Stokesly Kitchen
The gentle curves and traditional craftsmanship combined with excellent design make for a practical and beautiful kitchen. The kitchen layout is spacious but with a large amount of well organised storage in both the painted island and oak kitchen cabinets. The sink looks over the garden and has easy access to cutlery drawers and the Miele dishwasher.
The Falcon cooker was set forward from the back of the original chimney to give practical worksurfaces to each side of the appliance. The space behind the cooker is fully utilised by the creation of a granite ledge. On the right hand side of the cooker the surface was trimmed back to a standard worktop depth using a series of curves with curved cabinets underneath.
The island top is split into a work area with easy access to the sink and fridge, and a breakfast bar area. The carefully chosen Kashmir White granite of the work area has a generous round chopping board inserted adjacent to the sink and cooker to allow easy food preparation. A freestanding bin is located below the chopping board.
The island is painted in Bone China, by Little Greene Paint Company, in contrast to the oak used in the rest of the kitchen. The granite is shaped carefully, as are the cabinets, to accentuate one of the key visual features of room, the cast iron column supporting the ceiling.