‘Two-tone’ custom kitchen by Brandt Design
Leading British retailer, Brandt Design, unveil
one of its most recent kitchen projects in
Hertford, which occupies a new purpose-
built extension in a large converted granary.
Deliberately in a position of advantage, this
custom in-frame kitchen is designed in the
spirit of family without compromise to the
finer details and/or spatial boundaries like
the vaulted ceiling and two useable interior
walls.
Contemporary by colour, this two-tone
painted kitchen features an l-shape
arrangement of base units in dark Slate Grey
which offer a modern interpretation of a
typical Shaker-style kitchen décor. To define
the cooking area, Brandt Design, chose to
specify a cast iron cooker in stark white that
traditionally is deemed classic, but in this
case, creates a modern accent colour to the
dark grey base units.
Interestingly, marble countertops are
predicted as the ‘go-to’ for 2020 kitchen
design and as pictured, the featured
marble-effect quartzite work surfaces
with matching upstands finish the run of
l-shaped units, central island and custom-
fit splashback behind the cooker. To
complete the cook-zone, Brandt fashioned
a personalised overmantel that is inscribed
with the homeowner’s house name ‘The
Granary’, which is offset by its Pure Grey
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finish also shown on the full-width wall
cabinets, bi-fold door larder storage and
deck-mounted display unit.
Taking centre-stage is a square kitchen
island in dark grey painted finish, which is
elegantly designed with a sweeping curved
countertop to accommodate four diners
without consuming valuable floorspace.
Designed to work as a central hub for
entertaining, this large island unit features
an integrated wine cooler for bar-style
comfort, alongside a mix of low-level
cupboards and drawers to keep both the
kitchen surfaces and island unit free from
clutter: it also sits directly opposite the wall-
mounted flat screen TV for uninterrupted
viewing.