Love Your Kitchen

Did you know there is now a kitchen worktop completely made from paper? Crazy, right!

There are so many amazing eco-conscious choices available right now that don't force you to compromise on style. By being aware of the incredibly durable new materials out there, you can decide which are best for your kitchen, helping you create an eco-conscious space that looks beautiful and reduces your carbon footprint. It’s about building a highly functional kitchen design and choosing materials that work perfectly for your lifestyle while saving the planet. A no brainer right?

In this episode of the Love Your Kitchen podcast, host Faye Newman is joined by sustainable design expert Catherine Salmon. Together, they break down the realistic, durable, and cost-effective eco-friendly alternatives taking over the kitchen market. From recycled paper worktops to fully recyclable cabinet doors and sustainable cork flooring.

What We Cover This Week:

Instead of just checking if a material is recyclable, learning about supply chains and shipping methods is your quickest win for a sustainable renovation.
We compare common worktop choices with the innovative new materials now on the market to see how sustainable choices fare in a high-functioning room like a kitchen.
Tips on what to look out for in your cabinet construction when choosing your supplier to reduce waste and create a truly timeless kitchen.
Simple kitchen hacks for integrating second-hand elements and reducing waste—whether being more sustainable is a core focus for you, or you just want to save money along the way.
How engineered wood fares over less sustainable options like LVT, and an insight into other innovative, hard-wearing options readily available.

Best Moments:

"Supply chain of any material is a really important thing. It's a really big and easy win if you're looking into being more sustainable... We want to see what their supply chain is and how they get that product from the source to where we're going to have it."

"I just can't imagine paper being durable on a worktop... But the resin of Paperstone actually comes derived from tree sap, so it's not from plastics and acrylics. They have that natural, biophilic feel to them because they are a natural product."

"It's so cost-effective, isn't it? Buying a second-hand kitchen. It's amazing. If you don't want your full kitchen pre-loved, you could use them in home studies, breakfast dressers, pantries, utilities, or boot rooms."

About Your Host: Faye Newman

Faye Newman is an independent Kitchen Designer and advisor with over 8 years of industry experience. She specialises in helping homeowners navigate the endless choices of a renovation to create functional, beautiful kitchens for their homes. The end result? A fully functioning kitchen that you love walking into every day.

Free Kitchen Design Resources:

FREE Kitchen Guide: Download your copy of Where to Start & Ways to Save
Book a Call: If you are planning a new kitchen & would like help from Faye book a Free Kitchen Discovery Call at www.fayenewmandesign.com
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If you want to unlock hidden appliance settings, maximise food shelf life, and discover low-cost wiring hacks that save thousands on your renovation, this episode is for you! By moving beyond basic operations and focusing on appliance efficiency, hidden product features, and high-quality spatial flow, you create a space that enhances your daily routine. It’s about building a highly functional kitchen design that works perfectly for you and your family alongside prioritising your well-being.

In this episode of the Love Your Kitchen podcast, Faye Newman breaks down four overlooked features hidden inside your kitchen. From simple dishwasher adjustments to the money-saving magic of wireless kinetic light switches, Faye shares the ultimate practical secrets for your home.

What We Cover This Week:

Faye explains how to easily adjust the middle rack of a modern dishwasher up or down using hidden levers, solving your storage issues without compromising space for large dinner plates.
Discover why you should never store dairy on the fridge door and how to properly use the humidity slider vent to keep loose herbs fresh while allowing gas-emitting fruits to breathe.
Faye deconstructs the safety mechanisms of seamless, two-in-one venting hobs, detailing how central reservoirs and drainage plugs protect your appliance from major spills.
Learn how wireless, battery-free kinetic switches communicate with lighting drivers, allowing you to add layered task, ambient, and accent lighting without the expensive labor of chasing wires through plaster.

Best Moments:

"I promise you, so many clients that I know that have invested in a modern dishwasher don't know about it. It’s one of those things where they say, 'I just can't fit any tall glasses in,' but there is a solution out there because the appliance companies are so forward-thinking."

"Moisture is the biggest killer of making your fresh fruit and veg go off quicker. If you like to cook a lot of fresh meals, look for features like BioFresh where you can adjust the humidity inside, because it will massively help you from a food waste perspective."

"Even though there's an uplifting cost going for the kinetic technology for your switches, actually it's allowing you to save from a labour perspective. If you look at both costs together, it's actually saving you money and giving you more flexibility."

