Designing a kitchen can take longer than you imagine. This is an important space in the house and it has to be right. There are also a myriad of various possibilities and functions that have to be taken in to consideration, everything has to be carefully thought out.
It took me several days of drawing and redrawing to get the right layout and to decide where everything was going, how the space was going to be used and what happens to clutter.
I spent between 6-9 hours with various kitchen companies getting comparative quotes. Eventually, I decided on a shaker style design with all built in appliances from a high street manufacturer that came in within budget.