A contemporary cottage kitchen individually designed and handmade to meet the demands imposed by a heavily used but very restricted space.
Pale oak and painted kitchen, Ottery St Mary, Devon
Cottage bathroom, Gittisham, Devon
The kitchen cabinets of birch ply and laminate line the two sides of a narrow, kitchen space and are faced with painted MDF panels with handle pull recesses mounted with specially made handles in solid Oak to compliment the Oak outer cabinet casing. The built in pantry at the end of the kitchen has double bi-fold doors to reduce the obstruction when in use. 4105mm x 2347mm x 2140mm Private commission, designed for an existing kitchen space in a Devon cob cottage.
This side of the kitchen houses the fridge, microwave, oven hob and an existing floor standing boiler housed within the cabinets. The worktop with the inset ceramic hob is made using Staron solid surface, with integral upstands and heat rods either side of the hob.The boiler casing has a removable top in Oak for ease of servicing . The Oak core to the worktop runs through between the two worktops. The compact top cabinet makes maximum use of the restricted ceiling space , housing the extractor as well as providing extra storage.
This side of the kitchen has a single run of units and wall units. There is a single piece solid surface worktop with integral up-stand mounted on an Oak sub-top with a flush set stainless steel sink. The wall cabinets are framed with oak panels and have flush set compact LED lights set in the underside.The drawers provide the bulk of the storage for plates, pans and cutlery and maximize the accessibility in the limited space available.
The view to the opposite end of the kitchen shows the hob and integrated boiler (with exposed flue pipe to the left) and the sink to the right. The wide low window allowed for an extra deep window sill in solid Oak to serve as a low table for two to eat at facing the garden.The small oak wall cabinet to the left houses the telephone and note pads etc with an inset pinboard panel to its side concealing the plumbing for the boiler.
This view shows the fridge unit with integral microwave above which is housed in a mobile oak cabinet with two wine racks at the top. The unit is designed to be moveable as it is positioned next to the most practical entrance to the house for moving large pieces of furniture . The drawer under the fridge contains all the oven baking trays.
This view shows the framing of the painted cabinet fronts with the oak casing panels and the Oak sub-top which is picked out with the simple linear oak handles, creating a calm comfortable feel to the room which is modern but not too hard edged, to fit with the client brief which was to produce a modern kitchen for an old cottage with quite specific spatial limitations.
This view shows the garden end of the kitchen with the deep window sill in solid Oak that serves as a compact kitchen table. The sink unit includes drawers for storing cleaning equipment and has the built in dishwasher next to it on the left-hand side.
