Kitchen
Dressers and glass fronted cupboards
The handleless effect was created by cutting a notch into the carcasses, so all the drawers and cupboards look flat, but are still easy to open. “Having a ply edge throughout already makes it look fairly busy, so to add handles into the mix would have been a bit too much,” Robert says. “This way, it keeps it minimalist.”
A stainless steel worktop is suitable for family life Birch wood ply cabinets Splash back of plain white tiles is a cheap option Rubber floor is suitable for family life
A linen curtain where there isn’t space for a hinged cupboard door gives a country feel in the kitchen Pendant lights in this kitchen, with long hooked up flexes and varied heights Half height wooden partition between cooker and built in seating Circular table reduced in size to an oval shape for a better fit
Internal drawers are better than shelves or cupboards, but these metal drawers can be expensive . Buy your own shelf mechanism and create your own drawers, or just find a box the right size and have it sit on a shelf inside the cupboard
Country kitchen - pale green units with wooden knobs, some glazing in wall cupboards
Softwood battens attached vertically to a plywood back. = cheap but attractive feature. The same battens on the wall above hide the boiler. The room divider unit is only 60cm cupboard deep.
This kitchen is in an open plan area so a wall was put in behind the radiator wall to create a utility/pantry/messy and noisy area
Nice shelving design
Rails hooks and shallow racks as well as open shelving
Keeping the bank of cupboards to the area of the room as you walk in keeps the kitchen looking spacious and airy as you can view the full uncluttered width of the room and see out to the garden
A bank of floor to ceiling cupboards can mean you don’t need floor and wall cupboards all the way round, but you may lose on worktop space
An adjustable warming shelf attaches to the steel splasback, ideal for warming bread
9” of crown moulding at the edge of wall and ceiling help blend this kitchen into a traditional house White units, grey walls Some Wall cabinets have glass doors and are topped by smaller cabinets
Even as per shallow cupboard can be useful
Receded glass wall cupboards Dark colour units with brass cup handles and knobs
Bespoke cabinets create a dresser feel. Use of glass in the doors and framed shelf above Sliver of worktop between upper cupboards and shelving below
Interesting use of wood on the ceiling mixed with white plastered ceiling
A low window just above worktop Cupboards go to the ceiling but use of colour draws the eye to the lower cupboards
Interesting use of different size wall units to provide a framed niche shelf to break up the units without giving too much space to open shelving Like the different paint colour used behind the open shelf
Mixing white with wood Table butts the island unit Small high traditional small pane windows give a view of greenery and let in light but the wall is still used for wall units
Lots of wood Large clock Green walls
Using one wall for the units in this kitchen allows space for a dining table
The small area of open shelving breaks up the run of wall units Having everything one colour - grey and white - means nothing stands out so it’s easy on the eye
Mixed materials- brick, natural wood, painted units, baskets, rush chair seats
Shaker style doors with knobs Mix of tall units and open shelving Island with a large open end
Shaker style doors without handles Skylight Odd number of pendant lights Drawer fronts in plain wood
In a small kitchen avoid too many cabinets and go for a mix with pan drawers and some open shelving The alternative is a bank of floor to ceiling cabinets along one wall
No room for an island? An island requires a metre of space all round Try a peninsula with worktop overhang to sit by
Curved end of worktop
Black, white and brass Tongue and groove stops at the narrow shelf
Tall glass fronted cabinets, symmetry, wooden worktops, brass cup handles, flagstone floors, brass taps, glass light fixtures
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