Kitchen Case Studies

Macassar kitchen by Smallbone

Macassar kitchen by Smallbone 01

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The story: Design Director Steven de Munnich elaborates… ‘The house is Georgian, built in 1820 and is a four-storey granite building, with a pair of white classical pillars flanking the front door. Our Macassar Collection was a natural choice. The inspiration for this exquisite design comes from one of Britain’s greatest architects, Sir John Soane…

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British Standard Kitchen – Designed by Nest Development

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The story: This kitchen is situated in a large open plan space. To work, it needed to be timeless and not dominate. Nick and Camille felt it best to go with quality cabinets from British Standard painted in a neutral tone. The design of the units needed to marry well with the period details and the more contemporary elements.

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Subtle Shades

01 Martin Moore & Co - Benbow 31707 LR

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The Story: The room in which the new kitchen was to be installed was originally the drawing room. Our clients were certain this was the right position… the previous owners had squirreled the kitchen away at the back of the house in a pokey, low ceiling room, and it all dated back to the 1980s…

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Classic Framed-Style Kitchen – Designed by Barnes of Ashburton

Classic Framed-Style Kitchen 1 - Designed by Barnes of Ashburton

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Jenny and Paul’s existing kitchen was dark and small for the size of the property so their extension plans involved creating a large, bright, open plan kitchen/dining/living area in which to entertain their family and friends. Jenny and Paul had already purchased their large four oven Aga, which was to be the main feature of the design and the kitchen was to be classic with a contemporary twist…

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Kitchen Case Study: Clever Angles

Jones kitchen by HOLLOWAYS of LUDLOW

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The designer: Martin Smith, designer at Holloways of Ludlow Bespoke Kitchens (020 7371 1787, www.hollowayskitchens.com) The story: The owners required a new, bright and spacious kitchen with clean, contemporary lines.

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Contemporary Shaker Kitchen – designed by Higham Furniture

Contemporary Shaker Kitchen - designed by Higham Furniture 1

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The story: This design features elongated wall cabinets with glazed back-lit top cupboards to make it more in keeping with what the American client was used to back home. Cabinet doors were made out of tulipwood, which is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Purbeck Stone. The island is painted in Mole’s Breath while drawer boxes and shelves are designed in maple

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