Here’s a sneak preview of some of our 2009 ranges still to be released. DM Design keep up with the latest in Kitchen trends, and 2009 is going to see some great new releases. Many of our new doors will feature horizontal grains, feature edges and shapes, and the ever-popular stylish high gloss finish in a range of new colour options. Head to the DM Design website for many more innovative and stylish additions to the range!

You will when you’re cooking up a family feast in a new DM Design Kitchen!

Or fancy waking up (to see if Santa has been to visit) in a luxury new bedroom? Still time for a new Christmas Kitchen or Bedroom – fitted in time for Christmas. As we go to press we have limited space available for pre-Christmas installation of our luxury fitted kitchens and bedrooms and still some great discounts on 2008 ranges. Hurry though, spaces are LIMITED…. so get your ice skates on!

Visit our site now for an instant online quote for kitchens and bedrooms

Every time a celebrity chef clicks their fingers, a poor defenceless kitchen is cruelly left deserted and alone by its owner. Some go for months without cooking a proper meal. As a society, we should make it our responsibility to end this cruelty, and Christmas is the perfect time to raise awareness.

Get Cooking For Christmas

It may seem like talking about Christmas starts earlier every year, but November really is the best time to consider whether you want to have to roast your Christmas turkey in a kitchen that’s just not up to the task.

For many people, Christmas is all about the food – roasted (free-range, corn fed) turkey, mince pies, mulled wine, rum-soaked Christmas pudding en flambe. If cooking all of that is a prospect that fills you with dread, perhaps the problem is that your kitchen isn’t up to scratch. There’s nothing more off-putting than cooking in a cramped, badly organised and underachieving kitchen.

Visit DM Design’s web site and you can get a free online quote for a kitchen design.

Get cooking for life

This year’s trend has been about slowing down. Nobody wants fast food any more, we want properly cooked meals: a trend that’s been hugely encouraged by high profile celebrity chefs helping people back in to their kitchens. A pre-packaged microwaveable Christmas Dinner for Four just won’t cut the mustard this year. Not even an M&S pre-packaged microwaveable Christmas Dinner for Four.

More than ever, a kitchen is for living, not just for Christmas. Once you’ve felt the joy of cooking in a well-made kitchen, you’ll want to make a roast dinner every Sunday, a meal every evening, and cakes and pastries all through the week. Get a quote on a new fitted kitchen today and make this year a Christmas to remember – your sprouts will never have tasted so good!

Don’t let anything get in your way

When designing your perfect kitchen, try to think about what will compliment the shape of the room, where extra space can be found with corner cupboards and retractable storage. You probably want to be able to have more than one person in the kitchen at any one moment, so it’s worth figuring out how to get as much floor space as you can, too. Top it all off with some top class utilities, and you’ll be set up for years to come.

If your kitchen fills you with fear, when it should be filling you with food; if it gives you fresh problems when what you want is fresh produce; vote for change today with DM Kitchens, and get a free instant quote on a brand new kitchen.

New Bathroom Tile range released!

We have a new range of stunning marble effect bathroom tiles available now with our complete luxury fitted bathrooms (Scotland Only), as seen in many of the quality interiors magazines. Add a touch of class to your bathroom this winter.

Yes, fireworks night is upon us already – and speaking of spectacular displays, we’ve got plenty of those available in our showrooms! Fully fitted kitchens and bedrooms are on display at our Uddingston showroom to give you some great kitchen and bedroom design ideas.

We’ve also got some spectacular bathroom displays at our Glasgow showroom in addition to some more stunning kitchens and bedrooms. Showrooms also at Kirkcaldy, Aberdeen, Paisley… And of course at our factory HQ in Cumbernauld.

Visit www.dmdesign.com/showrooms for further information and directions. Of course, our designers operate across the UK and carry a full range of samples, colour swatches and images. Free design service on request – at a time to suit you!

Our Autumn in full swing – the perfect time to update your kitchen, bathroom or bedrooms. DM Design has everything, including the kitchen sink… and more!

Head over to dmdesign.com for some great offers on all our products.

Yes, its still September and we should still be in the summer spirit, but lets face it its been a summer worth forgetting, so we may as well look forward to the festivities ahead! The cards and decorations are already in the shops (does it get earlier every year or is it just us?)….for the less organised among us its probably a bit early for that, but its never too early to get your home ready for the family’s Christmas dinner and all the visitors.

Let DM Design plan the fitted kitchen of your dreams for you, and you can relax and enjoy cooking up a Christmas Dinner to remember in style! The kitchen is often described as the heart of the home, and never more so than at Christmastime. DM Design can plan, manufacture, co-ordinate and install your fitted kitchen in plenty time for Christmas. Get in early to guarantee your installation date! (Don’t forget to add a stylish integrated dishwasher….nothing worse than Christmas day dishes! And we’ve some great special offers)

For more ideas and info or a free online quote, visit our website, dmdesign.com. Call the DM Design team on 0800 185 186 to arrange a free plan and design now!

Recently we have noticed a huge shift in popularity towards modern minimalist kitchen door styles and particularly high gloss styles. We now have high gloss kitchens available in black, red, burgundy, cream, white, oak (horizontal grain finish), walnut and mocha to suit a variety of preferences. Colours such as black and red give a dramatic finish, and adding a dramatic and individual stamp to the look of the home seems to be a big kitchen trend at the moment, with many customers choosing to “mix and match” colours, making a feature of certain areas of the kitchen.

Some people prefer to maintain a more neutral style and colour choice when choosing a fitted kitchen, as for appealing to potential future buyers they feel this is the best option. We have tried to give a wide variety of options within our fitted kitchen range which are modern without being too “out there” to suit this market. Our Ohio range offers great modern lines with a classic shaker kitchen style finish and a variety of classic colour options.

When it comes down to it, its all down to personal taste. Its your home after all! A more fashion conscious fitted kitchen can add instant appeal and wow factor, but the key is really just to make sure it enhances your particular property. DM Design’s fitted kitchen designers can offer advice on which kitchen will ideally suit your both property and your tastes.

Browsing the Internet (as you do) the other evening, and thinking that the weather was decidedly Autumn like, with a chilly breeze blowing outside, made this blogger’s thoughts turn to those delicious winter puddings we can all look forward to (and sooner rather than later it would seem).

I came across this recipe for one of my favourite puddings of all time so i thought why not share it with you?

Sticky Toffee Pudding - click for the ingredients and method.

Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe

Thank you for visiting our new blog! Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing you to a mixture of topical news from the fitted kitchen industry, latest offers and installations from DM Design as well as specially commissioned articles on general home improvements.

DM Design can now offer visitors to their website an ‘Instant Online Quote’ for their fitted kitchen - just type in your own room measurements, select base or wall units (or both) and tick if you’d like to include appliances and flooring and our clever online calculator will give you a rough expectation of cost there and then.

No need for a salesman to call round - you can do it all from the comfort of your own home or office, at a time to suit you.

We’ll be back soon with more updates.