Kitchen of the Week: A Period Home Advantages of a Modern Kitchen Airy

Kitchen Overview
who lives here A family of five
property A terraced house built at the turn of the 19th century in Notting Hill, west London
size Part of the house with 5 bedroom
Designer Charlie Borthwick of Cue & Co of London

wall Pale and units form the backbone of this kitchen design and maintain the visible light, while an island provides space multi-tasking for cooking, relaxing and important parts, such as sink and dishwasher. good quality material has been woven into the base of this pale, green-toned granite to a beautiful oak and tidy kitchen design means there is room for a dining table and bench chunky - perfect for sitting crowd. "It's quite a compact kitchen, but we still managed to fit in all the owner needs ," said Borthwick.

'The brief of the owners is to make the room feel nice and open - as open as possible - with large doors that let in plenty of light and take advantage of what is not a big garden, "he continued.

a wall unit designed to make the most of both space vertically and horizontally equipped with an island multi-function, leaving the rest of clear space for dining furniture and a part of the deposit which was lovely.

a new kitchen was installed during a major refurbishment of the whole house. 'the building has been stripped back, with the newly excavated basement floor below and another level is added at the top, "said Borthwick. The kitchen was extended a little window to bring the house back on track and folding doors are fitted. "So we have, open spaces clean ready for us when it comes to designing the kitchen, 'he added.

side of the dining room is equipped with a large table and a generous bench seating. It adds a good record of the countryside, which is a contrast to warm to unit slim. 'the table top and bench made with reclaimed wood floor boards, "said Borthwick. "It's a twist on the traditional trestle design and add a bit of interest into a side room."

closet is another characterful piece, made with reclaimed wood frames and tulips painted wooden doors and side panels. "It looks great and provide useful storage, too," said Borthwick.

Repast dining table, benches and cabinets, all Cue & Co of London.

kitchen island multi-task as a place to prepare meals or enjoy a glass of wine while keeping the chef company, and also contains many essential kitchen kit. 'an island is one of the details The design for the combine, "said Borthwick. 'If you can fit an island, it was nice to make the most of the space.' This one contains a bin, dishwasher and sink, with plenty of room for two people to sit and plenty of worktop space, too. "Therefore, reducing the size of each run of cabinets that are needed," he added.

Four pendant, bought by the owner, hang on the island and catch a green note this worktop. "We almost always work in odd numbers, but the island is quite long, so the four pendants fit the space better," said Borthwick.

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the basement was dug under the house and now two roof lights, one in the kitchen and one outside in the garden, helping the flow of light into it. "There is a guest and a large media room below," said Borthwick. 'The owners have the option to post a privacy glass, so you could not see into the room, but they were happy to use ordinary glass to keep the light going up and down. "

closet spray-painted with a satin finish. "We spent a lot of time with the owner choosing the color and select about four shades of tone of the same core," said Borthwick. 'unit is slightly darker than the walls. "

unit and walls painted in shades of slaked lime, small Greene.

An integrated induction cookers make space worktop looking lean and efficient. protected by a wall behind the glass splashback.

Induction stove, Gaggenau.

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