An increasing number people are considering the bespoke handmade kitchen.Often when our customers get in touch about a new kitchen it is not something that they expect to change again soon, and may be something that they live with for the rest of their life. Getting it right is therefore vital. Whilst an off the…
Many of our clients choose to add accessories to their kitchen to complete their stunning new kitchen. The most popular option is to have our workshop make them a completely bespoke cutlery tray. With a store bought cutlery tray you often end up with enough compartments for your typical cutlery i.e. knifes, forks and spoons,…
We recently visited the 2013 KBB London exhibition here in London. As always, there were all manner of gadgets and modern innovations on show. The lighting exhibits in particular got us thinking about how we interact with our environment, and how we can have fun doing it. Behold! The interactive LED light-board. This brilliant accessory…
In May we visited the KBB Design Show where we saw many new, interesting products from a range of suppliers, both new and old. In particular, we were impressed by some of the new innovations from Caple. One of their new products that especially caught our eye was an integrated television which is designed…
We love seeing our kitchens in the press and have another gorgeous spread in the July / August edition of Beautiful Kitchens, which features some summer ideas – timely as the warmer weather does seem to have arrived. This is another of our kitchens where we worked closely with one of the interior designers…
The popularity of the “hot-water tap” is continuing apace, there are an increasing number on the market and appear to be a regular item now on the “appliance” list. We probably see around a third of our customers fitting them as part of their kitchen project – they are relatively expensive but there…
We can’t quite believe that Easter is here and the first quarter of the year gone, we were hoping that we might have seen a bit of sun by now – our workshop based in a beautiful rural location has certainly felt the chill over the past few weeks and we’ve been telling customers to…
Whilst Higham Furniture is mainly known as a creator of classic, clean-lined shaker kitchens, including our ever popular Southfields Handleless design, our more contemporary bespoke styles are also becoming increasingly sought after. Earlier this year one of our contemporary handleless Corian kitchens was chosen by Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms magazine for its White Issue in…
We have had a great year here at Higham Furniture and have created some beautifully bespoke kitchens. With our workshop in Portsmouth and studio in London, every year we like to get together in Portsmouth to celebrate Christmas. This year we had fun at Laser Quest and bowling, followed by a lovely meal at…
Today we have moved our design studio to The Old Gas Works in Fulham. We had outgrown our old space and have doubled the size at our new studio. The Old Gas Works is an old British Gas site where they encourage all aspects of the creative industries and have created a fantastic community. Close to the…