Ideas and inspiration

Your source for interior design tips and trends

Welcome to our interior design idea gallery. Here you’ll find our latest design tips, project reveals, and style guides to help inspire your next home renovation. No matter what room you’re working on, we’ve got you covered with advice and visual inspiration.

  • Design | Islands and peninsulas: when they work — and when they don’t

    Kitchen islands are still one of the most requested features I design. But an island only works if the room has earned one. By Ewan PalmerQualified Interior Designer & Founder, Palmer & Palmer Kitchen islands are still hugely popular, and I can see why. Done properly, an island can transform a room. It can add…

  • Design | U-shaped and L-shaped kitchens: getting the layout right

    Two of the most useful kitchen layouts — but one badly placed corner, an awkward appliance door or an unnecessary run of cupboards can make all the difference. By Ewan PalmerQualified Interior Designer & Founder, Palmer & Palmer L-shaped and U-shaped kitchens are two of the layouts I design most often. They’re also sometimes treated…

  • Design | Compact and narrow kitchens: making every centimetre work

    Compact kitchen ideas, clever layouts and the new appliances that can make a tight space work surprisingly hard. By Ewan PalmerQualified Interior Designer & Founder, Palmer & Palmer I love designing smaller kitchens. A big room gives you options. A small one makes you think more and helps you make better decisions. There’s nowhere for…

  • Inspiration | Planning the right kitchen for your space

    Before you decide on an island, galley or an L-shape, start with the room itself. By Ewan PalmerQualified Interior Designer & Founder, Palmer & Palmer When people start planning a new kitchen, they tend to start with the things they can see. The door style, colour, worktop and so on. Perhaps the range cooker they’ve…

  • Summer’s nearly over. And yes… Christmas really is just around the corner

    If you’ve been thinking about changing your kitchen and would love to have it ready for Christmas, now is the time to start the conversation. A well-designed kitchen takes a little time. There’s the layout to get right, cabinetry to choose, worktops, appliances, lighting and all those smaller details that make the finished room work…

  • Inspiration | Planning a new kitchen? The decisions to make before you choose the style

    By Ewan Palmer Qualified Interior Designer & Founder, Palmer & Palmer Start with the room When people start planning a new kitchen, the first instinct is usually to start looking at kitchens. Shaker or contemporary? Painted or timber? Light or dark? I tend to start somewhere else. Before we talk about doors, colours or worktops,…