About Your Host: Faye Newman
Faye Newman is an independent Kitchen Designer and advisor with over 8 years of industry experience. She specialises in helping homeowners navigate the endless choices of a renovation to create functional, beautiful kitchens for their homes. The end result? A fully functioning kitchen that you love walking into everyday.

Free Kitchen Design Resources:

FREE Kitchen Guide on "Where to Start & Ways to Save"
Book a Call: Get expert advice with a Free Kitchen Discovery Call at www.fayenewmandesign.com
Follow for Daily Tips: TikTok | Instagram

#KitchenDesign #KitchenAppliances #DishwasherHacks #FridgeOrganization #VentingHob #KineticSwitches #KitchenLighting #FoodWasteSolutions #LoveYourKitchenPodcast #KitchenRenovation

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If you want to create a kitchen that perfectly balances well-being, functional layout, and smart budgeting, this episode is for you! A truly successful kitchen is one designed around how you actually live. By moving beyond fleeting trends and focusing on efficiency, clever colour choices, and high-quality spatial flow, you create a space that enhances your daily routine. It’s about building a highly functional kitchen design that works perfectly for you and your family alongside prioritising your well being.

In this episode of the Love Your Kitchen podcast, Faye Newman sits down with Luke Wedgbury, an experienced independent kitchen specialist and her co-host from the kitchen stage at Grand Designs Live. Luke is an experienced designer who believes that a truly great kitchen is born from deep, detailed brief-building rather than just copying Pinterest boards. From dismantling outdated design myths to revealing the acoustic secrets of a peaceful home, this conversation provides the ultimate roadmap for a kitchen that is beautiful, functional, and budget-smart.

What We Cover This Week:

Why there are more sides to the traditional kitchen working triangle format. Faye and Luke discuss how modern spaces have evolved into highly individual working kitchens that incorporate coffee stations, prep sinks, and smart zones.
How to spot a bad designer before making your second biggest life investment, and why the absolute number of questions a specialist asks you is the ultimate indicator of their expertise.
Discover the subtle power of colour psychology and wellness design, including how your favourite shades can subconsciously alter a room's temperature and why acoustic flooring or Quiet Mark products are essential for a busy home.
How to navigate fluid budgeting by breaking your project into distinct pillars, allowing you to manipulate materials to achieve a luxury £55,000 look on a realistic £15,000 budget.
Why a small kitchen shouldn't trigger imposter syndrome. Faye and Luke explain why compact spaces are the most rewarding design challenges and share why busy families should consider the game-changing luxury of two dishwashers.

Best Moments:

"If you were to ask me how you know the difference between a good and a bad design, the big difference is how many questions the designer asks you. The more questions they ask, the bigger picture they are building of your life."
"Our job as designers is to focus on the usability of the kitchen. You spend so much of your time in there, and we want to make sure that when you are in that space, you feel happy and a sense of well-being."
"An independent retailer lives and breathes the design and the products. Their name is literally above the door, meaning they have so much skin in the game and want to get it right for you the first time."

About Your Host: Faye Newman:

Faye Newman is an independent Kitchen Designer and advisor with over 9 years of industry experience. She specialises in helping homeowners navigate the endless choices of a renovation to create functional, beautiful hearts for their homes. The end result? A fully functioning kitchen that you love walking into everyday.

Free Kitchen Design Resources:

Free Kitchen Guide: Download "Where to Start & Ways to Save"
Book a Call: Get expert advice with a Free Kitchen Discovery Call at www.fayenewmandesign.com
Follow for Daily Tips: TikTok | Instagram

#KitchenDesign #GrandDesignsLive #KitchenLayout #ColourPsychology #KitchenBudget #SmallKitchenIdeas #AcousticDesign #KitchenWellBeing #LoveYourKitchenPodcast #KitchenRenovation

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If you want to create a kitchen that stands the test of time while making eco-conscious choices, this episode is is for you! A truly timeless kitchen is the ultimate sustainable choice. By moving beyond fleeting trends and focusing on classic aesthetics like the Shaker door, natural materials and high quality finishes, you create a space that never needs to see a landfill. It’s about building a "forever" kitchen design that balances a breathable, ergonomic layout with materials that are as kind to the planet as they are to your eyes.

In this episode of the Love Your Kitchen podcast, Faye Newman sits down with Catherine Salmon, an interior designer with over 20 years of experience and the owner of Kutchenhaus in Cambridge. Catherine is a fierce sustainability advocate who believes that a truly timeless kitchen is one that balances smart layout, high-quality materials, and a reduced environmental footprint. From repurposing your old cabinets to the latest in smart, energy saving tech, this conversation provides the roadmap for a kitchen that is beautiful, functional, and responsible.

