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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE<br />
Kitchen Creations<br />
We Speak to Mr & Mrs Prentis From Tunbridge Wells about their New Kitchen from Schmidt<br />
What prompted you to redesign your kitchen?<br />
We wanted to renovate our downstairs entirely,<br />
transforming a small galley kitchen into a large open<br />
plan kitchen-diner space, whilst creating a cosy front<br />
room space for the family to enjoy together.<br />
How did you first hear about Schmidt?<br />
We had been in town looking at holidays and saw<br />
the lovely Schmidt showroom opposite. We decided<br />
to have a look because we loved the display at the<br />
front of the store and met James (designer).<br />
What did you think of the showroom?<br />
Amazing, for a large showroom it was bright,<br />
friendly and welcoming. It was very well laid out<br />
with a lot of different ideas on show for you to<br />
choose from. It had all types of style, and different<br />
types of units and options for bins, drawers etc.<br />
So it was easy to pick bits that we liked from each<br />
display and put them into our design.<br />
Did you find you kept to your original idea of a<br />
kitchen or was it a journey of change?<br />
Journey of change for sure, the actual layout of the<br />
kitchen was changing all the time, at one point<br />
we had a bathroom going in to the same space!<br />
However, we found that, apart from choosing<br />
between a couple of shades, the colours stayed the<br />
same.<br />
How did you choose your colours?<br />
We were prompted by the display when we walked<br />
in, we always like the wood style and this was the<br />
first display you saw as you walked in. We knew<br />
we didn’t want a modern look with glossy doors,<br />
but we’ve managed to create a modern kitchen that<br />
feels homely and warm through the wood.<br />
Throughout the design process was it easy to<br />
visualise the finished product?<br />
It was very easy, actually easier than we had<br />
thought, from the computer renders and descriptions<br />
from our designer. It helped with our visualisation of<br />
space and seeing the walkways and how we would<br />
walk around the island.<br />
How has the way you use your kitchen changed?<br />
It has gone from a small galley kitchen to an entire<br />
family space. We can prepare food whilst talking<br />
to people, watching TV together, or helping prepare<br />
food. Everything is accessible and easy to use,<br />
which means everyone is now more willing to get<br />
involved in the cooking as a family. We also have<br />
much more room for things so I now have space for<br />
a food processor and cooking books which I didn’t<br />
before.<br />
How did you choose the appliances, with the vast<br />
range on offer?<br />
We were influenced by a great open day that<br />
Schmidt held after we had done the initial design<br />
stage. They had a Siemens demonstration, which<br />
allowed us to see how easy it was to use and the<br />
food that came out afterwards.<br />
How did you find the installation of the kitchen?<br />
The fitter was excellent to have in the house for a<br />
long duration, great at getting on with us and other<br />
workmen that were working with us. If we had any<br />
queries they were answered straight away or found<br />
out quickly. If any hiccups occurred, they were quick<br />
to be resolved without fuss.<br />
What do you like best about your new kitchen?<br />
I love the under-sink cupboards that go around the<br />
sink, which fits everything relevant to the sink with<br />
the bins directly below which are compact. The<br />
big pull out drawer with all the washing stuff in one<br />
cupboard, pull-out larder drawers, spice rack, tall<br />
unit for iron board which we never had space for.<br />
Just so much to choose from but everything is all<br />
hidden away.<br />
How was your experience with Schmidt? Would<br />
you recommend Schmidt?<br />
100% recommend, great experience from the<br />
start with our designer, which meant we did not<br />
end up looking anywhere else for our kitchen. The<br />
process to get a design completed was clear from<br />
the start and easy to follow. Financially we were<br />
able achieve the budget we had in mind, but<br />
our designer gave us options to upgrade or save<br />
money where necessary so it was all our choice.<br />
Most importantly our designer was patient with the<br />
changes we made, and took time to understand<br />
them and show us our ideas.<br />
20-24 Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AP 01892 547132<br />
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14-18 London Rd, Sevenoaks TN13 1AJ 01732 755555<br />
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