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đȘ” The Smart Upgrade Thatâs Filling Our Calendar, Cut and Edged Wood Grain.
đȘ” Cut & Edged Doors â The Smart Upgrade Thatâs Filling Our Calendar (But Weâre Still Taking New Projects) Bigger Projects, Bigger Demand The last couple of months have been packed with largerâthanânormal kitchen projects â full redesigns, structural changes, utility rooms added, flooring throughout. Proper transformations. These jobs naturally take longer and theyâve filled the calendar right through to the end of October. Add in the current shortage of reliable trades, and
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5 days ago2 min read
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Don,t Rush Your Kitchen
Proper Planning, 4â5 Week Lead Time & a Cracking Porcelain Shaker Transformation in Lossiemouth âł Donât Rush Your Kitchen â The 7âP Rule Matters If youâre thinking about a new kitchen, now is the perfect time to get the ball rolling. Weâre currently working on a 4â5 week lead time, which gives you enough breathing room to plan properly without ending up in a panic. Thatâs where the 7âP Rule comes in: Proper Planning & Preparation Prevents PissâPoor Performance. Itâs true in e
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Aug 72 min read
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âWhy Nowâs the Time to Get Your New Kitchen Booked Inâ
The World Cupâs over, the schools are heading back, and everyone in Moray is finally settling back into normal life. And every year, right about now, folk suddenly realise theyâve been talking about a new kitchen for months⊠but still havenât actually booked anything. If thatâs you, youâre not alone â but this is genuinely the moment to act. My current lead time is sitting around 4â5 weeks, and once September hits, it tightens fast. If you want a new kitchen installed before
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Jul 252 min read
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Thinking of a New kitchen:
â What Customers Should Expect When Getting a New Kitchen A Clear, StartâtoâFinish Guide A new kitchen is a big project, and most people only do it once or twice in their lifetime. Knowing what to expect â and what actually happens behind the scenes â makes the whole process smoother, clearer, and far less stressful. This guide walks you through the full journey: design, ordering, delivery, ripâout, and installation. Itâs exactly how we run jobs across Moray, and itâs what cu
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Jul 103 min read
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â UPDATED BLOG: âMoray Fitted Kitchens Goes International⊠Apparently.â
Aye, we disappear for three weeks and suddenly half of America is on the website. No idea how it happened. Maybe the Tartan Armyâs been spreading the gospel of decent kitchens while touring the States. Maybe a lad from Lossie told a Texan that âMorayâs where the real craftsmanship is, pal.â Or maybe Googleâs just having a laugh. Either way â weâll take it. So, to our new pals across the Atlantic: Welcome. Pull up a stool. Mind the wet paint. And if youâre wondering why a kitc
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Jun 252 min read
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WORLD CUP CHAOS IS COMING â LET YOUR OLD KITCHEN TAKE ITS LAST BEATING
The refâs been called to the monitor. Crowd silent. Slowâmo replay rolling. Your kitchen on screen from every angle⊠A door hanging on like itâs praying for fullâtime A drawer that screams every time it moves A worktop thatâs seen more drama than a Saturday night in Elgin Units wobbling like theyâre trying to see out extra time The ref steps back. Turns to the pitch. And gives the verdict everyone already knew: âAFTER REVIEW⊠UR KITCHENâS FED.â* No debate. No appeal. No âplay
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May 311 min read
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The Great Reveal: Part Two
The Great Reveal: Part Two â The Finished Kitchen Last week, we showed you the first glimpse of this Moray kitchen coming back to life â new doors on, worktops fitted, lighting in place, and the whole space starting to look like something special. Today, weâre showing you the full, finished transformation. No tools. No dust sheets. No halfâdone corners. Just the final result â warm, modern, and completely unrecognisable from where it started. A Kitchen That Finally Feels Comp
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May 292 min read
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Kitchen Transformation in Motion â Final Reveal Next Week
start Hereâs how this one started: full ripâout, tiles off, everything stripped right back to the bones. From there it was a complete reâwire, a new window, new ceiling, and new lighting to brighten the whole space properly. With the room rebuilt the right way, weâve now moved on to the new units, worktops, and a clean modern splashback. Itâs already a totally different kitchen â and weâre not even finished yet. final finishing touches and then the floor Next week is the big
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May 241 min read
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Three Kitchens, One Utility â Moray Getting Ready for Kickoff đ„đšââïž
Across Moray, homeowners are getting their houses ready for summer gatherings, family visits â and yes, the World Cup. And nothing gets people looking around their home more critically than the thought of hosting. Over the past few weeks, weâve fitted three very different kitchens and a utility room across Moray. Different homes, different styles, different needs â but one thing in common: every job finished properly, with the details that make a house feel complete. Cardemom
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May 102 min read
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Modern UrbanâStyle Kitchens for Moray Homes in 2026
Urbanâstyle kitchens arenât just a trend from bigâcity showrooms â theyâre one of the most practical, goodâlooking choices for real Moray homes in 2026. Clean lines, clever storage, and durable finishes make them ideal for the way we actually live here. đïž What âUrban Styleâ Means in Moray Urban kitchens in Moray arenât about loft apartments or industrial warehouses. Theyâre about: Simple, clean lines that make smaller rooms feel bigger Matte finishes that hide fingerprints
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May 82 min read
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May day Special offers.
