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Interiors<br />
Before<br />
Spring is in the air at Design Republic<br />
Commit to a kitchen design totalling<br />
£10,000 or above and enjoy 50% off any<br />
worktop. The promotion is available for a<br />
limited time only, so email<br />
info@design-republic.net or call<br />
01284 812590 to make an appointment.<br />
INSPIRATION<br />
IN ACTION<br />
After Jon and Clare moved into their<br />
new home in Cambridge, they wanted<br />
to maximise the space available without<br />
extending. They brought in Max from<br />
Design Republic to help.<br />
The home was a new build c.2000 and<br />
was a typical new-build with old Trade-Hut<br />
kitchen and utility room. The layout left<br />
no room for a breakfast table or enough<br />
tall units. There was also a separate dining<br />
room which Jon and Clare felt was not<br />
something they would use very often.<br />
Max began by opening the whole space<br />
to bring the dining area into the kitchen<br />
space. Max says: “The dining room suited<br />
the open-plan layout and would be used<br />
every day. With a couple of steel supports,<br />
this would be very easy to achieve.”<br />
After<br />
The clients wanted the new kitchen to<br />
retain a slightly country feel but not at a<br />
premium cost, so Max used painted shaker<br />
lay-on doors and end panels. The worktops<br />
were a Polar White Quartz. The white<br />
tones were offset by the warmth of the<br />
oak flooring. For what would be created,<br />
Jon and Clare were happy to lose the<br />
separate utility room as long as they had<br />
space to hide the washing machine and<br />
tumble dryer. Max created some tall units<br />
where the utility room was and stacked<br />
them behind matching furniture which also<br />
included larder storage.<br />
The medium height units work really well<br />
within the design. It offers a great ‘cooking<br />
centre’ with multifunction oven, compact<br />
oven with microwave, integrated coffee<br />
machine and pull-out larder.<br />
“We are over the moon with the design.<br />
The layout works so much better for us<br />
on a daily basis and we never thought we<br />
would be able to get so much into this<br />
space when we bought it. Looking back,<br />
getting Max in to help was the best thing<br />
to do rather than trying to do it ourselves.”<br />
Design Republic<br />
Unit A4 Risby Business Park<br />
Newmarket Road, Risby<br />
Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RD<br />
Tel: 01284 812590<br />
www.design-republic.net<br />
<strong>Velvet</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | <strong>March</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 91
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