Phil Spencer reveals how to avoid 'kitchen regret' when renovating your home - and the features you should think twice about

Property guru Phil Spencer has revealed the fancy features people have installed in their kitchens that they may come to regret down the line.The Location, Location, Location presenter is a property expert, having spent decades hosting Channel 4 shows with his co-star Kirstie Allsopp.Also a Wickes ambassador, Phil sat down with the Daily Mail to discuss home renovations - with a particular focus on kitchens.He noted kitchen renovations are meant to last 'for a long time' and therefore people must bear this in mind when making decisions about how they will fix up their spaces. In particular, he drew attention to the colour of the kitchen, as different hues can go in and out of fashion.'Colour is a really big decision because if you’re redoing your kitchen, you want it to last for 10 or 15 years, and tastes change. It’s the same as the length of skirts, trousers or hair, where things move on,' he said.He continued: 'So if you're changing your kitchen you want to get it as up to date as you possibly can, but you also need to think about how you’re going to feel about that colour in years to come.'Phil encouraged homeowners to think about what is in style at the time of renovation. Phil Spencer, a property guru with more than two decades of experience, has revealed the features that may leave you with 'kitchen regret''I see an awful lot of grey kitchens now, too many. 'I think grey and beige are on the way out, but I’m seeing much more warmth coming through now, with greens, olives and natural tones becoming popular.'Having visited hundreds of homes during his career in property TV programmes, Phil also recalled some features that many people want - without considering if their space is appropriate for them.'Everybody wants an island. When we meet people on Location, Location, Location, everybody wants bifold doors, and everybody wants an island,' he said. 'But I’m seeing a lot of islands that are simply too big for the space. An island should work with the room, not dominate it.'Think about how you actually use your kitchen, how much space you need to move around it and whether you’re gaining useful storage and worktop space, rather than just having the biggest island you can fit in.'Phil also discussed how features like extractor fans have changed in design over the years, now often incorporated into the hob itself or 'hidden' in some way - something he's in favour of.'What’s uglier than an extractor fan? I think sleek and clever is good,' he said.'We recently did our kitchen and, for the first time, I used an extractor built into the hob. I thought it would never work, but it worked brilliantly.'I’m a big fan of keeping things sleek and streamlined where you can. You don’t necessarily want the extractor to be the first thing you notice when you walk into a kitchen.' Phil discussed the trends of the day when it comes to kitchens - noting that many homeowners want 'kitchen islands' and 'bifold doors' (stock image) Phil's advice comes after he revealed the biggest design flaws he has seen in homes during his career presenting Channel 4 shows including Location, Location, Location and Love It or List It. Speaking to the Daily Mail he revealed how he's seen the biggest design flaws in homes while presenting Love It Or List It. He said: 'We're going to a house that doesn't work for some reason, and the family can't decide what to do about it. And so we do see a lot of houses that are just badly laid out. 'Particular things that are noticeable, that stick in my mind, are when toilets are off kitchens. How does that happen so often?'Other notable design flaws include long corridors which cause 'wasted space', and corridor designs with 'doors in the wrong place or doors that hang the wrong way', or 'doors opening on to themselves'.As interior trends move with the times, Phil said he has also noticed a change in the way people want their homes laid out.In particular, he said he has seen a reversal in a desire for open plan houses.The previous trend for 'opening things up' in Victorian buildings, to 'cope with modern lifestyles' is no longer as popular as it once was, says Phil.'Open plan was such a popular thing pre-Covid. But it's gone slightly the other way now, with more people working from home realising that being completely open plan can have its disadvantages.'He added: 'If somebody's opened up their kitchen through to their living room, and they're now working from home, and the kids come home from school - that's a disaster! So we are seeing some people closing space back up.' READ MORE: Phil Spencer reveals the biggest home design flaws he's seen in 26 years on TV - and predicts the popular trend set to go out of fashion