As you may have heard we have just launched a brand new catalogue for 2011.

With our latest catalogue, we’ve streamlined some of our products, as well as improving the layout and information to make ordering your kitchen as simple as possible. Later this year year we’ll also be offering online ordering so you can do it all from the comfort of your own home!

One of the questions we’ve had emailed in this morning was “what’s different when compared to our previous catalogue?”. So to answer that question, here’s some information explaining the changes. Of course, if you have any more questions, please contact us here.

Soft-close drawers are now standard!

All drawer units are now soft-close by default! Previously our range had Blum Metabox as standard (a non-soft close drawer) with an option of upgrading to Blum Tandembox (soft-close).

We now offer european quality Grass drawer and door hardware which are all soft closing. The price point of the Grass hardware is comparable to the the Metabox hardware, so it’s a great choice. Of course we will still be offering both Blum varieties as an option too.

Read more about our soft-close kitchen drawer cabinets here

Benchtop price drop!

That’s right – we have significantly reduced the pricing of our laminate benchtops. We’ve also introduced a new range of colours to complement our door and drawer colours. In addition to a new lower price and new colours we’re now also offering a 6×6 profile – which is a 6mm radius at both the top and bottom of the benchtop. The tighter radius is a modern style that is already proving very popular.

New Duro Laminate & Thermo PVC colours

We’ve trimmed some of our lesser popular colours, as well as adding brand new colours, most of which now have a matching Duro and Thermo option – perfect for maximum flexibility when designing your kitchen.
Our new colours include wood grains, warm earthy tones and well as favourites such as Classic White and Antique White. We have also included modern contemporary favourites such as White Gloss which is great for that modern minimal kitchen look.

Also, one of the great features specifically with our Duro range is that the new melamine board product is a very ‘green’ product. We’ll be adding a detailed information page about the measures we are taking to reduce our carbon emissions in coming weeks.

New Accessories

We’ve added some new accessory options such as laundry hamper baskets, kitchen bins, ironing boards, cutlery trays and also hardware packs including screws, plasterboard anchors, caps and other items to assist you installing your kitchen.

As we’ve mentioned, 2011 is a huge year for U-Install-It Kitchens, so make sure you come back for the latest info or subscribe to our mailing list here or like us on facebook below.

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Following our successful display at the 2010 HIA Home Show in October, we have received some coverage online via the Home Improvement Pages website, the leading Australian website in the trade, building and home maintenance industry.

Given that Home Improvement Pages is ranked as one of the 10 most visited websites in the building and construction industry, it is fantastic to see the U-Install-It Kitchens range of products being showcased and exposed to a wider audience.

Here’s the link: www.homeimprovementpages.com.au/article/install_your_own_kitchen

Whilst at the Home Show, Morgan Farquhar, one of our fantastic sales staff – was interviewed about our DIY Kitchen product range, you can check out the video below.

Of course, if you’re looking for advice on all things trade and building related, make sure you start your research at www.homeimprovementpages.com.au

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Looking for kitchen ideas? Or just want to see what other’s have done?

With a special thanks to our valued customers, we’ve just re-vamped our gallery page to show you some examples of just what you can achieve with the U-Install-It Kitchen range of products.

The new improved gallery page allows you to simply click on the small thumbnail image, which will then enlarge and reveal the full photo. You can then just click through the kitchen slideshow easily.

We’ve grouped each kitchen together, so you’ll get a good idea of how the kitchen looked before and after.

Of course if you have any questions about any of the examples you see, please come in and see us and make sure you take some pics before you start –  we’d love to see them!

Click here to view the all-new gallery page

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We recently did an exercise to design a couple of the more common kitchen styles and then work out what this design would cost you, the customer.

We’ve priced up the kitchen shown on the right in a 1mm Duro (Laminate finish) and also in a Thermo (PVC finish) Category 1 (simple routering)

We’ve added this as a permanent page on our site, so to see just how cheap a quality, custom-made kitchen can be click here

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