Brief – To redesign two rooms, the existing kitchen and dining room into one open plan kitchen-dining space. The client wished to keep as much of the original kitchen as possible but extend and incorporate new units into the open plan space.
Design – The existing layout of the property consisted of a small kitchen at the back of the house, overlooking the garden, with an archway leading to a doorway into the dining room at the front of the property. To create a larger kitchen-dining space the wall between the two rooms was to be knocked down and a window blocked in.
The initial stage of the project required floorplans and 3D room mock ups to allow the client to visualise what the new space would look like and how they could make the most out of an extended kitchen. Following agreement of the layout, structural and building work was conducted and a kitchen supplier sourced.
Working with a local kitchen studio, contrasting blue kitchen units were added to the space, as an island, where the previous kitchen wall was situated. A new Amtico floor was laid throughout the extended space creating a cohesive balanced open-plan space contrasting perfectly with the Farrow and Ball Skimming Stone paint on the walls. A granite white worktop replaced the Getacore worktop in the existing kitchen and on the new units, unifying the space. Both old and new units have matching pewter door handles adding a touch of luxury and switches and plug plates were changed to pair with them.
Matching pendant lights were added above the new kitchen island and stunning reclaimed wood extending dining table. A large abstract duck egg blue rug added a touch of warmth under the dining chairs and bench, while a new Roman blind added to the dining room end window in a palm leaf design of shades of blue, looking like a piece of art hung on the wall.
The new open plan kitchen and dining room gives the client just the space they were hoping for. A kitchen that now feels the size it should be for the property and a social space where guests can enjoy a glass of wine while chatting to the chef and host in the kitchen!
Design wise I had absolutely no idea where to start and contacted Loke Interiors, recommended by a friend. Jenine prepared visual mood boards, contact details of her most trusted suppliers and in the final stages a wonderful online shopping list with those final finishing touches that bring the whole room together, including tea towels!
I am absolutely delighted with the end result and I would recommend Jenine without any hesitation.
When friends and family visit, all I hear is ‘Wow!’
- Lynn Larder
