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If you're like me and wondering what to buy for those people in your life who never seem to have a clue about what they might like, I've asked our design team to come up with a few ideas to help.

Our Bath design team was asked by Bath Life magazine to think of three key ingredients that make a kitchen special, which anybody could use without requiring significant structural changes. Here are their thoughts

Our Bath showroom welcomed Iford Maor Kitchen Chef, Matt Briddon, to present his introductory demonstration about the art of Pickling and Fermentation. The evening event was delivered in collaboration with local business Refillable, Bath to an audience of enthusiastic homesteaders.

Richard and Graham were kindly invited by award sponsors Gaggenau to attend the RIBA Southwest Awards event at the historic Bristol Museum. The evening was attended by many different shortlisted architect practices from across the region, each hoping to take home a coveted award.

To provide space for exciting new kitchen displays in each of our showrooms, Bath, Swindon and Winchester, the existing bulthaup b1 kitchens are now available to purchase. Each display is subtly different, designed to reflect the internal showroom surroundings and the showroom locality.

The February edition of Bath Life focuses on the unexpected challenges of renovating a property. Interior specialists from across the Georgian city share their experiences, including Charlotte Wright from Hobson’s Choice.

To get into the festive mood our showrooms have been hosting special Christmas cooking demonstrations, courtesy of Gaggenau. The events titled ‘Christmas Classics in Modern Ways’ focused on the growing requirement to cater to different dietary needs when entertaining.

As we come into the Christmas season people are wandering whether to dust of their old decorations or try something new. See what’s trending this year.

In the latest issue of Bath Life, local interior design specialists give their tips and advice about quick and easy tweaks to accessorise your kitchen.

In the latest issue of Bristol Life, local kitchen design specialists talk about the ‘latest and greatest’ furniture, appliances and styles permeating into the modern kitchen space.

As autumn quickly approaches and we begin to spend more time indoors, we asked our design team what they think are the kitchen, bathroom and living space trends that will see us through into 2023.

To celebrate their beautiful interiors collection Rimadesio has released 'Anthology', a presentation of their most iconic contemporary furniture, doors, wall-panelling and bespoke storage solutions.

The February edition of Bath Life focuses on the challenges and opportunities of renovating a period property. Interior specialists from across the Georgian city offer their guidance and advice including Charlotte Wright from Hobson’s Choice.

Our designers answer the question; ‘If we’ve decided to ‘improve, not move’, what areas of the house would most benefit in terms of adding value?’ A key area of the home that, by improvement, can add value to a property is the kitchen. Simply refreshing an existing layout won’t always yield the best results. This is where professional expertise is recommended.

In Bath Life magazine's latest issue, published on 1st January 2022, interior design specialists from across Bristol and Bath offer the readers their advice and guidance about planning a new interior project.

In 2021, Hobson’s Choice was delighted to make a donation to the Tumaini Brooks Children’s Charity that has provided the funds to upgrade and refresh the existing borehole. Find out more about this inspirational charity and the support they provide to make children’s lives better in Kenya.

As part of our festive showroom displays, our designers build and decorate a gingerbread house. If you would like to try your hand at creating your own masterpiece, we have shared a collection of templates compiled by Best Gingerbread Houses.com .

In Bristol Life magazine's latest issue, published on Friday 12 November 2021, kitchen specialists from across Bristol and Bath offer the readers their advice and guidance about planning a new kitchen project.

As we look forward to autumn, our seasonal newsletter provides a review of our summer activities - New Designers, new client project photography, and new website content to support your next interior renovation.

Our new Designers headed to the BORA LAB in London, to learn about the innovative cooking and extraction appliances. Find out how Guy, Lydia, Conor and Emma got on .

In the latest issue of Bath Life, Interior Designers from across Bath offer their thoughts about how to make a home cosier and inviting as the autumn nights draw in. Charlotte Wright, Hobson’s Choice designer, provided her ideas and recommendations, exploring options to create more intimate spaces, the use of contemporary wall-panelling and lighting.

During the summer we have been delighted to welcome new designers into the team. We proudly introduce Lydia, Emma, Conor and Guy.

We are very proud to announce Hobson's Choice has been shortlisted as a Finalist in two categories, Interior Designer and Suppliers & Services, of the Bath Property Awards 2021!

Continuing our designer-led article about the essential considerations when planning a new kitchen project, we look at appliances.

Our designers were asked for their thoughts about the essential areas to consider when planning a new bulthaup kitchen project. This three-part article touches on the fundamental and obvious, to the more subtle and often missed.

In Bath Life magazine's latest issue, published on Friday 29 January 2021, kitchen specialists from across Bath offer the readers their advice and guidance about planning a new kitchen project.

