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Having a great idea for your new kitchen is one thing; executing that idea is quite another. The owner of this 1870 Victorian house in the London suburb of Teddington wanted a large hidden pantry in a well-functioning yet airy kitchen. Ftting all of that neatly into the space available required a professional eye, so she called on Tim Higham of Higham Furniture to bring it to life.
“The [owner] has a very good sense of style and knows what she wants, but we had to interpret that and work with the property and the space we were given,” he says.
The team crafted a beautiful modern-rustic kitchen with an elegant, elevated island and, hidden behind cabinet doors, a warm yellow pantry with masses of storage.
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Mehrl kept the pendant lights over the island simple, smaller and more modern than the other elements in the room. “These bridge the gap between styles and eras,” she says. “Also, with the three rooms open to one another, it was important to keep the lighting in each space from competing too much.” There’s also undercabinet LED strip lighting.
“Because the style of the room is traditional, we wanted a bridge faucet,” Mehrl says. “We were able to find one with the modern convenience of a pull-down sprayer.” The island also contains a trash pullout, a cutting board pullout and extra storage on the work side.
When choosing the counter stools, Mehrl kept the new open plan in mind. “In order to keep a comfortable amount of space between the sectional sofa in the living room and the island, we needed stools that would tuck under the counter,” she says. These stools have simple, traditional style, and their padded leather seats provide comfort.
Faucet: Weymouth bridge pull-down, Moen
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Mehrl kept the pendant lights over the island simple, smaller and more modern than the other elements in the room. “These bridge the gap between styles and eras,” she says. “Also, with the three rooms open to one another, it was important to keep the lighting in each space from competing too much.” There’s also undercabinet LED strip lighting.
“Because the style of the room is traditional, we wanted a bridge faucet,” Mehrl says. “We were able to find one with the modern convenience of a pull-down sprayer.” The island also contains a trash pullout, a cutting board pullout and extra storage on the work side.
When choosing the counter stools, Mehrl kept the new open plan in mind. “In order to keep a comfortable amount of space between the sectional sofa in the living room and the island, we needed stools that would tuck under the counter,” she says. These stools have simple, traditional style, and their padded leather seats provide comfort.
Faucet: Weymouth bridge pull-down, Moen
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What would be included in your dream kitchen? For the owners of this historic house, a large island, lots of storage, a walk-in pantry and a bar for entertaining were all high up on their wish list. They’d brought in kitchen designer Tom Howley at the planning stage of their addition to help make best use of the new open-plan space. “This is something we recommend all our clients do,” Howley says. “Planning the detail of your kitchen as early as possible ensures all key elements, such as electrics and water, are considered as part of your build.”
Howley worked with the owners to design a kitchen that’s both beautiful and practical, while comfortably including all the items they’d asked for.
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A simple oak shelf above the sink keeps the area open and offers display space. The cabinet to the left of the sink contains a corner shelving system to make use of a potentially dead area, and the cabinet to the right is a dishwasher. The doorway leads into the mudroom.
The couple were set on having Carrara marble countertops. They knew the pitfalls of the porous stone but wanted a natural product. “Marble has a depth you just don’t get with quartz,” Higham says. The countertop company coated it with a dry protection, “so, provided it isn’t abused, it should last well,” he says.
“We chose a honed matte finish rather than polished. We find that with a polished finish, sometimes the polish starts rubbing off. A matte finish tends to last better,” Higham says. “As long as the owners aren’t chopping highly acidic or alkaline things on it and they clear up spills, it should work really well.”
Cabinet paint: Color-matched to Vert de Terre, Farrow & Ball; handles and knobs: Kilburn antique brass, Corston; sink: Farmhouse 800 Belfast, Villeroy & Boch; instant hot water faucet: 3-in-1 Fusion in patinated brass, Quooker; pull-out spray, Bidbury & Co.