Style of the Day: Country Kitchen
The Canterbury Design Studio has been open for a couple of weeks now. We are really enjoying meeting all of the other speciality shops based on the Kings Mile and meeting new people everyday.
Since opening we have had clients ask us for a range of different styles of kitchens, including industrial, modern, country, French and eco-friendly. To help clients in choosing the ideal kitchen for their home, we've decided to start a little series on the blog where we will highlight the many different kitchen ranges you can chose from to personalise your space.
First up, the ever-popular and timeless style, the country kitchen.
A country kitchen is special in that the doors are normally made of soft materials like wood, and the cabinets are normally painted. Often times you will see the kitchen cabinets have been painted, instead of the smooth gloss finish that you would find in a more modern kitchen. A country kitchen is normally the heart of the home, and often times you will see a family mingling around a big range cooker or Aga.
Country kitchens are not outdated, in fact they are wildly on trend (although country kitchen families are often not bothered by trends). A country kitchen often has an island or table, large enough to sit around and discuss the day.
A country kitchen can fit in most homes, whether an old barn or a flat in the city. All you need is a pair of wellies, a roast in the oven and the grit to pluck a pheasant.
Come Visit Us!
Come one, come all. We have opened our doors and would love for you to visit the design studio! We are open Mon-Sat 9.30- 17.00 and would love to show you are different ranges of kitchens and appliances. And if you are lucky, William may have some cookies coming out of the oven when you get here.
The Final Countdown
We have one week to go until we open the door of our Canterbury showroom and can not wait to show you what we've been working on. The floor has been laid, units are in and ranger cooker is ready for baking.
We have just a few finishing touches this week left, like fitting in the worktops and screwing on the handles. The showroom opens on Monday the 28th of July and we hope you can come visit us.
Here's what we have been up to the past week.
Danny laid the Karndean floor, naturally in a herringbone pattern.
Karndean Herringbone floor
Gary painted the A-board
Hand painted A board
And Russell fit the dresser
Painted dresser
We will keep the rest of the showroom as a surprise for the grand reveal next week.
Fitting the Shop Week 1
We are in the first week of fitting the shop and the team has been hard at work putting the showroom together.
Malmo kitchen
The Canterbury showroom
Salcombe dresser
Bespoke cabinets painted in Farrow & Ball Stifkey Blue and Wevet
Everyone has helped play an important role in putting the shop together, including our designer William, who went out and found the best pork sandwich any of us have ever had at Pork & Co located just down the street from us.
In between fitting the shop, we've been enjoying meeting all our neighbours on the Kings Mile and can not wait to officially open our doors and move in.
Herringbone Kitchens Canterbury Showroom
Whistle While We Work
It's late Saturday night and we are just tweaking the final plan for the Canterbury showroom. We've been sourcing and choosing the handles, taps and pot taps and can really start to see the showroom come together.
The team starts to fit the showroom on Monday! Let us know what you think
Some of the choices we've made for handles and taps.
