Our latest creation here at the Naked Kitchen showroom has caused quite a stir on social media so far. Expanding our showroom is something we had been planning for quite some time now, so we finally turned our creative ideas into reality, and The Hampton Court Kitchen was created! An incredible mixture of traditional and modern, this kitchen is so different to anything else we've ever created. A beautiful large island houses an innovative BORA downdraft extractor and hob, making cooking an incredibly easy task in this kitchen. No bulky appliances or extractors mean that the kitchen maintains its soft clean lines which are highlighted even further by the use of the beautiful dusky heartwood colour. The matte black Lapitec worktops are resistant to UV light, acids, alkali, abrasion and everyday wear and tear. The matte black colouring provides an incredible depth and intensity to the room, contrasting beautifully with the bright copper elements in the room. The copper pendant lights add a beautiful atmospheric light above the island. With no harsh spotlights interrupting the bursts of natural light from the large windows opposite, this kitchen feels beautifully relaxed, open and fresh. Why not come and check out the kitchen for yourself? Our showroom is based in Norfolk and we'd love for you to come and visit to see our kitchens in the flesh, as well as discover how our kitchens are made in our workshop!

We were lucky enough to be invited back into one of our clients home's recently to photograph their beautiful Naked Kitchen. An absolutely stunning home and an incredible kitchen to go alongside it!

Here at Naked Kitchens, we love to design different styles of kitchens for our clients. We love all styles of kitchen, from compact to open plan large rooms, contemporary to very traditional and everything in between! Recently, we photographed an incredible kitchen which had a very grand feeling to it, and we wanted to celebrate this by giving a few design tips on how to recreate your own grand kitchen.

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may know that at the beginning of the year, we provided our showroom to local interiors business Birdie Fortescue as a venue for their spring summer collection photoshoot. Recently we got in contact again with Birdie, as we knew they needed a location to shoot their autumn/winter campaign, and we've just installed some absolutely fabulous new kitchens into our showroom that we thought would be the perfect backdrop! With our incredible bespoke copper splashback as the backdrop for pink and teal pierced votives, these items are able to take centre stage whilst complimenting the matching colours that have been produced from the hand ageing process. Our beautiful island with bespoke end grain worktop was the perfect surface for Birdies new collection of linens. Beautiful purple colours combine incredibly with the pink colour of the island. A unique island that has innovative built-in technology, as well as bespoke storage. The copper handles on the island provide an eye catching statement that complements the linens beautifully. The exclusive artwork that you can find at Birdie's shops look so incredible against our oak wall, amongst the other beautiful pieces from their latest collection. The matte black Lapitec worktop provides a beautiful contrast against the light, pastel collection making everything stand out even more. We would love for you to check out Birdie's products, as we know how beautiful they look in our showroom kitchens, and we know they would look even more beautiful in your own homes! Photography by Birdie Fortescue

We've been lucky enough to visit some of our customers beautiful homes recently to take photos of their incredible kitchens. Most recently, we visited a stunning property here in Norfolk to take photos of the absolutely stunning kitchen that we designed for them! When we got to the property, we immediately knew this was going to be stunning shoot. A fabulous building with heaps of character, large rooms and beautiful architecture- the perfect scenery for our shoot!

As a kitchen is an investment for many that often takes years to save for, and involves a lot of time, money and often is a very emotional process too- so it's something you want to get right first time. When working on kitchen designs for customers, we get many different queries from customers about the flow and layout of their kitchen and they often need a lot of guidance on where to place their appliances, whether they need an island, where to place their seating area and many more questions. So to help answer some of these queries we've created a blog series that is going to answer your design questions. The first design topic we're going to tackle is about islands.

As a professional in the kitchen industry, we are always aiming to widen our audience and one of the ways in which we do this is through the platform Houzz. Being a part of Houzz also provides the opportunity to be involved in different webinars which have many different topics, including trends and ways to improve your Houzz profile. The most recent webinar that we attended outlined all of the trends that Houzz have predicted for Kitchens in 2018. We thought it would be interesting to let you know what these trends are, and our interpretation of them! The first main trend highlighted was white kitchens. People are looking for fresh, open spaces and having everything white is a very easy way to do that. White is a colour that evokes an immediate sense of cleanliness, a quality that everyone wants in the hub of their home. We think that white kitchens are an incredible option. With many people choosing open plan living for their kitchen, by keeping the room as light as possible will make the space feel even more open and large, which is a quality that many people are looking for. We particularly love the Kensington Kitchen we created with 2LG's, which is finished in Wimbourne White by Farrow and Ball.

We've been incredibly busy here at Naked Kitchens, creating some new, absolutely beautiful kitchens! As well as creating new kitchens for clients, if you come to visit us here in Norfolk, you'll see that our showroom has completely changed, and we've had a lot of new additions! One of these new additions is the gorgeous Oyster Catcher kitchen. A compact, traditional style kitchen that has some beautiful bespoke detailing. With shaker style doors, square beading and an Iroko worktop, this kitchen is every traditional kitchen lover's dream! This kitchen is just a starting point for what you can achieve with Naked Kitchens.

We create so many beautiful kitchens for our customers here at Naked Kitchens, but as we are supply only, once the kitchens have been delivered that's often the last we will ever see of them. However, sometimes we are lucky enough to be able to organise a photoshoot in the clients home so we can create some images and be able to share and inspire other customers, and that's exactly what's happening today! Our creative director, in-house photographer and kitchen designer were up at the crack of dawn today to travel down from our workshop to London to photograph one of the beautiful kitchens we've recently created. An incredible open plan room with the most stunning island that is so different to anything we've ever created before. A contemporary take on a very traditional timber, with a handle that is a new take on our J-groove. The Walnut cabinets pair perfectly with the bespoke island made by our sister company Norfolk Oak. With beautiful earthy accessories, there's no doubt this kitchen is going to look absolutely stunning! We've got a lot more snaps to come, but we thought we'd give you a quick behind the scenes glimpse of whats to come!