We recently added our new range of grey painted kitchens to our kitchen showroom in Carlow. It’s a colour we found by chance when making some colour samples for clients and is a huge success. Everyone that calls to our showroom seems to be drawn to the kitchen. While cream or ivory painted kitchens are Read the Rest…
Grey Painted Kitchens by Woodale Designs
By Keith FennellyRadiator Covers
By Keith FennellyRadiator Covers have become a huge seller for us since the credit crunch. The fact that they are an affordable piece of furniture for the house is factor. We try to offer designs that are that bit different from the norm, with wooden vents being used rather than the metal mesh used in almost every Read the Rest…
Kitchen Prices.
By Keith FennellyPeople nowadays have become very clued in when when getting quotes for their kitchens and bedrooms… Or so it seem. I have noticed from being in the showroom that they know all the different phrases that we use in the industry. This of course only means that they have probably trawled through twenty different kitchen Read the Rest…
Kitchen Design
By Keith FennellyKitchen design and layout is just as important as your choice of kitchen. While the kitchen triangle plays an important part of your design layout, you also need to feel comfortable with the location of your cooking and preparation areas, appliances and storage solutions. The Kitchen Triangle: The three points of which you work most Read the Rest…
Whats new in kitchen design
By Keith FennellyIts difficult to say, every company has its own style when it comes to creating that dream kitchen.Painted kitchens are by far our biggest seller at the moment. In saying this, clients are looking for unique design features such as different colour islands, high rise chimney breast features and curved corners on end units rather Read the Rest…
Workshop Pictures
By Keith FennellyIt seem the Christmas rush has already begun for us. Our factory is currently running 14hour days to keep up with the demand. Its amazing even to us how busy we are at the moment. I have said before people are a lot more careful when it comes to choosing a design and budget for Read the Rest…
New projects
By Keith FennellyWhat a busy week! We are adding the finishing touches to some of our most recent projects and just about to start some very nice kitchens. Clients are coming from all over Ireland and we seem to be going further afield this last few weeks. Our next project is a large painted kitchen in Dublin, Read the Rest…
Changing times in the Kitchen industry.
By Keith FennellyOur global recession has really changed the kitchen industry here in Ireland. The larger kitchen chains are really starting to feel the pinch while companies such as ourselves are still as busy as ever. People are no longer throwing money away when it comes to their new kitchen. They really are doing their homework and Read the Rest…
Granite Worktops for Kitchens
By Keith FennellyGranite worktops are an essential part of creating you perfect kitchen design. Another bit of good news is that prices have dropped – around €42 per sq ft. Something else to point out is that the majority of the granites are the same price ie. Venetian gold, galaxy star black, madura to name a few. Read the Rest…
Essential kitchen Design Tips
By Keith FennellyYour Kitchen is one of the main expenditures in your home, we all want to make a statement with it. The first thing everyone wants to hear when a visitor enters the kitchen is “Wow your kitchen is beautiful, who did it for you?” – The question all kitchen designers and manufacturers love to hear Read the Rest…
Kitchens Dublin | Woodale Kitchens
By Keith FennellyThe bulk of our customers seem to be traveling from Dublin for their kitchens. Country prices are a lot more competitive to those in cities like Dublin offering more value you for more and true bespoke kitchen designs. When the celtic tiger hit Ireland its seem people wanted to say how MUCH a kitchen cost Read the Rest…
Modern extractors for the Kitchen.
