If Ali G sold kitchen worktops…

10th May 2025

We decided to zjhush up our blog posts a bit here at Back to Basics by putting AI to good use. We asked it to rewrite a blog post on choosing the best kitchen worktop in the style of Ali G. Here’s what happened (spoiler alert: it’s hilarious!!) Kitchen Worktops – Which One Is Da Real […]

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A smart and contemporary Back to Basics hand-built kitchen

Is a hand-built kitchen really worth it?

17th March 2025

Hand-built, bespoke cabinetry to your exact specifications is a great option for many people. For lots of our customers a hand-built kitchen is a long held bucket list dream come true, and of course we hope everyone decides on hand-built for their new kitchen! But is a hand-built kitchen really worth it? We also know […]

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Portrait of Andrew Parsley outside his workshop

An Interview with Andrew Parsley: Founder and Managing Director of Back to Basics

7th July 2020

In 1996, a keen young cabinet maker set up his own company hand-building bespoke kitchens and one-off furniture from his Dad’s garage. ‘Back to Basics’ was born! Read on to find out more from the man himself. Hi Andrew! Tell us a bit more about why you set up Back to Basics… It all started […]

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White larder cupboards neatly tucked away

Storage Hacks for Beautiful Kitchens

20th May 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all cooking and eating at home much more – and for a lot of people, that’s meant finding new places to store all those extra ingredients we are buying! Making sure our clients maximise the space available to them is a key part of kitchen design at Back to Basics. […]

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