Cheshire

Cheshire Townhouse

We transformed a cramped Victorian kitchen into a stunning, light-filled space. This architectural design features split levels, elegant floating shelves, and high-contrast colour blocking to define distinct areas. Complete with deep pan drawers for easy access and dark cabinetry housing high-end Miele appliances, it’s the ultimate blend of relaxed luxury.

Specification

Cabinetry

Pale Grey and Studio Green

Worktops

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Appliances

Miele ovens and coffee machine

Feature

A vaulted ceiling uncovered when the partitions came down

Details

Floating shelves on brass brackets, deep pan drawers

Investment

Priced to your design

The Brief

Victorian houses can be a maze of tiny rooms and odd steps. This one was no exception. The kitchen was cramped and the levels were disconnected. The client wanted to blow it wide open to make it light, airy, and ready for a crowd.

A floating shelf with brass brackets holds crockery and a fern above a white worktop with a hob
Kitchen island with grey velvet bar stools, floating shelf and dark glazed cabinetry in the background

Unlocking the Light

We knocked down partitions and found a vaulted ceiling hiding underneath. Suddenly, a dark room was flooded with light. To keep that airy feeling, we opted for floating shelves with brass brackets. It keeps sightlines clear (and forces you to keep your crockery tidy).

Dark cabinetry houses stacked Miele ovens with brass handles, framing a bright island beyond with skylights above

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The Details

We used deep pan drawers to make cookware instantly accessible.

Colour defines the zones of the room: a soft Pale Grey marks the ‘Working End’ while a bold Studio Green highlights the ‘Business End’.

Open larder cupboard with dark cabinetry, internal shelving, brass knobs and drawers storing crockery, groceries and a toaster
Deep pan drawers with brass handles open to reveal jars and bottles beneath a white worktop

The Business End

The dark cabinetry houses a bank of Miele ovens and full-height cooking. Not forgetting the all-important coffee machine. It looks serious – because it is.

Light cabinetry with brass handles sits beside dark cabinetry, a floating shelf and gold tap defining the colour-blocked kitchen

Questions About This Kitchen

We knocked down the partitions and found a vaulted ceiling hiding underneath, which flooded the room with light. Floating shelves on brass brackets keep the sightlines clear.

Colour defines the zones: a soft Pale Grey marks the working end, while a bold Studio Green highlights the business end, where the dark cabinetry houses a bank of Miele ovens and the coffee machine.

They make cookware instantly accessible, with no reaching into the back of a low cupboard.

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