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?

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

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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.

Brochure Library

View a collection of inspirational brochures from our recommended brands kitchen, bathroom and interior design brands, including bulthaup, Rimadesio, Next125, Gaggenau, BORA, Alape, Duravit and Carl Hansen & Son.

Explore our Swindon Showroom - Virtual Tour

Our expansive Swindon showroom is home to a range of Hobson’s Choice products; contemporary German kitchens, luxury bathrooms and modern designer living spaces. To enable you to get a feel for our style and products, we have created a virtual showroom around which you can walk from the comfort of your smartphone, tablet or computer.

Explore our Bath Showroom - Virtual Tour

Explore our Bath showroom, featuring beautiful bulthaup kitchen displays featuring the latest cooking technologies from Gaggenau, Miele and Siemens. Rimadesio sliding glass doors and Zenit bespoke shelving complements the contemporary style of the showroom space, providing lots of ideas and inspiration for your next project.

Explore our Winchester Showroom - Virtual Tour

Take a virtual tour of our Winchester showroom, home to beautiful bulthaup kitchen displays featuring the latest cooking technologies from Gaggenau, Miele, Siemens and BORA. Rimadesio Sail sliding glass doors and Zenit bespoke shelving complements the contemporary style of the showroom space, providing lots of ideas and inspiration for your next project.

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.

Why have kitchen/bathroom renovation costs risen over the past year?

If you are in the process of planning a new interior renovation or building project, rising costs and careful budget management will be something of which you are well aware. In this article, we explore the reasons behind the price increases and provide subtle design choices you can consider to save on budget.

How Safe is an Induction Cooktop?

Cooking on an induction hob is widely regarded as a more energy efficient and controllable method when compared to halogen, ceramic or gas alternatives. However, are safety fears preventing the wider adoption of the technology, or could it be something else?

How can I make my kitchen ergonomic?

As your designer pieces together the elements that will create the perfect layout for you, they will consider lots of ergonomic criteria. In this article, we will look at the different ways a kitchen can be tailored to reflect your physical attributes and preferred workflows.

How do I choose a kitchen worktop?

Choosing the right kitchen worktop material for your new kitchen may seem challenging due to the number of different options available. In this article, we explore popular kitchen worktop choices made by Hobson’s Choice clients and the positives and compromises you may need to consider when making your choice.

What features do I need in a new oven?

The cooking capabilities of a modern, high-end oven are quite incredible, from specific cooking modes for different dishes to steam injection, heat probes and smartphone apps. But is this what everyone wants? To help you understand some of the possibilities, we put this article together that explores oven cooking functionality in 2022 and why you might, or might not, consider the function a benefit or a distraction.

Which Kitchen Extractor Fan is Best for my Project?

Choosing the correct type of kitchen extractor fan for your kitchen project depends on your property, the design, and your individual style. There are lots of different extractors to choose from, available in different shapes and colours, offering varying functionality, performance and efficiency. In this article, we explore the different factors you may consider when selecting the right type of kitchen extractor fan for your kitchen project.

The Challenges of Designing a New Modern Kitchen for a Period Property

When designing a new modern kitchen for a period property there are often additional conditions that must be taken into account. In this article, we explore some of the key points that should form part of the kitchen design planning process.

How much does a bulthaup kitchen cost and why?

Are you thinking of purchasing a new high-end luxury bulthaup kitchen? In that case, a key consideration will undoubtedly be the cost. How much do you want, or need, to spend and which factors influence the price of a new bulthaup kitchen? This article will provide you with a better understanding of the reasons.

How to Choose and Use Colour Schemes for the Home

Advice and guidance about creating and testing a new colour scheme for your home, considering colour inspiration, the practicalities of colour choice and how to start planning.

Who Owns Bulthaup?

Bulthaup is a privately held company, it is owned by the Bulthaup family. The company was founded by Martin Bulthaup in 1949 in Germany and since then it has been passed on to his descendants. Currently, 3rd generation, Marc O. Eckert is the CEO and Owner.

Is a Bulthaup Kitchen Worth It?

A Bulthaup kitchen is a high-end, luxury product that is known for its sleek, modern design and exceptional quality. The brand is known for using top-of-the-line materials and construction techniques, as well as offering a high degree of customisation. The kitchens are designed to be functional, easy to clean and long-lasting.

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.

Why Choose a Bulthaup Kitchen?

There are many reasons why bulthaup kitchens are considered the very best, from the company heritage and refinement to the build quality and design freedom the systems offer. This article explains some of the key rationales about why you should choose a bulthaup kitchen.

Is a Rimadesio Sliding Glass Door Right for My Project?

Installing bespoke Rimadesio sliding glass doors in your home is an elegant and stylish way of dividing interior spaces, but are they right for your project? Our article sets out to explain why you should choose them and our design and installation process.

Questions to ask yourself when planning a new kitchen layout

By diligently thinking about what works and what could be improved in your existing kitchen layout, you will build a strong foundation for your new kitchen design. Our article suggests some layout related questions get you started.

Why should I tell my designer my budget?

In this article, Richard Carter, Managing Director, explains why it is crucial to talk openly about budget whilst exploring new kitchen or bathroom design possibilities. ‘If you want him or her to work effectively and efficiently on your project, saving you and their time, you must give them an honest target to work towards.’

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.

Is an Instant Boiling-Hot Water Tap really worth the investment?

Understanding if a Quooker, or any other brand of Instant Boiling Hot Water Tap, is suitable for you and worth the investment comes down to a number of factors. Like many things in life that could be classed as a luxury, your perception of its value is highly personal and tied to your individual needs and desires.

How do I prepare for a kitchen or bathroom installation?

Preparing for a kitchen or bathroom installation - This article explains some of the key tasks and planning you can do ahead of time, to ensure your property is installation ready, and you and your household are mentally prepared.