Greatest homes: fantastic kitchens

A home’s heart is its kitchen, which is why you need one that really suits your lifestyle

Whether you’re a practised Delia or simply like to get fed and go, the kitchen is where all the action takes place. It’s where the kids come into from school, where you can entertain and impress your friends, and in these chilly days it’s often the warmest part of the home in more ways than one! This and more are why it is vitally important to get the right kitchen to set the tone for your home. With so many gadgets to help too, it’s easy to tailor-make one to suit you. So as starting points or finished perfection, here are a few to consider.

Hill Brow, Hove
Filled with space, light and everything you’d want in your kitchen, this high spec bespoke Roundhouse kitchen includes a range of hand-built drawers and cupboards, as well as Gaggenau ovens, hob and extractor, plus a moulded Corian worktop. Just look at that shine! The rest of the house is just as stunningly finished, and offers three bedrooms, two reception rooms, beautiful bathrooms with each bedroom and gorgeous gardens.
>£1,800,000
>Hamptons International
>01273 230230

Sussex Heights, Brighton
One of the few opportunities you may have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner surrounded by clouds without the slightest chance of jetlag. This fabulous 15th floor apartment in the centre of town offers you a Rodolfo Dordoni Italian designer galley kitchen for all your culinary needs, fully equipped with a washer/dryer, fridge/freezer and double oven. The rest of the flat has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a spacious living room and incredible views all over.
>£350,000
>Fox & Sons
>01273 777000

The Drive, Hove
This fabulous mansion block apartment offers all you’d need to entertain in style with this glorious kitchen breakfast room. With ample space to dine the room also has a superb designed interior that includes a range of Leitch chocolate brown eye and base level units with Corian worktops, with an inset Halogen hob, eye level combination oven and additional single oven above – plus integrated Neff dishwasher, washing machine and fridge freezer. Plenty! Elsewhere you’ll find three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large living room.
>£575,000
>Baron Estates
>01273 779777

Salisbury Road, Seaford
This L-shaped kitchen/family room measuring over 24’ by 17’ lets the kids smell when dinner’s ready while they play nearby. With an extensive range of cream Shaker-style units, Corian worktops and a fitted breakfast bar, as well as an integrated dishwasher, and doors out to the conservatory, this is a fabulous kitchen. The rest of the house is rather ace too, with four bedrooms, a utility room and separate living room.
>£375,000
>Lampons
>01323 490400

Maldon Road, Brighton
An opportunity to acquire a real family kitchen that can be the focal point of every gathering. This extended kitchen with skylight opens straight onto the garden for summer fun, and lets the light in but keeps the cold at bay in the winter. The rest of the accommodation is spread over the three floors of the town house and offers four bedrooms and a first floor living room.
>£409,000
>John Hoole
>01273 555115