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In this kitchen layout Vogue Kitchens included a living and dining space within the main kitchen area
and large bottles of water. And the internal pull-outs mean that contents are accessible on three sides, with no void necessary above to lift the products out.
“In our Experience Centre at Milton Keynes we have designed two kitchens, one with standard doors and fixed shelves, and one with drawers and pull-outs. Both store similar amounts of product – but the big difference is that the second kitchen has only one wall unit. This has a cost implication, and also allows a small urban kitchen to feel more spacious, but without losing valuable storage space.”
Panchani adds: “When push comes to shove, a compromise is sometimes called for when there is just not room to include every item on a client’s wish list. This is where understanding your client’s needs and lifestyle will pay dividends.
“Does the couple who rarely entertain need a full-size dishwasher or will a slimline model be suitable, for example? Will the space that a built- in coffee machine takes up be better used for a micro-combi oven, as this can provide useful additional oven
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space when cooking large family meals? As for after-dinner coffee – perhaps a hot tap will solve this and help with the meal prep as well.”
“Our research shows that there are two key trends for urban dwellers with small to average-sized kitchens,” says Sharan Johal, Creative Director of Vogue Kitchens who have designed kitchens in London for over 20 years. “The first is that people still want to keep their enclosed kitchen, but to update it with sleek contemporary tall handleless cabinetry on either side of the room. “Cooking appliances can be housed at waist level within the units, thus leaving space for a small central kitchen island which acts as prep area, wet area, and for surface cooking to take place. A cantilever can be created on one side of the island’s surface to accommodate seating beneath for dining. All other appliances can be concealed behind furniture doors, with plenty of cupboards for storage, so clutter is kept to a minimum.
“The second trend for urban living is for borrowing from the interior living
space, New York apartment-style and is certainly a solution for some former starter homes where the compact kitchen is very ‘compact’ indeed. This usually means that a single bedroom may be relinquished or the original kitchen will be knocked through to the reception room to make it large enough to be a subtle open plan living space.
“However, the fashion today is for a kitchen that is so discrete that it completely merges with the rest of the room as a single multifunctional space. This look is enabled by the use of pocket doors to conceal entire work, prep or cooking areas, or by the addition of decorative shelving while cabinetry is styled in such a way as to continue the flow of the room.” d
Contacts
MHK Group /
mhkgroup.co.uk Housesimple /
housesimple.co.uk Haus 12 /
haus12.co.uk Blum UK /
blum.com The Home Consultancy /
thehomeconsultancy.com Vogue Kitchens /
voguekitchens.co.uk
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