Jane Higgins Home Design
Kitchen Overview
who lives here A young professional
Location downtown Dublin
property A terraced house Edwardian
Size 4m x 4m
Designer Jane Higgins Jane Higgins Home Design
A new extension, equipped with teak windows and sliding doors to the enclosed garden, replacing the old, run-down lean to.
who lives here A young professional
Location downtown Dublin
property A terraced house Edwardian
Size 4m x 4m
Designer Jane Higgins Jane Higgins Home Design
A new extension, equipped with teak windows and sliding doors to the enclosed garden, replacing the old, run-down lean to.
Jane Higgins Home Design
The owners interested in the room to be a little different from the traditional kitchen, and choose to display unfitted. Units with open legs, open shelves and doors handleless feel more like furniture than a standard kitchen.
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Jane Higgins Home Design
To make the best use of the hall, designer Jane Higgins mounted storage under the stairs. Cupboard will be pretty shallow, so Higgins built outside staircase balustrade, creating a multi-purpose display and storage space utility.
Jane Higgins Home Design
A washing machines and cleaning kit now fits under the stairs and out of sight.
Jane Higgins Home Design
Before work begins, the hall was closed and dark. There were originally two separate reception rooms, so Higgins has one nearest the kitchen knocked through into the hallway and opened the kitchen to widen to create a brighter, more open space. Front parlor remains intact.
Step leads into the kitchen area. Higgins has the original pine wood floors sanded and stained.
Step leads into the kitchen area. Higgins has the original pine wood floors sanded and stained.
Jane Higgins Home Design
a oiled oak worktop is an important part of the design. 'Oak was always sure, "said Higgins." From there, we set about choosing the rest of the color scheme. We wanted something with the darker tones to contrast with the oak tree. "
Cabinet painted Mole Breath, Farrow & Ball.
Explore contemporary idea of the kitchen gray
Cabinet painted Mole Breath, Farrow & Ball.
Explore contemporary idea of the kitchen gray
Jane Higgins Home Design
Oak chosen for worktop for warmth. "It looks more like a piece of furniture from the working surface of the cold," said Higgins. 'The more you oil it, the better it will from time to time. The best way for the oil sands and seasonal - it gives the wood a really good luster
"Part of the beauty of wood is that it is renewable, and it shows wear, which gives more characters from time to time. , "He added.
"Part of the beauty of wood is that it is renewable, and it shows wear, which gives more characters from time to time. , "He added.
Jane Higgins Home Design
the Belfast sink was large and very deep. It's designed to sit under the kitchen table, and additional accent oak below provides a much more free-standing view, bind well with the rest of the kitchen. Contrast white porcelain crisp with oak and gray dark conspicuous, and looked 'quite graphic in context', says Higgins .
Sink and press, Franke.
Sink and press, Franke.
Jane Higgins home Design
The cabinet in the corner fitted to the boiler house, and suitable one to the right was built for symmetry.
Rather than continue with a row of cupboards along, however, Higgins choose to connect them with shelves oak open, sending the display is far from being too fitting and add interest to a simple scheme.
Rather than continue with a row of cupboards along, however, Higgins choose to connect them with shelves oak open, sending the display is far from being too fitting and add interest to a simple scheme.
Jane Higgins Home Design
Open shelves also continued in the closet low level to a more relaxed view. The items are now on display and easy to reach from the oven and stove area.
The lack of splashback extractor fan and also in order to make more of the look of the furniture freestanding
Oven .; hob; fridge-freezer, all NORDMENDE.
The lack of splashback extractor fan and also in order to make more of the look of the furniture freestanding
Oven .; hob; fridge-freezer, all NORDMENDE.
Jane Higgins Home Design
The large, free-standing, full-height unit looks almost like a closet, and provide most of the storage in the kitchen. Food, cutlery, pots and pans all hidden here.
The large fridge-freezer, another important part of the brief, neatly tucked away in the corner under the stairs. Ek shelf above makes a handy place to store cookbooks and odds and ends.
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The large fridge-freezer, another important part of the brief, neatly tucked away in the corner under the stairs. Ek shelf above makes a handy place to store cookbooks and odds and ends.
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