Leith Kitchens

Journal

Notes on kitchen design.

Ideas, advice and inspiration to help you plan your kitchen with confidence, from layout and materials to style and smart storage.

Fitted kitchen with a raised eye-level oven, low drawer storage and lit worktops
2026-09-010

Accessible Kitchen Design in Scotland: What Actually Helps

Accessible kitchen design in Scotland: heights, clearances and storage choices that keep a kitchen genuinely usable, surveyed and designed over video.

Warm light across the squared edge of a full-thickness speckled recycled glass worktop, illustrative image
2026-08-2571

Recycled Glass Worktop Overlays: When They Make Sense and When They Don't

What recycled glass worktop overlays are, when they make sense, and when a full thickness surface wins, from kitchen designers in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Floor to ceiling storage units in a compact fitted utility room
2026-08-1823

Small Kitchen Design for Edinburgh and Glasgow Homes

How we design small kitchens in Edinburgh and Glasgow: tenement and galley layouts, storage that climbs, and the measurements that decide what fits.

White handleless kitchen with grey worktops, an island and green enamel pendant lights, fitted by Leith Kitchens in Clydebank
2026-08-11141

How Much Does a New Kitchen Cost in Edinburgh and Glasgow? An Honest Guide

What a bespoke fitted kitchen really costs in Edinburgh and Glasgow: an honest £10,000 to £30,000+ range, what moves the price, and where to spend.

Terracotta bowl on a pale veined solid surface worktop in soft morning light, illustrative image
2026-08-0270

Corian Worktops: What Solid Surface Actually Gives You, and How It Compares to Quartz

Corian and solid surface worktops explained by kitchen designers in Edinburgh and Glasgow: what the material gives you, and where quartz genuinely wins.

Warm evening light raking across a speckled recycled glass worktop surface, illustrative image
2026-07-1759

Recycled Glass Worktops: How They’re Made and What Drives the Cost

What recycled glass worktops are made of, how the slabs are produced, and what moves the price, from kitchen designers in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

shaker kitchen with framed cabinetry
2025-07-25105

Shaker vs Handleless: Why Not a Handleless Shaker Kitchen?

Shaker warmth or handleless minimalism? Our Edinburgh and Glasgow designers compare both styles and show how a handleless shaker kitchen blends the two.

Windsor Bespoke
2025-07-21252

Kitchen Islands for Edinburgh Homes: Will One Fit in Yours?

Will a kitchen island work in your Edinburgh home? The clearances, minimum sizes and seating that make one fit, and when a peninsula is the smarter call.

Handleless kitchen with gloss finishes
2025-07-13272

Handleless Kitchens: A Glasgow and Edinburgh Designer’s Guide

True handleless, J-pull or push-to-open? What each means for space and feel, from designers planning handleless kitchens across Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Windsor Bespoke
2025-07-08110

Contemporary Kitchen Design Tips for a Clean, Modern Look

Contemporary kitchen design tips from our Edinburgh and Glasgow studio: clean lines, a layout that works, and materials that look right in ten years.

3d render of a kithen by Leith Kitchens
2025-07-02175

What to Expect in a Design Consultation at Leith Kitchens

Planning a new kitchen? Here’s exactly how we take your ideas and turn them into a space that feels like home, with zero pressure and no guesswork.

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