Surrey Homes | SH20 | June 2016 | Kitchen & Bathroom supplement inside

WT Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement
Kitchen – tidy...
No one likes a cluttered house or having to hunt high and low to find what they need. Thankfully, there are now
a host of clever storage options available, for every room in the house. Here we show you some of the cleverest
solutions for your kitchen and utility areas – so you will never have to rummage, hunt or trip over ever again...
JM Interiors
Right: Larders are high on kitchen wish lists and
have become one of today’s most sought-after pieces
of furniture.
In this barn conversion kitchen in rural Headcorn,
the priorities were good storage and ample work space.
For open plan kitchens where dining and socialising
happens in the same room as cooking, a generous
larder is a real asset. It allows you to shut the door and
hide all your bottles, jars, packets and tins out of sight
and off the worktops. Larders are particularly great for
people who cook a lot and have many ingredients they
need to access all the time. Everything can be stored
in perfect order.
Our client wanted clutter-free work surfaces, opting
for a double larder so they could also cleanly house
small electrical items – microwave, toaster, coffee
machine, food mixer etc. With a granite cold shelf
and power in the back panel, the larder also becomes a
functional work station.
J M Interiors 01580 291221 www.jminteriorsuk.uk
Collins Bespoke
Left: Designing and making bespoke kitchens, bedroom furniture
and interior cabinetry for over 20 years has meant we have had
many opportunities to suggest creative storage solutions. The very
popular – but, clever and useful – are the integrated cabinetry
features such as spice-racks, plate-dividers, cutlery and knife
holders. More recently, spaces have been made for coffee pods too!
Of all our designs, we do have one or two favourites. One is a
stunning walnut kitchen, which we have just finished – it is still
in our showroom. This kitchen design was all about drawers,
including surrounding the kitchen sink, an area that is often
problematic. So, we have designed a drawer unit to fit around
the drop-in sink. There is room enough for dish-brushes, soaps
and scourers, and a hip-flask (the kitchen belongs to parents of
small children). It has been so well-received that we have had to
incorporate these in some of our more recent designs.
Above all, the fabulous advantage we have, over many kitchen
designers and makers, is that we design and hand-make every
kitchen we are commissioned. Therefore, we can suggest and
realise clever solutions for any space, especially the complementary
personalised chopping board that comes with our kitchens.
Collins Bespoke 01233 822595 www.collinsbepoke.com
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