<b>The key rooms in the marketing mix</b><br><b>It seems that nothing impresses the potential new home buyer more than a great kitchen. Fitting swish new units and appliances in your old home is expensive, time consuming and stressful. Late delivery, damaged goods and poor fitting are potential hazards, so it is little wonder that the prospective buyer is lured by the charm of a brand new kitchen.</b><br> In our features on kitchen appliances (read feature) and kitchen furniture (read feature) we uncover what the customer wants in a new kitchen and which firms are providing it. In appliances there are two camps - those who see the need for top quality fittings whether they are used or not, just to show off to the neighbours; and those who think we should be focussing on smaller appliances as the family size decreases. We look at the arguments. Kitchen furniture still offers various options with woods, dark colours and stainless steel looks all in vogue.<p></p><p> If it is not the kitchen taking the eye of the new home buyer, then bathrooms and bedrooms still have a say. British bedrooms are benefiting from Italian design and we look at who is offering the required …