Welcome to the Hobson’s Choice Learning Hub, an ever-growing library of content and resources that will answer your questions and enable you to understand more about our products and services.

Thinking of Dark Kitchen Worktops? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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Thinking of Dark Kitchen Worktops? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Integrating dark worktops into a kitchen design requires a nuanced approach to ensure they align with the overall vision of the space. Here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know, with expert design insights from Designer, Charlotte Wright.

Advice for Designing a Small Kitchen
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Advice for Designing a Small Kitchen

Our designers, Guy and Pieter, offer their thoughts and advice on how to make the most of a compact kitchen space.

How to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed During a Kitchen Renovation
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How to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed During a Kitchen Renovation

Learn how to reduce decision fatigue and make the process of designing and installing a new kitchen much more manageable with our Designer’s advice.

Master the Art of White Interiors
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Master the Art of White Interiors

Discover how to design stunning white interiors with expert advice. Learn to layer shades, add texture, and use lighting to create elegant, inviting spaces.

How to Make Your Home Feel Like a Luxe 5 Star Hotel
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How to Make Your Home Feel Like a Luxe 5 Star Hotel

What makes a stay in a 5-star luxury hotel so special? It certainly isn’t just one specific thing. In this article, our designers suggest elements influencing that 5-star feeling and how you might emulate them in your home.

How Can I Make My Bathroom Feel Calm?
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How Can I Make My Bathroom Feel Calm?

Create your perfect calming bathroom with some tips from our talented designers including the choice of colours, the layout, selecting the right bath or shower and adding accessories.

Understanding Bulthaup b3 Kitchen Storage
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Understanding Bulthaup b3 Kitchen Storage

One of the key aspects of a bulthaup kitchen is to make your life easier. These changes can be obvious, like a new layout or additional storage, to those little everyday things you do that you don’t consider, including opening a drawer or reaching to the back of a cupboard. This article explores bulthaup b3 kitchen storage options and the benefits they can offer.

What is the Best Floor to put in a Kitchen?
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What is the Best Floor to put in a Kitchen?

Your new kitchen will require a suitable floor that is going to provide you with the functionality, longevity and style you desire. To help you decide about your next kitchen floor, we have summarised the key considerations you should think about to ensure the finished space gives you the look and feel you so desire.

What are the Benefits of a Combi Steam Oven?
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What are the Benefits of a Combi Steam Oven?

In this article, we will talk you through how Steam Combi-Ovens work and the benefits that can offer. By the end, you will hopefully have a better understanding and be able to decide whether it could be the right appliance for your new kitchen project. 

What are the Benefits of an Extra Large Dishwasher?
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What are the Benefits of an Extra Large Dishwasher?

In this article, we explore the main benefits of including an XL dishwasher in your next kitchen project.

What Kitchen Backsplash Options Do You Recommend?
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What Kitchen Backsplash Options Do You Recommend?

Your choice of kitchen backsplash can be used to add colour, pattern and functionality to your space. In this article, we discuss the materials, benefits and styles our clients often choose for their kitchen projects.

Why Should I Visit a Physical Kitchen Showroom?
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Why Should I Visit a Physical Kitchen Showroom?

In this digital world, the effort of having to go somewhere can sometimes put us off. But what about when it comes to creating your new kitchen? Why should you visit a kitchen showroom, is a purely digital experience good enough?

What is the best size for a walk-in shower?
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What is the best size for a walk-in shower?

Interested guests visiting our showrooms to explore bathroom options for their property renovation or new build project are often confused about what the most appropriate size is for their walk-in shower. Read on to find out what we recommend.

What does a Bathroom Designer do?
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What does a Bathroom Designer do?

A Hobson’s Choice Bathroom Designer makes the process of designing and installing your exciting new bathroom project as enjoyable and stress-free as possible.

What Does a Quality Kitchen Look Like?
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What Does a Quality Kitchen Look Like?

To the untrained eye, spotting the differences between a low, mid and high-end kitchen can be challenging. In this article, we will highlight some key elements that will help you identify ‘quality’ at all levels of the market and in all aspects of kitchen design.

How do you take the doubt out of the purchase?
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How do you take the doubt out of the purchase?

How do you, Hobson’s Choice, take the doubt out of the purchase? Whether it is a new bulthaup kitchen, luxury bathroom or contemporary living space, our design team support and guide their clients to help them succeed.

How do Hobson's Choice Run Client Projects So Smoothly?
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How do Hobson's Choice Run Client Projects So Smoothly?

Ensuring a client project runs smoothly, from initial design to final installation, can be challenging. Our approach is to ensure every client has a dedicated designer who becomes their project manager. By working in this way the person with the greatest knowledge of the client, their wishes, their home and the design, is in full control at all times.

Explaining the Hobson's Choice Client Journey
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Explaining the Hobson's Choice Client Journey

If you are considering working with Hobson's Choice on a new kitchen, bathroom or interior project, this video will help explain the customer journey - from initial conversation to finished installation. Richard Carter, Managing Director, talks about the design process, how we begin to understand client requirements and translate that into stunning designs.

What should I consider when planning a new luxury bathroom project?
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What should I consider when planning a new luxury bathroom project?

Our easy-to-follow guide is designed to help you get started if you are planning a new luxury bathroom project.

What should I consider when planning a new luxury kitchen project?
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What should I consider when planning a new luxury kitchen project?

Our easy-to-follow guide will help you through the initial phases - from ideas to showroom visits if you are starting to plan a luxury kitchen renovation or new-build project.

How do our Designers begin to understand a new client project brief?
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How do our Designers begin to understand a new client project brief?

Two of our Senior Designers, Philip Harrison and Natasha Townsend, talk about how they begin to piece together a client project brief when they meet for the first time. Reading body language, gauging reactions to different products and styles, and carefully listening to the client answers.