Looeeze Grossman, kitchen specialist and founder of The Used Kitchen Company, has been trading used and ex-display kitchens for two decades and is an authority on everything relating to the home.

But that won't look dated a few years down the line ...

In open plan layouts, especially, the kitchen is no longer a purely practical room. It is the backdrop to family life, a place where conversations unfold, where guests gather and everyday life plays ...

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