely find more cheap fitted kitchens in UK than now.