By Keith FennellyJust a short post for those of you who are tired of the boring chrome extractor fan. Elica have some really nice extractors if your willing to pay the price!! An extensive range can be viewed here on the KAL site. Falmec have also launched a beautiful range of extractor fans with images of major Read the Rest…
Differences between custom and flatpack kitchen design
By Keith FennellyI pay close attention to plans/designs from other kitchen companies when they are brought into the showroom for pricing. One thing that has struck me recently is the layouts that other kitchen companies are designing for prospective clients. No effort what so ever is being put into the plans, just get as many large units Read the Rest…
Realistic Kitchen Prices
By Keith FennellyI was reading the Sunday Business Post this morning and seen an article by Alexander Fitzgerald, more of an advertisement for two kitchen companies if I’m honest. What struck me were the prices they were quoting. One high gloss kitchen had a starting price of €8,000 there was an oak kitchen with a starting price Read the Rest…
Neff Kitchen appliances
By Keith FennellyNeff appliances have always been a market leader when it come to kitchen appliances. I have always been to busy with the design and manufacture of kitchens to focus on the advantages of having Neff in the kitchen. In recent months I have changed this and have and studied some of the benifits of having Read the Rest…
A Kitchen Designers Role
By Keith FennellyI‘ve been browsing through magazines and online sites looking at design features and ideas that other companies are using. The thing that strikes me the most is how much credit designers are given for what they create. A kitchen designer is only as good as his or her client. What I mean by this is Read the Rest…
Kitchen Worktops, choosing a worksurface
By Keith FennellyI have planned on writing this for a while. A post explaining the various kitchen counter tops to choose from. Beware this could be a long one!! Granite : A granite worktop adds an immediate wow factor and will more than recoup the initial investment. It is the ultimate in durability and whatever the kitchen Read the Rest…
Kitchen Lighting, Led lighting
By Keith FennellyLed (Light-emitting diode) lighting is relatively new to the market although they have been around since 1962. Early versions of led had low light emittance but in recent years has improved in both quality and brightness. The lighting effect from led is called electroluminescent and the energy gap of the semiconductor determines the colour of Read the Rest…
Designing your own Kitchen
By Keith FennellyI was reading an American kitchen designer’s blog recent and came upon a new FREE kitchen design software package. AutoDesk allows you design your own kitchen without the initial need for a designer. The CAD allows you to drag the units into the room settings whereby you choose the unit you need and drag it Read the Rest…
An Interior Designers role
By Keith FennellyI’ve never been a fan of interior designers if I’m honest. I always saw them as a luxury when it comes to their services – a service that people want to tell their friends about when having work done in their homes. Well I was wrong…. I am currently working with one on a house Read the Rest…
How to measure your kitchen
By Keith FennellySo you’ve decided you want a new kitchen and want to get some quotations from kitchen suppliers in your area. Well a pretty common problem for most people is measuring the room. I have added a plans below which will give you an idea of how to measure up for your new kitchen. The majority Read the Rest…
Gorenje’s New SmarTable | The Worlds Coolest Table
By Keith FennellyGorenje have come up with a table that can only be described as “the worlds coolest table” – Excuse the pun! While I can’t see it having much use in the home, I think it is an excellent idea for say boardrooms, wine bars, restaurants and even airports. With the click of a button Read the Rest…
Farrow and Ball Painted Kitchens
By Keith FennellyWhether you live in a three bed semi, a farm house or a self build painted kitchens are by far the most popular kitchen out there. Most people have made there mind up before they even reach our showroom. They have done their research online and more than likely have a magazine under their arm Read the Rest…
Free Kitchen Design Software
By Keith FennellyIt’s getting more and more difficult to get a kitchen designed for free. With everyone pricing around for the best quote companies just won’t allow their designs to leave the showroom any more. Time is money and kitchen companies can’t afford to pay people for designs on kitchens they are not selling. Some of us Read the Rest…
To buy or not to buy?
By Keith FennellyHow many of you are renting a house, paying €600 – €1,000 per month or sharing a house with others and paying your landlord €300 per room? I’d say quiet a few! I bet the majority of you are telling yourselves and others that you’re waiting for house prices to drop – That you see Read the Rest…
Allowing Kitchen installation to run smoothly
By Keith FennellyOne of the biggest problems a kitchen company runs into is the location of sockets and water supplies. If you are building a new home it is vital that your kitchen designer give you the location of power points so that on the day of fitting you don’t find one of your power points is Read the Rest…
Stairs Designs
By Keith FennellyI spend a good bit of my time in the evenings browsing on-line and saving images as I go that I like the look of. I have always had an interest in stairs and how they are made some of which I am amazed by to be honest. Most people look at an item of Read the Rest…
The Differences between Spray Painted Kitchens and Hand Painted Kitchens
By Keith FennellyWe have seen quiet a few articles on this topic recently. While the various articles blast either painted or hand painted kitchens we feel that both have their pros and cons. There’s no doubt that painted kitchens are here to stay and are by far a favourite among home owners. Lets narrow it down to each Read the Rest…
Kitchen Jargon | Terms used by Kitchen Designers
By Keith FennellyA comprehensive list of the various phrases kitchen designers use when describing key components and features within the kitchen. Cad stands for computer aided design and your kitchen designer should give you a cad drawing in 3d or virtual reality of your new kitchen. Fully Integrated is the term used for kitchen appliances that a Read the Rest…
3D printer builds house in 20 Hours
By Keith FennellyI was on Twitter today, yes Twitter, I’m a nerd at heart! I saw David Quaid show his followers a video of a 3D printer which is capable of building a house in 20 hours! This is just amazing, that a printer, a machine, can build the structure of a home in that amount of time Read the Rest…
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