The party’s always in the kitchen, or so they say. With this in mind, a kitchen should be a focal point in your house, with spaces to lean against (such as an island) or sit down (bar stools or odd chairs). Sometimes merging your kitchen into another room can make your home feel cosier – and frees up space elsewhere; plenty of homeowners have a kitchen-diner, but some have really made the kitchen-diner-living room work out. Here’s a preview of what kitchens we can expect here for the month ahead.