The all-white kitchen is giving way to warm, oak-forward spaces. This UK 2025 guide shows how to specify solid-wood cabinets, butcher-block islands, and slatted splash panels for a biophilic kitchen—complete with fresh stats from Houzz UK, colour calls from editors, and a joiner-ready spec. Crafted to last, finished low-VOC, and planet-positive with Mangomood.
With 60% of UK homes now living with pets, “pet-first” design is a 2025 must. This interior-designer guide shows how solid-wood furniture—slatted sideboards with hidden dog dens, pull-out bowl drawers, ash litter benches and oak cat ledges—keeps homes beautiful and pet-friendly. Real-world sizes, RSPCA-informed welfare tips and scratch-resistant finish choices inside.
The home-bar revival is real: UK households are entertaining in, and 80% bought drinks for home consumption last year. This designer’s guide shows how solid-wood drinks cabinets—walnut, oak and teak—deliver function, mood and sustainability, with data-backed trends, space-planning for UK rooms, and a build sheet you can hand to your joiner. Explore Mangomood’s handmade, FSC-certified bar pieces that plant a tree with every order.
