1920s Bungalow Kitchen & Dining, St Albans

Our client asked us to help re-create a kitchen in her beautiful 1928 bungalow. The old kitchen had been installed in the 1980s and was falling apart. We decided to make use of the coved extension that had been added by using it as a food storage zone and reclaiming back it into the Arts & Crafts ambience of the house as the 80s addition hadn't aged well. We endeavoured to tread the line between contemporary and traditional while trying to honour the textures and character of the original home. We opted for soft, rounded corners and used warm plywood to add a contrast to a blue palette. We incorporated a recently purchased Fisher and Paykel fridge/freezer into a new suite of new appliances by the same and Tongue and groove suited our intentions to indent the outside of the peninsula to make space for seating that to match the bentwoods in the dining area. A bespoke oak dining table with extension allows the client to dine en famille or throw a dinner party for larger groups. She embraced our suggestion to run with the darker palette, right down to the dark wool/hemp curtains. Their oat coloured counterparts adjacent to the peninsular provide thermal and visual warmth and soften the space with the textural warmth that should be at the heart of any bungalow.