When Nina and Dave approached Kitchen Design Centre to transform the kitchen in their barn in Roughlee, their brief had two distinct parts: look and functionality. For Nina, aesthetics were important as she wanted clean lines, a minimal look with hints of copper and a design with an industrial edge. As a keen cook Dave wanted a functional kitchen that was planned perfectly so it was easy to cook in, had adequate storage and the best appliances.
Initially they had a shaker style kitchen in mind, thinking a traditional style would work best in their barn due to its period features such as beams and stone flagged floor. This idea was turned on its head when they met Maxine at Kitchen Design Centre who designed a modern handle-less kitchen.
Nina and Dave fell in love with an island display in the new Barrowford showroom and asked Maxine to incorporate this in to the design as they particularly liked the dark grey concrete palate. Two shades of grey combined in the kitchen to give the overall look: ultra matt lacquered pearl grey handle-less doors were used together with comet graphite doors on the island and to contrast this, a thick white glacier Corian was used on the perimeter units.
On the island a putty concrete thin laminate was accentuated by the solid wenge wood breakfast bar. Nina also wanted copper colours incorporating but didn’t want it looking twee. To contrast with the overall grey palate, a striking copper splashback was chosen and then discreet hints of copper were used elsewhere in the room.
Appliances were important to Dave so Maxine recommended Neff ones throughout: A slide and hide oven, combi microwave oven and warming drawer together with a large induction hob, larder fridge and built under freezer were chosen.
Finished Kitchen
In addition to the main cooking area, Maxine designed a bar area in a small space in the corner of the kitchen. Incorporating a wine fridge, area for spirits together with worktops and shelving, the area matches the kitchen perfectly and more atmospheric lighting makes it feel like a separate area.
The end result is a stunning kitchen and bar area that the couple are delighted with. Nina was particularly impressed with Maxine, “Maxine was brilliant. She made us think outside the box whilst working with our brief and ideas. The kitchen works as she didn’t over-design the space and kept it simple yet stunning. We went with Kitchen Design Centre because they nailed the brief but most importantly, understood us and what we wanted. The new kitchen looks so much bigger and has more worktop space which is brilliant. We also found the fitters to be amazing – nothing was too much trouble and they did an excellent job.”
"The new kitchen looks so much bigger and has more worktop space which is brilliant. "
"I loved working with Dave and Nina. We worked really well together to come up with a fantastic space that looks incredible. Their original kitchen had a peninsular right across the middle which made it look much smaller. Going for a darker palate throughout was a brave decision but it works well with the beams and flooring. I’m proud of this kitchen. It’s original and complements their beautiful home."
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As you may know if you’ve visited any of our showrooms in Manchester, Blackburn, Liverpool or Barrowford, we manage more than 250 kitchen projects each year here at Kitchen Design Centre. Many of these kitchens are for individual customers, but we also specialise in providing exceptional designer kitchens to housebuilders and developers. We have a particularly successful longstanding relationship with Candelisa, a prestigious Yorkshire-based property developer that is (like us) known for the peerless quality of its designs.
The company already has an impressive array of awards on its shelves, and its team have recently managed to secure their latest accolade: the Best High Volume New Housing Development at the prestigious LABC Awards!
In case you need a quick refresher, the LABC Awards are the largest business-to-business awards in the UK’s building control sector, aimed at celebrating and rewarding building projects, and the people behind them. The Best High Volume New Housing Development in question was Candelisa’s project at Countyfields, Embsay. Due to our strong relationship with the company (largely through Simon Thomas, the head of our Barrowford showroom), Kitchen Design Centre was chosen to deliver every kitchen at the Embsay development – and like Candelisa’s team, we’re hugely proud of the results.
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A CLASSIC SHAKER STYLE KITCHEN FOR A CHESHIRE
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When Louise and Stuart renovated and extended their Wilmslow home they visited several local kitchen companies but were keen to get exactly what they wanted and researched companies with large showrooms located slightly further afield.
Kitchen Design Centre popped up on google and they were delighted to find that were open on a Sunday and that being located at Housing Units Failsworth, they were only a 20-minute drive away.
They were amazed by the showroom and how many full-size displays there were. They were equally impressed with Designer Paul Harrington who spent a great deal of time listening to what they wanted and going through various options and designs with them.
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With a keen eye for design, Nicole knew the look she wanted and approached a local kitchen company. They came up with a range of designs but although there was nothing wrong with them, the couple felt that they would like an alternative design. They were already dealing with a lot of different companies for other rooms in the house and were reluctant to involve another but Anthony suggested they visited Rowan at Kitchen Design Centre Urmston to see if he could improve the design, and they were absolutely blown away with what he came up with.
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