đ ïž Recent Work: Clean, Modern Kitchen Installed in Moray A fresh installation completed this week Cardemom Slab door from Uform With Valmasino grey Worktop from Egger đž Three key details from this installation Here are three detail shots from the job, showing the standard of finish throughout: Tight alignment across doors, drawers and wall units Clean scribing and accurate cuts around walls and corners Lighting and layout that actually work for the customerâs space Customer
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May 31 min read
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BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND â WHY MORE PEOPLE ARE INVESTING IN THEIR KITCHEN THIS YEAR
A Clean look Jefferson Ivory Painted Bank Holiday gives people time to think. And this year, more homeowners in Moray are using that time to look inward â not outward. With airlines increasing prices, jet fuel costs rising, and holiday budgets being squeezed from every angle, a lot of families are deciding the same thing: If weâre spending more time at home, we may as well make the home better. And the kitchen is always the first place that comes up. Why this Bank Holiday fe
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Apr 262 min read
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How AI Can Help You Make a BigâTicket Decision (Like Your New Kitchen)
Buying a kitchen isnât like buying a toaster. Itâs a bigâticket decision â thousands of pounds, weeks of disruption, and a result youâll live with for the next 10â20 years. And right now, more homeowners than ever are turning to AI tools to help them make sense of it all. Not to choose the colour of their doors. Not to design their layout. But to answer the real question: âWho can I trust to install my kitchen properly?â Why AI is suddenly part of the buying journey AI isnâ
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Apr 192 min read
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InterestâFree Credit: The Part They Donât Want You to Notice
When you look past the banners and the big â0% FINANCEâ signs, something becomes obvious â but only if you stop and actually look: Interestâfree credit isnât free. Itâs just moved somewhere youâre not meant to notice. The sheds donât absorb the cost. They donât take a hit for you. They simply shift the finance cost into the installation price and hope you never question why a basic dryâfit suddenly costs so much. Thatâs the part most homeowners miss â not because theyâre car
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Apr 171 min read
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Part 2 "Sheds V The independents"
đ§ Supply + Install â Why Keeping It Together Matters Most homeowners assume âsupplyâ and âinstallationâ are two separate things. Theyâre not. Theyâre one job â and when theyâre split, thatâs when problems start. With the sheds, the supply is one company, the installation is another, and the responsibility is⊠nobodyâs. Thatâs why you hear stories of: Wrong parts arriving Missing items Misâmeasures Fitters turning up with incomplete information Delays caused by poor communica
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Apr 141 min read
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đ Independent vs Shed (What Homeowners Are Finally Seeing)
Across Moray, more and more homeowners are quietly stepping away from the sheds â not because of price, but because of what they discover once they start looking properly. The sheds sell kitchens. Independents deliver kitchens. When you go through a shed, youâre dealing with a retailer, a planner, a surveyor, a subcontracted fitter, and often another subcontractor underneath that. Every extra link adds risk, delay, and confusion â and when something goes wrong, responsibility
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Apr 121 min read
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Big Week Ahead
Big week ahead. On Sunday weâre launching a 3âpart series that explains why more and more Moray homeowners are choosing independent suppliers over the sheds â and what theyâre discovering in the process. If youâre planning a new kitchen this year, youâll want to read this. Part 1 goes live tomorrow.
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Apr 111 min read
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The Kitchen Upgrades Moray Families Are Choosing for the Heart of Their Home
Homeowners Are Upgrading the Heart of Their Home. With the World Cup only a few weeks away, a lot of people in Moray are already thinking about having friends round, cooking together, and enjoying the matches in comfort. Big events like this always remind us how much time we actually spend in the kitchen â not just cooking, but talking, laughing, and living. And thatâs why more homeowners are choosing to invest in their kitchens right now. Not out of impulse. Not out of luxu
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Apr 52 min read
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The Quiet Details That Make a Kitchen Feel Truly Premium
When people picture a âpremium kitchenâ, they often think of colours, door styles, and worktops. Those choices matter â but theyâre not what makes a kitchen feel premium when you live with it every day. Real quality is quieter than that. Itâs in the details you donât notice at first glance, but you appreciate every time you open a drawer, close a cabinet, or reach for something without thinking. These small touches are what separate a kitchen that simply looks good from one t
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Apr 23 min read
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Spring into a New Kitchen: Transform Your Home in Moray
Thereâs something about this weekend that feels like a reset. The clocks spring forward, the evenings brighten, and suddenly the whole house feels lighter. Easter lands right on that shift â a natural moment to look at the spaces we use every day and imagine something better. For many homeowners across Moray, this is when the idea of a brand-new kitchen starts to feel real. Longer days mean more natural light pouring into the room. With it comes the clarity to see what a mode
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Mar 292 min read
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