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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!