Plykea Blog: Design Tips & Kitchen Inspiration

Visiting our Hackney Wick showroom at Here East? We’re now open on Saturdays, making it even easier to turn your visit into a full day of adventure. From world-class museums and contemporary theatre to canalside walks, craft beers, and cafés, here’s our curated guide to things to do in Hackney Wick and the surrounding area.

Circular handles are a simple choice — but not a basic one. They offer a timeless shape that won’t date, a small design decision that quietly elevates the whole kitchen.

This 1970s terraced house has been transformed with a basement kitchen renovation. Maple-veneered birch plywood fronts, white quartz worktops, and subtle use of colour create a light, cheerful, open-plan kitchen-diner that completely changes how the homeowners use their home.

We speak with architects A Small Studio about their renovation of Mosaic Rooms — a cultural space showcasing contemporary Arab art — where Plykea supplied fronts for IKEA Metod and Pax cabinets, creating a unified look throughout the building.