From a cramped and out-dated kitchen to a spacious family room big enough to accommodate a passion for cooking – and two young children! – Mr and Mrs Hall got everything they were hoping for and more when they chose to transform their kitchen with Kitchen Design Centre.
Kitchen Plan
They say it’s easy to choose style over substance, but when Mr and Mrs Hall decided to extend their kitchen, they wanted to create a beautiful family space that would accommodate a passion for cooking.
In the five years since they’d bought their home in Urmston, Mr and Mrs Hall had outgrown their kitchen in a big way. With two young children to consider, it was time for a change.
Mr Hall explains: “The kitchen we had before was OK, but OK just wasn’t enough anymore – we’ve got two young kids, and my wife’s a really keen cook. We decided that, if we were having the kitchen extended, it made sense to get it designed properly as well.
“While a bespoke kitchen is obviously a big investment, it’s not something you buy every week. The cost of making a mistake and ending up with a kitchen we hated would have been far higher.”
With that in mind, the Halls began looking around for a kitchen company that could help bring their dreams to life. Sadly, the experience wasn’t without its complications – the couple visited a number of companies and describe the process as “a learning experience”.
“One place we visited increased the fees just as we were about to finalise everything, while another decided to add on an extra £2,500 for no reason we could see. We started to get really disheartened.”
Disappointed with the service they’d received elsewhere, the Halls decided to try Manchester’s Kitchen Design Centre, where they spoke to designer Paul Harrington.
“As soon as we got there, we knew we’d made the right decision,” says Mr Hall. “Paul was a really straight-forward guy – very honest and very keen to help us achieve the results we wanted.”
Finished Kitchen
With Mrs Hall being such a keen cook, the couple had a very clear idea of what they wanted from their kitchen: a sleek, modern design that would be practical without being boring.
Paul said: “We were given the challenge of creating a real family kitchen in an extended space. Mrs Hall really loves to cook, so we wanted to make the kitchen somewhere she and the rest of the family would be able to enjoy spending time – they wanted a really stylish, timeless design.
“We also needed to come up with a space where the children could sit and do their homework – this is one home where the kitchen really is the centre of the house.”
The final design encompasses a sleek wall of Terra Oak units with a gloss neo-antique white finish, which reflects the light from the windows and adds even more space to the room.
A large central island comprising Atlanta Terra Oak base units and slim white Corian work surfaces, makes up the counter space, combining elegance and functionality with a chic satin finish.
Paul commented: “Making such a large island work in the space was a bit of a challenge for us, particularly as we had to combine this with a suitable seating area for the children – one that wouldn’t be cramped, in the way, or short on natural light.
In the end, Mr and Mrs Hall decided on a large u-shaped island in the middle of the room, with a breakfast bar abutting one of the long sides.
The couple also decided to invest in top quality appliances to finish off their new kitchen – they opted for two Neff ovens with a warming drawer beneath, along with a Neff microwave, induction hob and a Quooker boiling-water tap.
The Halls are thrilled with the results: “It’s like a fairy-tale, really. Before, everything was crammed into our tiny kitchen – you’d open a cupboard and there would be pans falling out on your head! Now, there’s so much space – my wife loves cooking in there and it’s somewhere we all enjoy spending time.”
"We chose to make our kitchen an investment, and it was well worth it. We’ve got great results that will last for years – it’s a lovely feeling."
"Working alongside Mr and Mrs Hall was a pleasure from start to finish. They had very clear ideas about how they wanted the kitchen to look and functionChris Lunt
With their help, we managed to come up with a stylish, practical kitchen and a welcoming family space that exceeded all of their expectations."
Chris Lunt
Liverpool
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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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