A kitchen can be both beautiful and practical – drawers and pull-outs should be easy to open, effortless to close and even when heavily laden have a feather-light glide. Top quality motion by Blum extends to other cabinetry hardware: hinges for doors and lift systems for overhead cabinets.

Comprehensive practical testing to guarantee optimal function in everyday use, Blum fittings are subjected to intensive testing. Lift systems are checked up to 80,000 opening movements, box and runner systems up to 100,000 and hinge systems even up to 200,000. Choose Blum for high-quality motion for the lifetime of your kitchen.

Thanks for your comments everyone. We've taken your advice (Luke and NH) and changed the island to a rectangle (1200 x 3000). We lose one breakfast bar seat but gain storage and dining room space plus it shortens the distances from the island to the cooktops. It also removes the need for a corner carousel. We're much happier with this result. Dairy_maid, we've done what you suggested and walked through some common tasks. Overall it works reasonably well although we may keep some coffee spoons and butter knives in the scullery drawers for morning toast and coffee. We've also invested in a "silent" rangehood which has the motor on the outside of the house behind the fridge and we've upgraded the scullery sink to one that is 600 x 400 (internal size). Fabrication starts tomorrow. Woohoo. Once again, thanks so much for taking the time to respond. The design has been significantly improved with your input.

Comprehensive, practical testing to guarantee optimal function in everyday use,Blum fittings are subjected to intensive testing. Lift systems are checked up to 80,000 opening movements, box and runner systems up to 100,000 and hinge systems even up to 200,000. Choose Blum for a high-quality motion for the lifetime of your kitchen.