PARALLEL LINES
Positioning the kitchen island parallel to the windows and glass doors ensures a great view of the garden.
GRID LINES
Crittall-style doors, a swing arm lamp and wire chairs give this all white kitchen a graphic edge.
IN THE FRAME
Black accessories complement the dark frames of the floor-to-ceiling glass doors.
READER'S CORNER
This kitchen extension incorporates not only a dining area, but a bright reading nook.
A GOOD ANGLE
High ceilings and roof lights in the pitched roof allow this kitchen to take dark tones and still feel airy and bright.
OPEN SESAME
In order to maintain a strong connection between the home and garden, full height sliding pocket doors were added that dock within a cork wall.
FULL WIDTH
This kitchen extension is thoroughly modern, while still complementing the original Victorian terrace bones.
UPSIDE DOWN
This kitchen extension is actually upstairs on the top floor. Up here, flow-through spaces, natural tones and contemporary art keep things open and easy. Everywhere in this home, materials are seen at their simplest and best – from the pitted surface of Victorian brickwork to the sections of smooth concrete in the dining area. This space leads on to a roof terrace. Frondy plants and large-scale glazing add to the feeling of openness. The dining table was repainted to give it a crisp, dark silhouette.
JUNGLE FEVER
Garden views are uninterrupted thanks to the floor to ceiling windows.
TALL STOREY
The kitchen at the back of this house enjoyed less than impressive views outside. Working with Daniel Adeshile at Ade Architecture, the owners extended the space and raised its floor level, so that it now flows onto a terraced seating area. A study on the floor above was sacrificed to create the soaring ceiling height. The result is a dramatic room which feels part-New York loft, thanks to exposed brickwork and steel windows, and part-English stately home kitchen.
A GOOD FIT
The kitchen extension was designed and built by the owners’ design and build studio Freeman & Whitehouse. Because the neighbouring property overlooks the house, the plans for the kitchen extension had to change quite a few times. The couple consulted with their architect and structural engineer on the planning and kitchen extension build before designing all of the fitted furniture, from the storage through to the kitchen.
TOUCH OF LUXE
This kitchen wasn’t always so light-filled – originally, there was just a tiny door and two small windows overlooking another wall, which blocked any view of the outside. Knocking the wall down and replacing it with floor-to-ceiling Crittall windows opening on to a newly landscaped garden literally doubled the sense of space. The interior was designed by Peter Mikic.
WORK AND PLAY
When Sebastian, managing partner of design firm Minale + Mann, reworked this townhouse, he decided to honour its late Victorian roots – while stirring in a generous handful of industrial grit for good measure. Warehouse lighting, stark tones, brass, free-flowing art and roughed-up textures lighten charcoal-grey rooms – it’s a compelling remix. This kitchen is designed to work hard – with loads of storage and a fierce gas hob for stir-fries – but it can play hard too. There is ample room for the children’s toys at the garden end of the room.
WELL CONNECTED
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Handleless cupboards and a discreet extractor hidden within the island enhance its clean look. Its mirrored skirting creates the impression of floating units and along with the oversized floor tiles, increases the feeling of space.
LUXE LOOKS
An image found on Pinterest inspired the kitchen. Throughout, the owners have created champagne looks with a Babycham budget – the kitchen was an inexpensive design supplied by their builder, but teamed with marble worktops and a gorgeous weathered bronze tap.