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"Lamb" writes:
This advice is really fantastic. Two more questions.

What do people think about buying all the same brands of appliance vs.
different brands?
Where can I find some modern stainless steel sinks and kitchen taps that
look designer but are budget on the pocket?

I'm impressed by the IKEA sink I bought -- nice low profile edge
which is better than I've seen on all the others I've looked at,
and cheaper too. Of course, the Swedish waste bits needed some
hacking to fit onto UK waste going out through the wall (looks
like Swedish wastes go out through bottom of cupboard).

Also bought an IKEA monoblock tap which looks OK, but badly needs
a nossel or airator, and the rotating joint flexes in directions it
probably shouldn't, so I wouldn't recommend that in particular.
Having looked at the taps mounted in the sink on the display and
seeing how they move around, I mounted my tap in the worktop behind
the sink, which I would strongly recommend.

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Andrew Gabriel