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Have you designed or fitted kitchens before?
Personally I wouldn't as there is always going to be things that go differently than expected. The fact that you've got no one else to blame adds another layer of stress to what can be a stressful process. Instead of doing the whole thing why not focus on designing say floor to ceiling cabs that complement an otp kitchen that you've specced.
Bobbo-
Have you designed or fitted kitchens before?
No - And the other half has suggested, somewhat firmly, that I will not be doing the latter in the near future.
floor to ceiling cabs
This is on my list of requirements - What's the point of cabinets that stop 50 cm from the ceiling? If I wanted to gather greasy dust, I'd just use the traps from the extractor hood.
that complement an otp kitchen that you've specced.
It's no doubt my lack of experience that has me wondering how this works. I guess the starting point is picking base units that roughly fit the spaces / layout, but then what about the gaps / non-standard spaces?
NotThamesWater
Is fitting your own kitchen from scratch an insane thing to try and do?
It feels like it would allow way more flexibility in design, and allow things like cabinets all the way to the ceiling, avoiding to many voids, not having service gaps where they're not needed etc...
I was thinking MDF / ply carcasses & doors, using a cutting service to keep things nice and square & straight.