The new house is very cool. The designers have done well -- although I think the diary room might be a bit iffy, those colours seem a bit harsh and unforgiving. Not the sort of atmosphere you'd bare your emotions in.

Anyway, after last nights Spotters' Guide proved that I can't make predictions (in short, about 2 of them happened. Rubbish), I've opted today for something a little less risky.

I'm going to talk about kitchens.

Or rather, the kitchen. It's a bit clever, you see, as the architects have spread it out all over the place. The fridge is in the garden, the oven is in the bedroom and the sink somewhere else I've forgotten.

What it means, of course, is that housemates will have to drag their food around the house. Like Davina said in her tour, the real problem comes when someone wants some chicken nuggets and some other people are in bed, leading to either lights coming on and everyone getting annoyed or, even better, some dozy housemate tripping over that long seat bit in the middle, nuggets flying into the air.

But beyond the nugget-based comedy, there is actually a bit of thought behind this kitchen arrangement.

Ask any good kitchen designer (I'm not one, but I'll pretend) and they'll tell you that it's all about the triangle (oo-er!). Every kitchen should stick to it, apparently. Wikipedia knows all.

With the kitchen being the heartbeat in any home, it's important for everyone's well-being that the kitchen be kept in order. The triangle formula keeps that control, so when it's blown apart it will have a psychological effect on everyone. The proud chef in the house, Carole, will be the first to crack in a kitchen that will provide us with some temper-fueled action. And the odd charcoaled spud. [Dave Lee]

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