Kitchens

Something a little different to our usual style, we injected a little glamour into our handmade  Decolane kitchen  in Upminster, Essex. We shared this  kitchen  on our  Instagram  a couple of weeks ago and we were asked lots of questions about it; so we thought we would share a blog post of all details of this beautiful room.

Located on the most wonderfully serene country lane in the heart of East Sussex, Mr & Mrs Carter's home really is one of a kind. A period property originally built in the 14th century, it holds so much incredible history, and has housed many families over the hundreds of years. Burlanes were commissioned to design, create and install the kitchen and utility room, and a number of other rooms in the home, including the family bathroom, the master en-suite and dressing room, and bespoke shoe storage for the entrance hall.

With their children growing up, Mr & Mrs Hills in Leigh-On-Sea decided it was time to give their much loved family kitchen a well deserved renovation, creating a space for all the family to use and enjoy.

Tucked away in a lovely little side street in Greenwich, this London townhouse is beautiful and elegant, and so unassuming from the exterior! When the homeowners purchased the property in 2016, it was divided into three separate flats and in desperate need of some TLC! Two years on, stepping through the immaculately painted charcoal front door was an absolute pleasure, and it is certainly one of those houses that make you say 'WOW!'

Handmade in our  Kent workshop  using Tulipwood and oak, and handpainted in Mylands 'Bond Street' with beautiful Silestone Quartz worksurfaces in 'Classic White', our Hoyden kitchen cabinetry is classic and timeless, and was the perfect choice for this galley kitchen.

Originally a room for just cooking in, the kitchen has come a far cry from its initial purpose, and is now designed with so much more in mind. Depending on the size of the room and the available space, you may wish to combine your cooking area with your dining and living zones, or you may wish to separate each room entirely.

Historically, a larder was a cool area, usually just away from the kitchen, for storing food prior to use, and were commonplace in houses before the invention of the refrigerator. The essential qualities of a larder in historical times were to be as cool as possible, close to food preparation areas, and equipped with shelves and cupboards appropriate to the food being stored; much like the essential qualities of a larder today!

With such a wonderfully high ceiling fitted with VELUX windows, and perfectly positioned sliding doors at the rear of the extension, this kitchen is flooded with natural light, enhanced by the well chosen colour palette of the room. Prior to the start of the works on site, this empty room gave our design team the 'wow factor', and this is definitely one of our favourite kitchens we have had the opportunity to design and create.