Visit Kitchen: Timeless style and an "island Mega" in County Kildare

Visit Kitchen: Timeless style and an "island Mega" in County Kildare - An organized kitchen tends to be a style, so when the owners decided to remodel their kitchen in a modern facility in Naas, County Kildare, put everything in its place was top of the list. With the help of Keith Fennelly of Woodale Designs, they now have a storage space in the form of beautifully crafted cabinets and a large island perfect for the busy family life.

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Who lives here a principal, an entrepreneur and their adult children in their 20s
Location Naas, County Kildare
size 8.5 mx 6 m; part of a two-story house built in 2005 with 6 bedrooms
Designer Keith Fennelly of Woodale Designs

"The owners wanted a convenient storage of all," says designer Keith Fennelly this kitchen redesign. "They do not have a particular look in mind, it was more on functionality."

There are certainly aplenty cabinets in this space craft. However, the finished design also features a warm, timeless look that is as inviting as practical. Modern touches, such as metal pendants, meanwhile, help maintain firmly into the 21st century.

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the needs of a busy extended family were welcoming design center of the kitchen, with a warm wooden palette, soft gray and off-white. Key is the sleek, extra-long island that doubles as a small bar - now the epicenter of family life.

"They are a very close family and everyone sits around the island the night," said Fennelly. "It is also where all the food is prepared, so it was important to have plenty of worktop space and convenient storage."

worktops are made of white Silestone, with a contrasting curved length of oak for the breakfast bar. There were two reasons for contrast, Fennelly said. "The first is that the stone slabs have a maximum length of 3160mm when cut. The other is that I think it's nice to have the option of sitting in a section of the island where your arms and hands do not touch the cold stone. It also load which could have been a large stone slab with no other option. "

bar stools, John O'Connell Furniture .

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The existing dark kitchen was ousted to make way for a new new layout, Fennelly said. Fitting in this island mega meant demolishing a wall to create more space and light.

Woodale was consulted before the owners reconfigured the space, which previously included a laundry. "The biggest challenge was to help visualize their home without it," says Fennelly.

The kitchen was originally 2m shorter, with the laundry room located where the Aga is now Fennelly said. "the wall for this purpose meant that I could not fit the length of the island I needed for a family and grandchildren. As the house is large, with another laundry room upstairs, I suggested moving up there.

"The owners have jumped at the idea when they saw the design, immediately hired a builder and obtained the advice of a structural engineer to help remove the wall."

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the island has a second well at hand, integrated into the work plan for an elegant look. It is close to the Aga, which is useful for filling and emptying pots and so on. The kitchen also has a waste disposal unit to get rid of food waste and general falls.

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There is a good reason for the distinctive shape of the breakfast bar, outside the comfort and character. "The transition from kitchen narrows on that side, with three steps leading to a television room. This design meant that I could create greater bridge," Fennelly said.

Electric oven, Miele.

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sliding tailor provide a home for dishwashing batteries. "Every drawer can be personalized to meet the needs of an owner," Fennelly said. "For years, drawers were used only for pots and pans. We would like to encourage customers to use them also for food storage, plates and bowls and not limit a drawer to a particular thing. "

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The kitchen is a nice bright space now, but before, said Fennelly, "It was actually quite dark. Increasing the width of the windows or heights is not an option, so we added more lighting. "

A metal pendants trio over the island adds an extra light during the night, when there are practices downlights above the sink.

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This is the long term vision looking down the kitchen steps leading to a television room. while not everyone has an ultra-spacious kitchen like this, the design of basic ingredients could be copied anywhere. - oak flooring, pale quartz countertops, pendants metal and pale Shaker units gray style

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Woodale designs and manufactures everything in-house, with all the carefully crafted cabinets. "The kitchen cabinets are oak, and the gates and all the rest are solid wood of poplar," Fennelly said. "This wood takes paint well and has little or no knots"

The units painted in St Remy;. Island unit painted Smokey Joe, as Helen Turkington

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If you space, a spacious pantry closet is a must, says Fennelly. It shows beautifully how the doors can easily hide items that often clutter the kitchen, such as toasters and coffee makers.

"We designed it in a way that acted as a work center for the kitchen. By closing the door, the family worktops clutter.

"A large, double-door larder may contain any household food, and we always try to add sockets for toasters and juicers to limit the number of devices are on view" , he added.

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This could be a house built relatively recently, but a traditional and artisanal black Aga, painted wooden units successfully create an invitation ish country feel with lots of character.

"Aga is the main kitchen cooking zone electric furnaces would be used in the summer," said Fennelly.

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Shaker style cabinets and traditional handles give this kitchen a timeless appeal. White Silestone worktops are mixed with pale units look great light. design details, such as lean a few open shelves for cookbooks, add personality and a little color.

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storage solutions Clever as removable rack for oils and vinegars, make everyday life more enjoyable and easy cooking. "There is nothing worse than to delve into a small closet to find the spice or oil you want," says Fennelly.

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Another pull chip - out, it is designed to house hotplates.

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Every good kitchen need a blackboard for shopping and to-do lists.

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a pull-out cutting board - what a good idea

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Luxe knife drawer anyone? It's all about the details. "The drawers are oak-lined velvet," says Fennelly.

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from floor to ceiling is a great way to make the most of available storage in a kitchen. Because the room is so big, closets not cramp it.

choosing a light gray paint is a smart move, which means the units appear to "retreat" and the pale worktops.

internal lighting, in a different key, and glass doors to the top of the cabinets create a nice feature that breaks down doors wall.