Ideas to suit all tastes and to create a space that is truly luxurious

Nicola and Phil Murphy fell in love with their house as soon as they saw it, with the exception of the kitchen, but it wasn’t enough to put them off. ‘We had three very young children toddling around and the kitchen was just not a comfortable or inviting space to be in,’ says Nicola.

In this listed Suffolk farmhouse, an outdated galley has been jettisoned for a new kitchen in a converted outbuilding – all in the softest shade of pink

Clare and Kirk Davis originally had just a simple kitchen revamp planned, but that became a double-storey extension with park views

This luscious green kitchen proves the value of trying things out

Overcoming wonky walls, a sloping floor and a small footprint, Julia and Jenks McColl sought to create a bright and uplifting kitchen that befitted their 17th-century maisonette