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Top chef Monica Galetti tells EKBB about her Alno kitchen by Halcyon Interiors

Masterchef's Monica Galleti has let Essential Kitchens Bedrooms and Bathrooms magazine sneak a look at her brand new Alno kitchen.  Designed and project managed by Graham Robinson here at Halcyon Interiors, Monica tells all about how they worked together to create her ideal kitchen; hard-wearing, handleless, modern and open-plan with a large island. 

Monica's brief was "a space where I could do photoshoots with ease, as well as somewhere to entertain a big group of friends and family".  Monica was very impressed with Graham's design ideas to attain an answer to her brief, "Graham had a lot more ideas that I hadn't thought about, so the design consultancy was an incredibly important element in getting the overall end result right. I was advised to get a larger island than I initially envisioned - it's actually over three metres, which is amazing - but I'm glad of the extra space." 

It was a pleasure working with Monica to help her create her kitchen and Halcyon is delighted that Monica is happy - even saying that this is her "ideal kitchen" and there is nothing she would change!

 Read the full article, and see stunning the stunning pictures in this month's Essential Kitchen's Bedrooms and Bathrooms on sale now! 

 

Exciting revamp for our Hatch End branch - some sneak previews!

We're nearly ready to unveil our new look following a complete refit at Halcyon Interiors' Hatch End showroom!

Our new displays will feature the new Alno Cera 'concrete look' door;  the new Caesarstone 'raw concrete' worktop colour with a luxurious satin feel finish, Alno's stunning new Violet Grey colour,  and a beautiful bespoke, made-to-order 'Seagrass' colour chosen from a Pantone-style chart called 'RAL' of  over 4,000 colours.

We absolutely love our new display designs and can't wait to show them off when they are finished.  Watch this space for news of the grand opening!

For now though here are some in-progress shots...

 

 

 

KBB Review give the customer verdict on our Wigmore Street showroom

KBB review investigates what people in our Wigmore Street kitchen showroom are looking for when buying a luxury kitchen.  As well as some great insights into what customers really want, it was great to see how well our designers and showroom came across. 

Within the piece, the showroom was described as really standing out when walking down Wigmore Street, and being distinctly more striking than anywhere else.  Plus our showroom manager Graham received outstanding praise, being described as 'the most fabulous designer'! Praise indeed.  Well done Graham and all our talented designers on such a great review. 

See the full article below: 

 

 

 

Read all about it...

Our talented showroom Manager Graham Robinson is interviewed by Alno on what inspires him to create beautiful kitchens.

http://alnokitchens.co.uk/pages/inside-alno-what-inspires-graham-robinson

 

Take a look at our Houzz!

It might be a chilly mid-January afternoon, but we are all a-glow here at Halcyon Interiors after reading our glowing customer reviews on Houzz.  Have a read here: Halcyon Houzz Reviews

If you haven't used Houzz before, it's time to get involved.  It's the perfect place to get inspired and discover products, plus find and collaborate with a company who can make your vision a reality. 

Halcyon Interiors Ltd is excited to be featured on the platform, and if you go to our profile you'll see lots more information about us, including inspirational photos of our completed customer projects. Why not collaborate with us on ideas for your new kitchen project! 

 

Halcyon Interior's Houzz profile

 

Ex-display kitchens for sale

We're getting a new look at our Pinner showroom, which means there's a unique opportunity to buy great quality ex-display kitchens at a much lower than usual price. 

Two displays available; the first is a chic cream and grey L-shape 'Alno Sign'  kitchen with Miele appliances; the second is a stunning aubergine and cream L-shape 'Alno Fine' kitchen, also with Miele appliances. 

 

   

For more details, and how to purchase, see here: http://www.theusedkitchencompany.com/alno?prod_sort=ldesc

New kitchen project added to our website: Warm wood & white for lasting style

This white and wood colour combination is an unusual choice, but its long lasting style credentials are proving popular. 

The wood wall units add essential visual warmth to the kitchen in contrast to the island of white Corian which provides a stunning focal point and practical eating area. 

Most importantly our clients are delighted and love their new ALNO kitchen! Read more here

Curry for Change at Wigmore Street

There was spice in the air last week at our Wigmore Street showroom when charity Find Your Feet hosted their annual Curry for Change event.

Delicious canapes by Masterchef winning chef, Dhruv Baker, yummy deserts by supperclub cooks, and a brilliant cooking demonstration by Indian cook and teacher, Hari Ghotra who showed us how to make a delicious nut roast perfect for the run up to Christmas. 

 

It was a brilliant event and extremely inspiring to hear about how the work they have done in Asia and Africa has helped the lives of rural families who suffer from hunger. 

To find here  how you can help to raise money for this great cause by simply cooking a curry!

 

Filming from the exciting Godiva event at Wigmore Street!

We've just gotten hold of the fab film from the Godiva event last week .  We think our showroom is the perfect backdrop to this exciting event, even if we do say so ourselves! 

 

Take a look here!

 

Godiva Challenge Finalist Event for Chocolate Week

Last night saw the final of the 2015 Godiva Chocolate Challenge held at our Wigmore Street showroom. 

Four talented young finalists toiled away on our Alno kitchen displays crafting their chocolate and meringue deserts  to present for judging by the impressive panel of William Sitwell, the MasterChef TV critic, Mark Hix, the leading UK chef, Gizzi Erskine, chef and food writer and head Godiva chocolatier Jean Apostolou. 

The judges were very impressed with the level of competition - and looking at the finished finalists' dishes we can see why. 

Reigning Chocolate Queen Heather Bennett was again victorious, winning the judges over with her raspberry and chocolate meringue yumminess. A well deserved winner - congratulations Heather! 

Heather's winning dessert - 'Come Fly With Me' will be featured on the menu of one of Mark Hix's restaurants for one week. 

 

In addition to seeing lots of lovely chocolate based deserts being made on our beautiful displays we also got the chance to try some of the delicious Godiva chocolates and see their iconic chocolate dipped strawberries being made. 

Go to www.Godiva.co.uk for more information about Chocolate Week, the Godiva Challenge and of course their delicious chocolates.