Protected by the Grade II listed status, the warehouse must be sympathetic brought into the 21st century using traditional materials and painstaking like-for-like work. Then Sam Shaw, of the Sustainable Kitchen, was commissioned to create a beautiful space to cook in large structures, open and memorable. "It was just a shell when I first saw it in the fall of 2013," said Sam, 'with gnarly, thick stone walls and a ceiling that stretches to more than 5m in height. "
Sam brief was to create a kitchen that is perfect this space." It should look as though it really belongs in this ancient building, "said Sam. the owners liked the design Sam Shaker, but want a little more country cottage look. "So we added a lot of details, molds and edges chamfered beautiful," said Sam, 'while maintaining neutral palette and the walls are clear. "
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who lives here Arran and Anna Stevens
Location Upton Cheyney, South Gloucestershire
property a converted barn attached to a four-bedroom house
Size part of space measuring 6.5mx 4.5m
Designer Sam Shaw, managing director of the Sustainable kitchen
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'It was important to keep the room feeling is like a warehouse, "said Sam Shaw. 'There is no question of a stucco wall.' The original oak threshold above the doors repaired like for like and the owners have bespoke oak window and door frames are made for the room.
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kitchen sits in side of the barn house, with space for dining and lounging on the end of, and access to the garden. 'There is a separate living room, behind the walls of the pantry, so that the warehouse operates as a kitchen and living room relaxing, "said Sam.
The walls away is home to the larder is great." We often fit larders with double doors but here we install the fridge-freezer in the center, with storage space larder on both sides, "said Sam.
Oven, Neff, fridge-freezer, Whirlpool.
The walls away is home to the larder is great." We often fit larders with double doors but here we install the fridge-freezer in the center, with storage space larder on both sides, "said Sam.
Oven, Neff, fridge-freezer, Whirlpool.
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walls stone 300 years 70cm thick and very uneven, the unit so that it fits and upstands against them is a challenge. "the solution is to create upstands actual box, which can explain back into the stone on the side and at the top while fitting fitting for worktop it , "said Sam.
An additional benefit to this design is that the electrical sockets can be installed here with cables hidden inside, so the stone walls of the beautiful remains clear and pure.
Explore ways to incorporate stone into your space
An additional benefit to this design is that the electrical sockets can be installed here with cables hidden inside, so the stone walls of the beautiful remains clear and pure.
Explore ways to incorporate stone into your space
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Sam only work with sustainable wood and all carcasses here is built from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) birch plywood, while the frame and doors are made of PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) oak.
"We never use tropical hardwoods," said Sam, 'and we also use organic products are good to complete our designs, including oils and lacquers are ecofriendly. Our goal is to make a small impact on the environment may with our work. "
"We never use tropical hardwoods," said Sam, 'and we also use organic products are good to complete our designs, including oils and lacquers are ecofriendly. Our goal is to make a small impact on the environment may with our work. "
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owners want to tweak the classic Shaker design and take in more countries into the hut. "We added a lot of ornaments and details, such as chamfers on the frame cabinets and worktops thicker than we would normally use in a traditional Shaker kitchen," said Sam. You can see these details here. The drawer fronts are a little hidden, with the level of mold in the frame.
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as well as better fitting physically and aesthetically in this warehouse, kitchen designed for free-standing reference style. "We gave the island and flavor unit was on foot, such as free-standing kitchen, with the manufacture of wood alcove at the base," said Sam.
Floor limestone, which runs throughout the house, have underfloor heating installed under. "It helps to preserve the authentic feel of the barn," said Sam, 'with some modern additions tacked on. "
Floor limestone, which runs throughout the house, have underfloor heating installed under. "It helps to preserve the authentic feel of the barn," said Sam, 'with some modern additions tacked on. "
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Before it was amended, the warehouse is open to the roof, the tiles look. 'owners must fix the roof beams, "said Sam,' and plaster the area to make the ceiling, using traditional lime making sympathetic to the age of the building."
the larder tall and almost all the equipment fills the far wall, which marks the boundary between the barn and the house.
the larder tall and almost all the equipment fills the far wall, which marks the boundary between the barn and the house.
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units painted in Tallow with Farrow & Ball. "We use the outer shell because it is difficult and give a finished more durable than older versions of the interior," said Sam. "It also does not contain oil, so it dries quickly."
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The island is not designed to work as a breakfast bar initially, but when it is being installed, the owner asked if a work desk can be extended a bit. "This is not a full breakfast bar," Sam said, 'because there is a drawer in the side of it, so it will not work, but it works well as a place to perch and more comfortable than sitting at a true island unit.'
Find clever ways to extend the shelf of your kitchen
Find clever ways to extend the shelf of your kitchen
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To create a warm, country cottage feel, Sam built worktops are pleasingly chunky. They are built of wide planks of oak, which measures 40mm thick and has a gently curved corner.
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