With less than 4-weeks until the big day, our festive showroom windows have begun to take shape in Bath and Winchester.

The kitchen is refreshingly straightforward with care and attention to detail ensuring that the lines have been kept beautifully simple. The cabinetry is designed with an in- frame door, traditional hinges and completely flat fronted doors. The result is a clean, crisp and contemporary kitchen that delivers on function without compromising on form.

This 3D tour of our beautiful showroom will help us begin our conversations together. Stroll on your own, or contact us for a guided tour.

First there was open plan living and now the buzzword is broken plan living. Here we explore the advantages and disadvantages of each and what they mean for today’s living.

The Heritage Kitchen designed by Hobson’s Choice is hand made by expert joiners in Wiltshire. With heritage glass and made using traditional craft techniques the final result is a beautiful bespoke kitchen.

The Craftsman’s Collection is designed by us and manufactured in Wiltshire. It includes three kitchen ranges, The Heritage, Industry and Shaker kitchens. All three are hand built using the best materials available.

After months of hard work, the transformation is complete. The Winchester studio is full of design inspiration and our doors are open again.

We recently visited the bulthaup factory with some architects we work with. It was a great opportunity to understand more about the renowned German engineering behind the bulthaup range.

Innovative kitchen appliance manufacturer, BORA, brought their ‘Up in the Air’ cooking experience to London during July. Members of the Hobson’s Choice team dined with other invited guests, suspended 100ft above the streets of Lambeth.

The latest edition of Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms magazine features a contemporary master ensuite designed and installed by Hobson’s Choice, Swindon. The article, written by Rachel Ogden, eloquently describes how the design of the master ensuite encapsulates the style and functionality desired by our clients.

At the recent Eurocucina exhibition in Milan bulthaup presented two kitchen systems.

The first of our Wine Tasting evenings in collaboration with Vinifera Wine Club took place at our flagship Swindon showroom on Monday 30th April. Wine Expert and Club Founder, Pilar Bazan, presented a collection of wines from Castilla y León, Extremadura and Tuscany to an audience of invited guests.

It has been a great week for awards news for us this week from Houzz, Bath Life and Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms.

This year Hobson’s Choice will be a partner of Barbury International, a point-to-point and eventing course near Marlborough, Wiltshire. To introduce ourselves to some of the racing fraternity we hosted an invitation-only evening, supported by Gaggenau, at our flagship Swindon showroom.

Our flagship Swindon showroom hosted a special cookery evening with Sven-Hanson Britt, MasterChef ‘The Professionals’ finalist, and the Miele team on Weds 29 November. Sven created a delicious 3-course meal for our invited guests during the 2-hour demonstration.

After the success of the Miele event with Sven in 2016, we were delighted to welcome the MasterChef Professionals finalist back to our Winchester showroom. Cooking for a group of invited guests, Sven, assisted by Ann-Marie, prepared a 3-course menu showcasing the latest Miele cooking technology.

The second Gaggenau cooking event of our autumn series took place at our Winchester studio, hosted by Home Economist, Allison Sawyer. The evening brought guests from across Hampshire, each keen to find out more about the appliances and how to achieve the best cooking results.

Natasha Townsend, one of our newest Design Consultants based in Bath, visited bulthaup headquarters in Aich, Germany during October to begin her official supplier training.

To kick-off our autumn client cooking events Gaggenau Home Economist, Allison Sawyer, hosted a ‘Kitchen Workshop’ for invited guests at our Swindon studio.

bulthaup have released a series of short videos titled ‘Research & Development’, ‘Architecture & Functionality’ and ‘Sensuality’, which explain the thinking behind their stunning kitchen designs. The insightful videos include interviews with senior bulthaup figures including CEO, Mark O. Eckert and showroom owners from around the world

As a proud Brand Ambassador of the ‘Switch on to Swindon’ campaign, we were delighted to welcome over 60 invited guests to experience our recently renovated flagship Swindon showroom.

With the popularity of Rimadesio glass-sliding-doors, dressing room storage and contemporary furniture continuing to increase. our design team have been to Italy, to learn more about the design and engineering of the innovative Rimadesio products.

On Saturday 8th July, Clive Hathaway and Graham Craig attended the 5th RIBA Design Day, Henley-on-Thames

To celebrate the relaunch of our new flagship showroom in Swindon, Wiltshire the entire space has been mapped in 3D, allowing ‘virtual visitors’ to explore from their computer, tablet or smartphone. CartoConsult, a leader in 2D/3D mapping, created the showroom using innovative new camera technology and the results are fantastic!

studio on Thursday 15th June 2017. The private viewing provided attendees with the opportunity to experience her exciting new work in the relaxed atmosphere of our bulthaup kitchen showroom

The Hobson’s Choice Swindon showroom hosted the biggest party in the company’s history to mark their 40th Anniversary in style. Over 220 invited guests attended the newly renovated flagship kitchen, bathroom and interiors showroom to celebrate.

