Kitchen Plan
While Alina and Keith Cotterill had a good idea of what they wanted from their new kitchen, they struggled to find a designer that could come up with exactly what they had in mind.
They were just about to go ahead with a scheme that they considered acceptable, when a friend of Alina’s recommended Kitchen Design Centre.
“We were really impressed,” recalls Alina. “The quality of the design, the units and the appliances was superior and we got exactly what we wanted.”
With three young children the Cotterills were keen to create more space and make their kitchen the hub of the household.
Knocking down a wall created that space but it wasn’t until designer Maxine Hutchinson stepped in that the new kitchen and living space began to take shape.
“Maxine was really good. She made many suggestions and recommendations that have really made a big difference. We chose cream gloss solid timber units, and solid walnut and granite work surfaces.
“I wanted a gas hob but a Neff induction hob was recommended , which I love!
“The kitchen is now a really sociable space, it is lighter and we now have a feature wall complemented by lovely French grey and mauve shades. It is beautiful!”
When Alina and Keith first approached Maxine at Kitchen Design Centre, they explained that ideally they would like an island unit incorporated into the design, as Maxine explains: “There wasn’t really enough room for an island as it would present practical difficulties when moving around the kitchen.
Finished Kitchen
“I suggested a peninsula, which worked better. It also meant that the children could sit at the bar while food was being prepared, so it’s a very sociable kitchen.”
Choosing German-manufactured Hacker high-gloss units gave the kitchen a contemporary style yet Maxine suggested traditional wood and granite for the work surfaces.
“The granite is really striking on the two-tiered peninsula. It is cream with brown flecks and veins running through it. We also opted for an 80mm thick walnut surface for one of the tiers, which is chunky and a real statement feature.”
When choosing the appliances Alina and Keith opted for an oven, a combination oven, a warming drawer, and an induction hob by Neff as well as a slim cylindrical extractor over the hob which avoided an overhead beam and looked sleek and discrete.
Incorporating two lift-up cupboards either side of a window, to create a symmetrical feature, completed the design.
“Knocking the wall down has created a really open plan living space, which is really practical,” says Alina.
“We can all sit around the peninsula unit so it’s a very practical family kitchen, which is contemporary and functional – yet it looks amazing. I would recommend Kitchen Design Centre to anyone!”
"The kitchen is now a really sociable space, it is lighter and we now have a feature wall complemented by lovely French grey and mauve shades. It is beautiful!"
"There wasn’t really enough room for an island as it would present practical difficulties when moving around the kitchen."
"I suggested a peninsula, which worked better. It also meant that the children could sit at the bar while food was being prepared, so it’s a very sociable kitchen."
DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FREE QUOOKER FLEX TAP FOR YOUR KITCHEN!
Ready to revolutionise your kitchen this summer? We’ve got just the thing – we’re giving you the chance to win a FREE Quooker flex tap (worth £1250) for your dream kitchen!
With a beautiful minimalist style, the innovative Flex tap improves further on the classic Quooker design with a flexible pull-out hose, giving you access to hot, cold and filtered water on demand. That makes it the perfect appliance to transform your kitchen; no wonder it’s so popular with so many of our customers!
To be in with a chance to win, all you need to do is book a free design appointment with one of our award-winning designers. It’s just a no-obligation chat that focuses on you, and your desires for your dream kitchen.
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AWARD-WINNING KITCHENS FOR AN AWARD-WINNING DEVELOPER
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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Latest case study now live incase you missed it.
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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