The Art of Design Issue 19 2016 | Page 38

38 The Cheshire Kitchen Company When converting an Old Coach House in Cheshire, Jenny Smith was looking for a unique Kitchen to suit a very unique space, and in order to achieve this goal, she decided to pay a visit to The Cheshire Kitchen Company. This was never going to be a standard conversion - Jenny was very clear from the outset that she did not want a home that was ‘soulless’, she wanted to retain as much of the texture of the building as possible. She envisaged exposed timber and steel beams, raw brickwork and wooden cladding to all combine to give the conversion an industrial, earthy feel. The Cheshire Kitchen Company understood perfectly what Jenny had set out to quartz work surface to the island and but he prefers to think in terms of a achieve and throughout the kitchen contrasting 12mm work surface to the kitchen being made up of three zones – design process, they steered her towards AGA run. The combination of textures preparation, cooking and food storage. a dark and moody kitchen that perfectly and materials used in the kitchen all added to the atmosphere of the whole blend perfectly and create a subtle Each zone should contain everything building. interplay of textures and the Cream AGA required for that task. In Jenny’s kitchen, and reclaimed York Stone flooring add a the island, the AGA run and the tall units The kitchen occupies the heart of the traditional touch which sympathises with comprise the three zones and these have Coach House and the starting point the buildings heritage. been configured as simply as possible. AGA which was reclaimed from Jenny’s When asked about the process of The Cheshire Kitchen Company believe parent’s house. The kitchen comprises designing Jenny’s kitchen, Matthew that your space is unique and taking your lava black cabinets with a mixture of Smith from The Cheshire Kitchen inspiration they will design your furniture satin lacquer and matt glass doors Company, explained to us that everyone to achieve a periodic harmony of colours, combined with a chunky 60mm polished usually talks about the working ‘triangle’, shapes and materials. They listen to your for the scheme was a cream coloured particular needs and suggest how they may be met in distinctive and exciting ways. The Cheshire Kitchen Company will be exhibiting at Grand Designs Live NEC 2016 so come and visit them at Stand K250!