Showroom of the Month
showroom of the month
Tom Howley, Wigmore Street
To highlight its expansion into rooms outside the kitchen, Tom Howley has completely renovated the lower floor of its flagship showroom
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t’s designed to be like a whole house, so it really feeds the imagination,” insists Tom Howley, creative design director behind the luxury kitchen brand, discussing the lower floor of the flagship showroom. Previously housing displays by Neville Johnson, the downstairs space has
recently enjoyed a total transformation, and now features a new kitchen, walk-in pantry, bootility, bedroom and walk-in dressing room – each perfectly finished in the company’s latest on-trend colours. Descending the steps from the ground floor, visitors are immediately met with a spacious tudor oak kitchen, painted to highlight the company’s new Anise and Burnet shades. A Caesarstone island fitted with a BORA Q-Vac sealer proudly stands in the centre of
the large main kitchen space, which also features comfortable bench seating strategically angled towards an integrated media wall. Adjoining the kitchen is an impressive walk-in pantry with ample storage space and brushed brass handles, which were carefully selected to complement the Anise cabinetry. Looking to the other end of the kitchen space, also connected to the room is a versatile
bootility room finished in a calm shade called Green Meadow. The room features cleverly concealed Miele appliances, as well as handy bench seating and a charming pet nook. Moving through a set of double doors at the far end of the kitchen, visitors will step
into the showroom’s new bedroom space, with its immediately eye-catching buttoned headboard, flanked by two mirrors. According to Howley, he views the bed with its headboard as the central element of
the whole space. He recalls: “That’s the first thing we had to find a home for, and because that’s the biggest individual bit that was really non-negotionable.” And what luxurious bedroom isn’t complete without a walk-in closet? Such as the one in
the showroom which houses both open and closed storage solutions. The accessories and clothes on display also benefit from a combination of spotlights and strip lighting, which create a warm and welcoming mood. “When I was designing it, I really wanted people to imagine having the rooms of this
showroom in their own home,” explains Howley. “We’ve been doing all of those rooms for years, but we’ve never really put them together as one until now. “I think it’s rare that a showroom actually makes you feel like you’re in somebody’s house, but here, I want visitors to imagine they’re cooking, dining, resting and socialising in it, so it would all be very relatable to everyday life. That’s what I try and do with all of my designs – I want to make them all relatable.”
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