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Notes on planning a kitchen properly

Four pieces, written by the people who draw and build. No trend round-ups and no seasonal colour predictions.

Posts: 4
Topics: Planning, cabinetry, ventilation, storage
Written by: The studio

Planning · 5 min read

What 42 inches of aisle actually buys you

The aisle is the number most kitchen plans get wrong, and the one that decides whether two people can be in the room at once.

Astrid Lindqvist · August 18, 2026

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Cabinetry · 6 min read

Frameless or face-frame: how the box changes your kitchen

The construction of the cabinet carcass decides your storage volume, your reveal, your hinge and whether inset doors are even possible.

Yuki Tanaka · July 29, 2026

Ventilation · 5 min read

Range hood CFM without the guesswork

Sizing a hood is arithmetic, not taste. Here is the calculation, the duct sizes it implies, and the make-up air rule that catches people at inspection.

Marcus Boone · July 2, 2026

Storage · 5 min read

Drawers beat doors in a base cabinet. Here is the arithmetic.

The single change that does most for a kitchen costs nothing in floor area and is usually argued about on price alone.

Astrid Lindqvist · June 10, 2026

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