KITCHENS & BATHROOMS
DESIGNING A STRIKING KITCHEN
Combining a contemporary design of kitchen into a house with traditional features means that every tiny detail must be carefully selected to ensure that the area complements rather than clashes with the existing house . Kitchens International Sales Designer Kyle Gasking rose to this challenge when designing a striking kitchen for a client in Blackburn near Aberdeen .
Kyle said : “ The kitchen had to be laid out in such a way as to provide a very social atmosphere for anyone cooking within the space . This included a connection with a breakfast bar and dining room area to ensure the client could interact with her husband and children while cooking . For this reason , having a hob on a central island , facing into the room was paramount .”
The existing layout was U-shaped but not well utilised . As part of the renovations new large picture windows were installed on one wall so that the client could make the most of the connection with the garden space while cooking . As frequent entertainers they also wished for a large dining space which then flowed into the traditional living room .
Kyle used colour to link between the design features as the client wanted to change the colours within the room to suit the season . So a very simple neutral colour was used as the base of the design with modern , light grey , flat faced Leicht Ceres doors , while the island had a chunky 60mm full wrap around breakfast bar feature in a delightful walnut .
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