What you only learn once the panels arrive cut.
We write about measuring, cutting and the mistakes you pay for: short, with numbers, no filler.
Measuring
How to measure a kitchen so the panels don't come back
Eight measurements, in the order you actually take them — with a printable form.
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Small spaces
Kitchens for Small Flats: The Most Out of Every Square Metre
The layout is worth more than the floor area: which shape suits which room, where depth can be stolen, and what has no place in a small kitchen.
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Mistakes
10 Most Common Kitchen Design Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
The ten mistakes that cost the most — from a hob in the corner to a forgotten door swing — and the number that prevents each one.
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Layout
The kitchen work triangle: ideal distances fridge–sink–cooker
Fridge, sink, hob: each side 1,200–2,700 mm, the sum up to 8 metres. Why the triangle still applies and how to check it in your own flat.
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Trends
Kitchen design trends 2026: colours, materials and layout
Matt surfaces, wood next to dark tones, disappearing handles and a kitchen you do not see — which of the 2026 trends make sense, and how to try them on your own kitchen.
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Planning
How to plan a kitchen yourself: from measuring to a 3D drawing
The order professionals follow: measurements, floor plan, services, layout by zones — and only then 3D. With the numbers for every step.
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For carpenters
3D designs for carpenters: faster sales and fewer mistakes in the build
A render sells the kitchen before the workshop does, documentation cuts out mistakes in the build — how carpenters use the design and what the monthly packages carry.
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Service
What you get when you order a 3D kitchen design
Around ten images in 4K, 2D documentation with dimensions and two revisions at no extra charge — exactly what arrives when you order a 3D design for €90.
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Tools
Kitchen design software: which one is best for your kitchen?
Sweet Home 3D, Planner 5D, Homestyler, the IKEA planner — what each one can do, where they stop, and when you need a tool that calculates rather than just draws.
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Edge banding
Edge banding 0.5 or 2 mm — where each one goes
Thin banding on the edges nobody sees, thick where things get knocked. The difference in price per metre and per kitchen.
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Safety
How high above the hob a wall cabinet may hang
650 mm above an electric hob, 750 above gas — and why the extractor hood has its own, gentler rule.
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Corner
Why a corner cabinet "eats" 500 mm
The blind section is not a mistake but geometry: the neighbouring carcass sits exactly there. What you gain and what you lose.
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Looking for instructions for the service itself — how you measure, how you order and what exactly arrives? Guides for customers →