To celebrate our 40th Anniversary, we are delighted to invite you and your guests to join us for a party in our newly renovated Swindon showroom on the 11th May.

A bulthaup b3 kitchen, designed and installed by Hobson’s Chioce,, is featured in the May edition of Essential Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom magazine. The article, written by Molly Forbes, describes in detail how Richard Keyes, h|c Head of Design & Sales, Swindon, worked with our clients to create a modern, social kitchen space in the new property extension.

We are delighted to announce the new bulthaup b1, b2 and b3 kitchen displays at our Swindon showroom are ready for visitors to experience. The expansive 5000sqft showroom boasts the very latest in contemporary bulthaup kitchens complemented by Rimadesio and Carl Hansen & Son furniture.

A bulthaup b3 kitchen, designed and installed by Hobson’s Choice, was featured in the March edition of Essential Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom magazine. The article, describes in detail how Hobson’s Choice, worked with our clients to create a modern kitchen that perfectly complements the character of their period house.

We are delighted to announce Vanessa Weeks, Head of Design & Sales – Bath, has been nominated as a finalist in the Bathroom Designer – Project Costing over £25,000 – category at this year’s prestigious KBB Review Retail & Design Awards.

On Monday 23rd January, Hobson’s Choice, Bath hosted a celebratory evening for Year 2 Architectural and Civil Engineering Students from Bath University.

As we begin to think ahead to the festive party season and entertaining family and friends; hobsons|choice, Bath hosted a kitchen workshop with ‘The Devilled Egg Online Cookery School’.

A gourmet burger workshop at Lainston House made for the perfect evening to learn some new skills and socialise.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Design Consultant, with proven sales ability, to join our successful design team in our Bath showroom.

Many came, only one succeeded. After the sausage meat settled, it was Architect, David Hadfield, who was judged to have created the best sausage, narrowly beating Property Developer, Margaret Favager.

Hobson’s Choice is delighted to have won the prestigious 2016 BKU ‘Bathroom Showroom of the Year’ Award for their showroom in Swindon, Wiltshire. Presented at a glittering ceremony on Thursday, 23rd June at Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre in London hosted by Paul Sinha, star of ITV’s daytime quiz show, The Chase.

Hobson’s Choice is delighted to have won the prestigious 2016 BKU ‘Bathroom Showroom of the Year’ Award for their showroom in Swindon, Wiltshire. Presented at a glittering ceremony on Thursday, 23rd June at Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre in London hosted by Paul Sinha, star of ITV’s daytime quiz show, The Chase.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Bathroom Designer with proven design and sales experience within the UK high-end bathroom market. Designers at Hobson’s Choice can develop to work across both bathroom and kitchen projects so previous design and sales experience across both of these areas would be beneficial but not essential.

.On Thursday 12th May Hobson's Choice, Bath hosted an evening of hands-on cooking with Gaggenau. All of the team would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a great event.

Farrow & Ball, Bath and Hobson’s Choice would like to invite you to join us for an inspirational colour talk about how to transform your home with colour.

Rimadesio, produces systems for sub-dividing environments and for the architectural definition of internal spaces. Their range of products includes doors, sliding panels, shelving units, walk-in wardrobes and a complementary furniture.

The new bulthaup b3 Milan concept is created around the idea of ‘atmosphere’ and how people use the kitchen space during the day. The design story reflects the relationship between the changing requirements of a space and the view from the dining table, the heart of the kitchen.

Richard recently visited the Milan Furniture Show to experience the new Rimadesio collection for 2015.

With Spring around the corner our natural desire is to spring clean; and where budgets allow, refresh our homes. So where better to start, than with a change in the kitchen – the heart of any home.

We, hobsons|choice, would like to invite Architects, Developers and Specifiers to attend a bulthaup CPD presentation titled ‘Living Spaces’ accredited by RIBA.

On Monday 10th November 2014, bulthaup Winchester supported the Chewton Glen Hotel and Miele by providing a bulthaup b2 demonstration kitchen for the celebrated tv chef, James Martin to demonstrate to a live audience.

On Monday 10th November 2014, bulthaup Winchester supported the Chewton Glen Hotel and Miele by providing a bulthaup b2 demonstration kitchen for the celebrated tv chef, James Martin to demonstrate to a live audience.