What We Cover This Week:

Why you should never just throw your old kitchen into a skip. Faye and Catherine discuss selling on Facebook Marketplace, repurposing units for utilities, and why one person's trash is another's temporary kitchen.
How to create a timeless kitchen design by positioning your fridge and breakfast station out of the cooking zone to keep traffic out and why the sink and hob should never be directly opposite each other.
Discover zero VOC paints that improve indoor air quality and the Senso door which is the market's first 100% recyclable kitchen door made from recycled materials.
How modern ovens and hobs use cameras and sensors to cut energy waste, and why a boiling water tap might actually be the "OG" of kitchen efficiency.
Why biophilic design and natural wood elements create a calm environment that you won't feel the need to update in five years.

Best Moments:

"A timeless design is a design that just feels like it's always been there. It doesn't feel jarring, it feels calm. It’s something that you can change up if you need to with different worktops, handles but the crux of the kitchen stays."

"Don’t overwhelm yourself. If every one of the millions of people who buy a kitchen every year did just one or two sustainable things, imagine the difference that makes."

"The main part of nailing your kitchen design is making sure it lasts past the honeymoon phase. You want to love using the space every single day."

About Your Host: Faye Newman:

Faye Newman is an independent Kitchen Designer and advisor with over 9 years of industry experience. She specialises in helping homeowners navigate the endless choices of a renovation to create functional, beautiful hearts for their homes. The end result? A kitchen you love walking into everyday.

Free Kitchen Design Resources:

Free Kitchen Guide: Download "Where to Start & Ways to Save"
Book a Call: Get expert advice with a Free Kitchen Discovery Call
Follow for Daily Tips: TikTok | Instagram

#KitchenDesign #Sustainability #EcoFriendlyHome #TimelessKitchen #KitchenLayout #LoveYourKitchenPodcast #GreenRenovation #SmartAppliances #KitchenPlanning

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If you are planning a U-shaped kitchen design or want to learn ways to optimise your corners, this episode is for you! While this layout is a favourite for maximising storage and workspace, it is also a minefield for common design errors. Clashing cabinet doors, poor appliance positioning and of 'dead' corner space.

In this episode of the Love Your Kitchen podcast, independent kitchen designer & advisor Faye Newman breaks down the smart, practical tips you need to design a well-thought-out U-shape. Discover how to optimise your ergonomics, place your appliances for a seamless workflow, and where to add a wow factor personality to a traditionally restrictive layout. Plus, Faye walks us through three real-life design projects to show these principles in action.

What we cover this week

Why you should never leave your corners as dead space. Faye compares the LeMans swivel system vs. the Magic Corner and explains when to opt for a simple 900mm L-shaped cabinet.
Learning about corner posts and why this small, functional piece of furniture is the secret to preventing your handles from bashing into your beautiful new cabinets.
Why you should never place your cutlery drawer at a 90-degree angle to your dishwasher and how to avoid the 'bin vs. dishwasher' collision.
Moving away from under-counter ovens to eye-level towers for better accessibility and safety.
How to avoid the "cluttered" look by swapping heavy wall cabinets for floating shelves, artwork, or mid-height housing.
3 U-shape kitchen design examples, to inspire you for your design.

Best Moments

"Make sure you haven't got your cutlery drawer next to your dishwasher... It’s going to be really annoying having to take all that out, hold it, and push that drawer back in. That would massively annoy me."

"I personally advise clients to go for the LeMans over the Magic Corner... if you've dropped a tin of beans, it’s much easier to get into the back of a LeMans cabinet."

"The main part of nailing your kitchen design is making sure it lasts past the honeymoon phase. You want to love using the space every single day."

About Your Host: Faye Newman

Faye Newman is an independent Kitchen Designer and advisor with over 9 years of industry experience. She specialises in helping homeowners navigate the endless choices of a renovation to create functional, beautiful hearts for their homes. The end result? A kitchen you love walking into everyday.

Free Kitchen Design Resources

Free Kitchen Guide: Download "Where to Start & Ways to Save"
Book a Call: Get expert advice with a Free Kitchen Discovery Call
Follow for Daily Tips: TikTok | Instagram

#KitchenDesign #KitchenRenovation #UShapedKitchen #KitchenLayout #KitchenStorage #InteriorDesign #LoveYourKitchenPodcast #KitchenPlanning

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