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The Brief
To remove a small utility with supporting walls currently dividing two rooms to create a large open plan kitchen diner and living space with immediate access to the garden and pool area outside. A sleek and minimal kitchen design was required.
About The Project
‘This project was a real transformation of three separate rooms; a pantry, a kitchen and a dining room. The pantry divided the kitchen and dining room and blocked a lot of light. The overall affect was of three rooms, that were quite dark.
The red wall tiles and traditional dark oak kitchen and dark worktops made the kitchen feel even smaller.
The pantry walls were supporting which meant two parallel steel lintels were required. These would sit down below the ceiling line and so for me it was really important to somehow incorporate these into my design in some way and disguise them. I achieved this by designing a wider boxed in ceiling section that lined up perfectly with the width of the cooking area. I also designed a perpendicular boxed in section to mirror the exact dimensions of the kitchen island.
When designing a minimalist kitchen, it is absolutely essential that there are clean, straight lines and that every aspect lines up. Therefore, I ensured the end of the breakfast bar lined up with the island and the return kitchen run on the opposite side of the room. The simple and elegant glass splashbacks ran at exactly the same height round the entire worktop space. I ensured that the sockets sat slightly above these splashbacks so they did not break this clean line. This even meant we had to build a low stud wall behind one run of kitchen units.
Rebecca Coulby
What Our Client Says
'I had a feeling I'd struck gold when I discovered Coulby Interiors. I wanted to completely renovate my kitchen/dining area to create more space by reconfiguring and incorporating the utility room.
'I did not want to build an extension. I knew it would involve careful design and some building work. I also wanted a lot more natural light and a rustic/modern look.
'I was looking for a hassle-free experience from someone who would offer a complete service from start to finish.
'Coulby Interiors achieved all this with flying colours!
'The successful outcome was the result of careful listening, good communication, creative design, superb attention to detail and great workmanship from all Rebecca's team.'
