The Balham Project
“I had never done a kitchen before so I was a novice. The Herringbone team were helpful and welcoming and when I visited the studio it was great to look at things in person instead of images and get the various options available. David was great at coming up with designs and various options that fulfilled my brief. Turnaround was quick and nothing was ever too much, David was always happy to help with anything. The comms were excellent throughout and when we got to the finished result it was seamless, it was all great.”
The Design
This kitchen is a perfect example of how to create a design that simply flows through the whole house. From the colours, to the worktops and the natural stained oak it all comes together elegantly. The main run of cabinetry runs along one wall beautifully encasing the large Range Cooker in the middle whilst the beautiful island offers seating and space to socialise. Between the two rooms a large larder and hidden fridge/freezer have been fitted. The family also worked with interior design studio, Blank Slate Studios on this full house project.
“At the end of the day we have a beautiful bespoke kitchen that fits us as a family perfectly. I love the amount of storage and type of storage – everything is housed perfectly and is very well balanced. I love the larder as everything is in one place. The layout of the larder with the racks, drawers, shelving etc. is perfect.“
The kitchen is our classic Westminster shaker style and works well with the family’s needs in this full house refurbishment.
“The kitchen was an extension and we wanted to make this the main living and kitchen space with a playroom element. It needed to flow as we want to be able to spend a lot of time playing, cooking and socialising. The island is great, the perfect amount of storage for us and very practical for our needs. When we live in it everyday we get used to it but it has a wow-factor when people see it, as well as being practical.”
The space has great light which means that the dark colour (Herringbone Paints Tea Time Green) chosen helps create a different mood and atmosphere whatever the day/season change.
The Details: Colours, Hardware, Worktops Etc
This kitchen has extraordinary attention to detail, and is packed full of storage both behind the cabinet doors and in the island. From the natural real marble worktop flowing throughout the kitchen to the seamless farm house double belfast sink fitted in the island the flow is functional and we love the splash back and antique brass handles, which tie it all together so beautifully.
The breakfast bar is perfectly situated at the end of the kitchen run, right next to the play room to enable the family to easily access all home comforts.
The Quooker tap and Range Cooker serve as an elegant reminder of how this kitchen was designed to be lived in and used throughout the day.
“We were very specific about the staining and David was really good with giving us the options, another bespoke element that we loved. I love greens and blues and it matches the rest of the house – tea time green – we love the colour match.”
“I knew I wanted the full sized larder and David was very good at recommending what would work. Its where we spend all of our time as a family.”
The Display Dresser
This beautful and classic piece of bespoke furniture is simply gorgeous. Made in natural oak and stained to fit with the rest of the space has glass doors to display the family’s most priced posessions. It has storage underneath to enable more fine dining elements to have a lovely safe place to live.
“It is almost like a showcase unit, it’s a nice safe place for display. The storage is perfect. Everything is bespoke so it fits with us and what we need in terms of storage, making it very practical as well as beautiful.”
The Utility Room
This lovely sized utility room sits just off the kitchen and has lovely organised storage. We love how the display shelves compliments the room and that the hanging spaces serves as a practical element to everyday life.
On Working With Herringbone
“The Herringbone team was helpful and welcoming and when I visited the studio it was great to look at things in person instead of images and get the various options available. David was great at coming up with designs and various options that fulfilled my brief. Turnaround was quick and nothing was ever too much, David was always happy to help with anything. The comms were excellent throughout and when we got to the finished result it was seamless, it was all great.”
We wish the client a lifetime of fun and happiness in their beautiful home.
Making Your Dream Kitchen In Our Workshop
Each piece of your bespoke project, is carefully made and assembled in our Canterbury workshop. Our expert craftsmen take great pride in what they create and love to see your projects come to life.
If you would like to come see your project being made, you can ask your designer to arrange a workshop visit, only a ten minute drive from our Canterbury studio!
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