Handmade Fitted Kitchens: Ways To Give Your Home A New Heart

By Author: Samuel Brown
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A kitchen can be an inspiring place. It can make you feel good, evoking feelings of domesticity and comfort. It can be a dynamic, modern space for entertaining. It can be an alchemical pressure cooker where professional chefs work miracles. But all too often, kitchens become tired and old fashioned. They need an update.

Shaker style

Shaker style kitchens give a traditional feel that offers both timeless elegance and rustic charm. The shakers were a religious sect that travelled to America from Manchester in the late 18th century and were famed for their furniture design and joinery. The Shakers favoured simple geometry, quality craftsmanship and symmetry. These principles can be brought into the 21st century using modern materials, but the general principles are the same. Handmade kitchen units in the Shaker style ooze quality without being too elaborate.

Modern gloss

A handmade kitchen doesn’t have to be wood. Bespoke units can be made from more modern materials, creating a minimal kitchen with a high gloss finish. Bright metal handles and hardware provide contrast and there are a wide range ...
... of colours available, from red, white and black, to wood grain effects and subtler tones. A slick, contemporary design looks clean and inviting, for the perfect party space.

Facelift

If a complete redesign sounds like a step too far, bear in mind that a kitchen can be updated without having to tear the whole thing out and start again. Replacing cupboard doors and worktops is often enough to give the illusion of an entirely new fitted kitchen and the parts can be made to order.

Bespoke cupboard doors don’t just change the look of a kitchen, they make it more functional. Soft close hinges and new drawer runners mean everything works, while the doors themselves are clean and fresh. You’d be surprised how much difference new doors can make. Flat designs rely on the quality of the finish and accessories to make an impact, while moulded doors create more of a farmhouse look.

New worktops create an even more dramatic change. Granite provides a touch of luxury, giving a cool, hard, non-porous surface that’s great for cooking on. It also comes in a wide range of colours, from green, brown and red, to grey and almost black. Quartz is another useful material, which is reconstituted to create extremely durable worktops with anti-bacterial protection built in. As the surfaces are essentially man made, the colour range can suit a more modern kitchen, with bright reds, mustards and purples, as well as more natural looking tones. Hardwood counters create a warmer effect, while acrylic can be useful for the environmentally conscious; it uses recycled materials and is easily renewed.

3D design

If you want to make your kitchen special again, don’t leave anything to chance. Companies offering bespoke fitted kitchens will often provide free design surfaces, including 3D digital models and colour impressions. You can’t beat a handmade kitchen, so make sure you get the very best.

Martin Thompson Joinery design, make and install bespoke kitchens and bedrooms in Cambridge, Peterborough and Huntingdon. They can give your kitchen a new lease of life with cupboard doors and worktops, or install an entirely new shaker or contemporary design. Visit the website to view examples of their work.
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