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A Dystopian future with enviable kitchens - The Handmaids Tale set design
We don’t know about you but at 9 pm every Sunday for the past 10 weeks we have been glued to our televisions watching the fate of our favourite handmaid unravel in the shocking, terrifying and often bleak dystopian of Gilead, as dreamed up by the brilliant Margaret Atwood. While most of the ...read more
The transformative power of good design
To see the before photographs of this property it is almost unrecognisable in its new carnation as an expansive bright and rather impressive kitchen dining space. We spoke to architect Andrew Veness from HollandGreen Architects about how he went about transforming the space and what the client was ...read more
Kitchens & Design at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
This week the Royal Hospital Chelsea is host to the annual Chelsea Flower Show; the most prestigious flower show in Britain that has been going since 1913. At this years event there is no shortage of inspiration coming from a wealth of industries, not least the fields of kitchen and design which we ...read more
BarrKitchens Invites You to our May Open Day!
Come and visit our kitchen showroom at Field Farm, Thame, for the first formal BarrKitchens open day of 2018 - THIS SATURDAY! (12th May). The team will be here to welcome you (and small people if you have any in tow!) from 10am until 3pm. Pop up to our showroom for some advice and inspiration - ...read more
Sub-Zero & Wolf, Frank Lloyd Wright and Nasa
Recently the BarrKitchens’ team were invited to a day exploring the latest appliances from Sub-Zero Wolf. Sub-Zero and Wolf have established themselves as the appliance brands of choice for leading chefs (and those passionate about food the world over) due to the robust, industrial feel of ...read more
Adaptable Living – a kitchen space designed for a growing family
Every lifestyle brings its own demands of a kitchen – the engine room of most homes. A busy family life is a case in point. What to cook? Where to store the army sized rations? Quick ways to prep and tackling the often monumental clear down …and all of this in an environment which is ...read more
RIBA Henley Design Day; Saturday 17th March; a date in the diary for Creativity & Design
The Barr Group are delighted to be joining local architects and specifiers this weekend at the 6th annual RIBA Henley Design Day. Covering the wider area of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, Henley Design Day is a great opportunity to meet local experts in architecture, design and build, ...read more
Celebrating the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi
The ancient Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi focuses on accepting the imperfect and transient nature of life. When this belief is applied to an interior space it can be summerised in the way in which you can turn something imperfect, impermanent or incomplete into something valuable and beautiful. ...read more
Design Dilemmas; Minimalism vs. Maximalism
Explored many times as an ongoing debate between top designers, do you believe less is more, or more is more? We have explored a couple of popular kitchens as featured on some of our favourite blogs to showcase these two iconic styles of interior design. Fighting the minimalist corner is this ...read more
Give Me Steam – the benefits of a boiling water tap
With technology taking the lead in so many aspects of our lives one trend that has taken the kitchen market by storm is the boiling water tap and it’s easy to see why. As well as looking sleek and stylish, particularly in comparison to a cumbersome kettle and wire cluttering up your worktop, ...read more
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