Kitchen of the week: A Georgian Country Kitchen in Nottinghamshire - The owners of this beautiful Georgian country kitchen used to describe it as a piece of two halves - everything was at different levels, which means the main kitchen area separated feeling of the dining room and also the narrow space of the owners had used as a pantry.
When the company Jo Ashwin, Hill Farm Furniture, was brought on a recommendation, the brief was to bring these disparate areas of the kitchen together and turn it into one piece. "Apart from that, we were given free rein, says Jo. "The owners wanted all white - to match the rest of the house -. As they planned to add color with accessories They also kept out of all rustic clichés. "They did not want to go too twee, said Jo, 'and while the work plans of pine keep the classic look pretty, they wanted everything quite simple.'
Cooking A glance
Who lives here Justin and Rachel and their two Yorkshire terriers, Louis and Harry
Location Calverton, Nottinghamshire
Designers Mike Ashwin Ashwin and Jo Hill Farm Furniture
Size cooking is about 13 square meters and the pantry is to about 6 square meters
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owners were keen to keep the cooking area contained within the original inglenook fireplace, and to preserve the original Georgian beam. As such, Hill Farm built an oven, hob and hood space
You may notice a strange detail in the white rustic kitchen clean otherwise :. The ceiling hanging glitter ball. The owners, two former ballet dancers, that they have always "had a penchant for glitter balls - maybe it's a nod to our past in the theater
Hob ;. extractor, both Siemens. Oven, Miele.
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You may notice a strange detail in the white rustic kitchen clean otherwise :. The ceiling hanging glitter ball. The owners, two former ballet dancers, that they have always "had a penchant for glitter balls - maybe it's a nod to our past in the theater
Hob ;. extractor, both Siemens. Oven, Miele.
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All the units are custom creations, designed and manufactured by the father of Jo, Mike, and equipped by his brother, Chris.
'We never use MDF for the cabinet carcasses, "says Jo, As such all," always solid wood. "- Bulbs cabinet doors with work plans - is made from yellow pine in Quebec. "He is Canadian," said Jo, 'and good quality pine. When you say that the pine to people, they automatically think of the orange type, but this is just great he does not shrink and it must paint We used it for about 25 years
'We never use MDF for the cabinet carcasses, "says Jo, As such all," always solid wood. "- Bulbs cabinet doors with work plans - is made from yellow pine in Quebec. "He is Canadian," said Jo, 'and good quality pine. When you say that the pine to people, they automatically think of the orange type, but this is just great he does not shrink and it must paint We used it for about 25 years
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available to the kitchen was very well run by the original architecture. the ground was leveled to better connect different parts of space, but a small corridor where the pantry was rest. This area is still used for storage of food and to feed two dogs owners. The large fridge freezer (many of them little time) is also here, hidden behind the column of books on the left.
The arc would have been larger, but the refrigerator-freezer is 60cm deep, so Mike Ashwin came up with the idea attractive and practical shelves of top cookbooks, rather than "just plug the ends and bringing the wall "and the liquidation of the dead space and a wasted opportunity storage.
The arc would have been larger, but the refrigerator-freezer is 60cm deep, so Mike Ashwin came up with the idea attractive and practical shelves of top cookbooks, rather than "just plug the ends and bringing the wall "and the liquidation of the dead space and a wasted opportunity storage.
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For balance, Mike added a cavity on the other side of the arc of pantry shelves to reflect, and turned it into a wine rack.
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Jo said it is good to design a kitchen to a bedroom Georgian like this, because the architecture allows more opportunities than others . "Style-wise, you're not too attached, she said. "The high ceilings and majestic features here work well with both contemporary and traditional styles, while in a kitchen ceiling down cottage you can not go modern and remain true to the time."
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The integrated fridge freezer giant was hidden behind the hand of Mike painted pine doors and cleverly added library tape on his left side.
Mastercool fridge freezer, Miele.
Mastercool fridge freezer, Miele.
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design simplicity was the key, Jo said, in order to combine a hint of traditional country style with the demands of contemporary cuisine. "And we will never gadgety too," she adds.
The limestone adds another rustic touch without going over.
The limestone adds another rustic touch without going over.
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the hob and hood sitting in the center of the ancient wooden beam that formed the original inglenook fireplace in the kitchen. "The extractor must be one with a very small vent to enter the space, said Jo, 'and that was about the only one we could find. Fortunately, it looks good, too.
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the well of the old double butler has a very modern addition as a Quooker boiling water tap.
Tap, Perrin & Rowe. buttons Cupboard, Herbert Direct.
Tap, Perrin & Rowe. buttons Cupboard, Herbert Direct.
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one end of the kitchen island is coupled with a slot knife storage area. "The husband is a really keen cook," says Jo, "and he has a collection of incredibly sharp Japanese knives. Because they are so strong, we do not just want to live in a drawer, so we designed it for him.
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The kitchen does not have a lot of worktop space, and so Hill Farm compensated by building a mobile kitchen island to provide a primary staging area
Under the cutting board is a plate in relief cooking teppan-yaki -. a hot plate solid plate. Because the island is movable, said cooking plate is usable only when the island is wheeled close to a feed point. The owner likes to wheel up to the table to eat and cook and serve from there.
Under the cutting board is a plate in relief cooking teppan-yaki -. a hot plate solid plate. Because the island is movable, said cooking plate is usable only when the island is wheeled close to a feed point. The owner likes to wheel up to the table to eat and cook and serve from there.
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the teppan-yaki table is carefully hidden in a hollow cutting surface.
lamps hanging in the background, hanging over the table in the dining room are the Lighting Centre Nottingham.
lamps hanging in the background, hanging over the table in the dining room are the Lighting Centre Nottingham.
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rather that extrude in the kitchen, this cabinet has been designed on an angle. "The hallway leads to the kitchen, at this stage, and space simply would not run if we added a square cabinet projecting said Jo.
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The secret to a fantastic corner cabinet, said Jo, is fit shelves adjustment. "This means that there is no wasted space. People think that the corner cabinets will not hold much, but adjustable shelves means that they can maintain the maximum. "
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