Many of our customers think about enlarging their kitchen by means of taking out internal walls or carrying out some form of building works to create a new open space. Internal wall demolition is often referred to as a knock-through. This might involve anything from just cutting a new door opening, through to the complete removal of an entire wall. Typically there are two types of wall: Load Bearing – Where the wall provides a separation between rooms and is […]
Its many stylish patterns and colours make it the most versatile and popular of all decorative stones. Characterised by great stiffness and density, its wonderful patterns have been created by minerals melting into its once liquid mass. Granite is one of the most common examples of igneous rock, providing and extremely hard but uniquely attractive work surface.
With many of our customers looking at alternative options for island cooking and extraction we thought we would take a look at venting hobs. Since the introduction of the Bora Basic venting hobs with an innovative all in one appliance (cooking and ventilation) was introduced many alternatives have popped up on the market. Venting hobs offer an all in one appliance which is stylish and aesthetically pleasing which offers many solutions in kitchen design creating open living spaces with no […]
Looking for a different corner solution in your kitchen? Many of our customers on their wish list is to look for better corner solutions in their kitchen as they see it as dead space and would like to get the most from it. One solution is The Qanto, Qanto is possibly the most sophisticated and beautiful corner storage solution available. At the touch of a button, the shelves/trays rise up from the worktop in a smooth, near silent fashion and provide […]
From the professional kitchen/restaurant, sous vide (pronounced sue-veed) is making its way into the home kitchen. It’s a cooking technique that utilises a precise temperature control to deliver consistent results you would find in a high end restaurant. Restaurants have been using sous vide cooking for years to cook food to ensure the exact cooking levels are achieved. This technique of cooking recently became popular for budding chefs in the home, with the availability of affordable and easy-to-use sous vide […]
Investment continues at Nixons Kitchens Seaton Burn with construction work now starting on new and improved office areas to support continued growth. At the start of the year Nixons embarked on an improvement program to invest in the site at Seaton Burn, extending factories and support areas for manufacturing. Recently Nixons have also purchased new machines for the factory enhancing production output and supporting continued improvement in product. Nixons continue to invest throughout 2017 with phase 1 of new office […]
The overall linear look is proving very popular in today’s modern kitchen, this Umber and Porcelain kitchen is an excellent choice of colours completed with Dekton Trilium creating a show stopping kitchen. While we see trends of Greys and Neutral Earthy Hues its nice to see people opting for a painted choice and creating stunning kitchens within their homes unique to them. From our Concetto range Elario range creates a really striking kitchen- it has clean lines and works perfectly […]
Visiting a customers loverly Victorian home yesterday we came across this beautiful AGA installed just last week. We are currently planning the new kitchen around the install and look forward to presenting this (you can read about the brief in more detail below). In a recent Survey by LivingUp the question ‘Imagine you were looking for a dream house to buy and money and space were no object. Would each of the following special features make a property more desirable […]
At Nixons we are always striving to be at the forefront of style and innovation manufacturing our own kitchens in the North East. We passionately believe that the kitchen is the heart of the home and where the internal décor starts, so we want to create designs that will inspire and cater for individual tastes. The latest trend in the home is mixing and matching textures, which is why our Concetto kitchen ranges offer massive choice. Our ranges give customers […]
