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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Natasha Brinsmead

What's the best way to a bigger kitchen – an extension or a remodel? It might seem obvious but I asked the experts, and their opinions might surprise you

Kitchen extension with rooflights, picture windows, and an island with seating.

Over the past few decades the status of the kitchen has risen more and more and these days we are definitely at a point where this is, for many people, the most important room in the house. Far from being a purely practical space, today it is viewed as the beating heart of the home – the social spot, somewhere to work from home, a place to eat meals and relax as well, of course, in which to cook.

For this reason, the number of homeowners seeking out the best ways to a bigger kitchen is higher than ever – certainly, for me, achieving a bigger kitchen was one of the main drivers behind my own extension project. That said, while we built an extension in order to provide the extra space we required ten years ago, we are now planning round two of our extension, and this time we plan on remodelling the existing space instead to fit our current needs.

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