BOLD & ARCHITECTURAL

Artist and interior designer Luke Edward Hall has unleashed his full fantastical imagination on British Standard’s Shaker-style cabinets and the result is striking. ‘These cupboards are very handsome, with wonderful proportions,’ says Luke. ‘And they come unpainted, which meant they were essentially a blank canvas for us to go crazy with.’ With only one wall at their disposal – the room also accommodates dining and relaxing areas – the couple had to be space savvy. Luckily, the ceiling is high so, thanks to British Standard’s free design service, a two-tier run of units was devised. Using colours that you might not automatically pair – vivid royal blue with blush pink – has created a room in which you can’t help but smile the moment you enter. ‘I’m drawn to quite jarring, odd colour combinations,’ says Luke. →

KEY FEATURES Kitchen cabinetry, £8,090, British Standard; painted in Laughton’s Blue AB15 intelligent eggshell, £66 for 2.5ltr, Papers and Paints. C102 Decorated knobs in Antique Brass, £16.56 each, Optimum Brasses. Large Acanthus finials, £64.80 each, Andy Thornton. Series S Bamboo handpainted tiles, £628sq m, Balineum. BL 1550 Classic Mono kitchen mixer tap in Silver Nickel with Black levers, £662, Lefroy Brooks. Single Dishdrawer dishwasher, £759, Fisher & Paykel. Walls in a custom-tinted colour, Leyland Trade; Bermuda Pink by Benjamin Moore is similar. Marinace Green 3cm granite worksurface, price on request, Stone World