Well, mortgage has been approved and builder has been booked for the extension. We now have to go shopping this weekend for a kitchen while hopefully the January sales are still running! Problem is, I'm not really sure what to look for so was hoping for some advice from any new kitchen veterans.
Budget is limited but then so is space (won't be huge, but will be much more useable than it is now).
Thoughts for what I want out of the kitchen is: decent big fridge/freezer, sink with a waste disposal unit (either a 1.5 sink or double depending on how it plans out), light colours to make the room look bigger, wine rack, some sort of lockable cupboard for under the sink stuff, telescopic towel holder somewhere, easy clean surfaces, LOTS of cupboard space, space for a decent sized kitchen bin.
What other considerations should I be thinking of. No idea of types of flooring (in the budget range - easy to clean priority!). Don't know anything about worksurfaces and what the differences are. Generally want a clean, modern look without too many things on show (like to hide all the manky kitchen equipment that isn't going to get replaced for years!!!)
Primarily going to look in MFI, B&Q and Wicks... we won't be using fitters, the builder will install. Just generally fishing for advice on what sort of things I need to check/ask/be aware of so I don't just accept whatever some kitchen designer tells me I need!