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Kitchen at a Glance
Who lives here A professional couple
Location Weald of Kent
Size 35 sq m
Designer James Mundy of JM Interiors
This elegant kitchen manages to merge country-style comfort with chic modern touches. The stately exposed beams and Shaker-style cabinets all invoke the heritage of the property, which was built in the early 1800s, but small details bring the kitchen into the 21st century.
Pendant lights, John Lewis. Spotlights, Regent Electrical.
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Who lives here A professional couple
Location Weald of Kent
Size 35 sq m
Designer James Mundy of JM Interiors
This elegant kitchen manages to merge country-style comfort with chic modern touches. The stately exposed beams and Shaker-style cabinets all invoke the heritage of the property, which was built in the early 1800s, but small details bring the kitchen into the 21st century.
Pendant lights, John Lewis. Spotlights, Regent Electrical.
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James selected a calming creamy white hue in most of the spacious room, but interspersed it with crimson accents, ‘just to give it a bit of a wow’. The colourful island unit provides the kitchen with a focal point, while additional details in the same shade, such as the KitchenAid, tie the space together.
The current layout of the kitchen reveals hints of its past as the property’s original dining room. ‘The range cooker is where the old fireplace was,’ James says, with the recess in the wall still visible behind the cooker.
Kitchen cabinets painted in Joa’s White, Farrow & Ball. Island unit painted in Incarnadine, Farrow & Ball.
The current layout of the kitchen reveals hints of its past as the property’s original dining room. ‘The range cooker is where the old fireplace was,’ James says, with the recess in the wall still visible behind the cooker.
Kitchen cabinets painted in Joa’s White, Farrow & Ball. Island unit painted in Incarnadine, Farrow & Ball.
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The treatment of the old fireplace exemplifies James’s aim to ‘keep the kitchen set within the character of the house’, while also giving it a subtle modern twist. The range cooker and exposed beam are traditional, but the glossy red glass splashback makes, James says, ‘a bold and contemporary statement’, as well as linking visually with the island unit.
He explains that the idea of cladding the area with glass was a joint decision with the owners, with him choosing the glass and them deciding on the colour.
Range cooker, Falcon.
He explains that the idea of cladding the area with glass was a joint decision with the owners, with him choosing the glass and them deciding on the colour.
Range cooker, Falcon.
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The French doors were already in place, and lead out into the large garden. Keeping a constant connection to the outside was another reason James’s clients wanted to move the kitchen into the former dining room.
‘They have fully embraced the countryside lifestyle,’ says James, and put an emphasis on cooking, entertaining friends and family, and spending as much time as possible in the garden.
‘They have fully embraced the countryside lifestyle,’ says James, and put an emphasis on cooking, entertaining friends and family, and spending as much time as possible in the garden.
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The kitchen floor is laid with porcelain tiles. ‘Porcelain is something we advise quite a lot of clients to use,’ James says. ‘They give the look of a stone floor, but are far more practical for day-to-day living.’
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A row of fresh herbs on the windowsill hints at the couple’s love of cooking, and nicely brings a touch of nature indoors. The blinds, as well as the matching curtains at the French windows, incorporate splashes of crimson, and were sourced by the client.
Enamel cast iron sink, Kohler.
Enamel cast iron sink, Kohler.
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The round table and matching chairs are the clients’ original set, and actually formed part of the conditions in the brief. They were eager to place their table in the bay window, overlooking the garden, and the rest of the kitchen was built with this idea in mind. ‘It was always going to be a little seating area,’ James says.
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Another main component of the brief was this bespoke larder, which was custom-made by JM Interiors. It was designed in close collaboration with the clients. ‘They wanted decent pull-out storage at the bottom,’ James says, which is why they included four spacious basket drawers. Solid oak door racks provide additional space for spices and condiments. The larder is also equipped with LED lighting, which comes on automatically when the doors are opened.
James explains that these sorts of larders are becoming more popular, with many clients gravitating towards individual, bespoke pieces of furniture as opposed to relying solely on open shelving. The whole cabinet, which also houses the refrigerator and some shelves and cupboards, is designed as the main storage area. ‘That leaves the rest of the kitchen quite open,’ James says.
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James explains that these sorts of larders are becoming more popular, with many clients gravitating towards individual, bespoke pieces of furniture as opposed to relying solely on open shelving. The whole cabinet, which also houses the refrigerator and some shelves and cupboards, is designed as the main storage area. ‘That leaves the rest of the kitchen quite open,’ James says.
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James decided to add two rows of open oak shelving in order to bridge the gap between the window and French doors, and to keep small, everyday items easily accessible.
Although at first glance the kitchen worktops seem to be made out of marble, they’re actually granite. ‘Granite for kitchen surfaces is a far more suitable product,’ James says. ‘Marble tends to be quite soft and scratches easily, whereas granite is so much more tough, durable and hardwearing.’ The circle in the centre is a pop-up EVOline Port containing USB and plug sockets – thoroughly 21st century, but without making an impact on this cosy country scheme.
Granite worktops, Apex Masonry.
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Although at first glance the kitchen worktops seem to be made out of marble, they’re actually granite. ‘Granite for kitchen surfaces is a far more suitable product,’ James says. ‘Marble tends to be quite soft and scratches easily, whereas granite is so much more tough, durable and hardwearing.’ The circle in the centre is a pop-up EVOline Port containing USB and plug sockets – thoroughly 21st century, but without making an impact on this cosy country scheme.
Granite worktops, Apex Masonry.
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