NEW DIRECTIONS Rich colour combines with innovative design
MELISSA KLINK, HEAD OF DESIGN AT HARVEY JONES, TALKS US THROUGH THE THINKING BEHIND THIS UNIQUE KITCHEN IN A CUTTING-EDGE NEW BUILD
1 STRIKING LOOK
Homeowner Andrea Peterson and her husband built this house from scratch with the help of Dwell Architecture & Design. The open-plan living space is double-height in parts, looking up to the glass balustrade of the landing above. Andrea wanted a modern, clean look for the kitchen to reflect the contemporary architecture and fit well with some of the more classic elements. The Linear range by Harvey Jones bridges that look beautifully.
2 TAP CHOICES
While boiling water taps are getting safer all the time, it was felt that a separate boiling tap would be better than a three-in-one model so the children could be issued with an outright ban. When you choose brass fittings, bear in mind that the patina will change over time if they’re not treated. Harvey Jones organised a special coated finish for the brass taps so they will stay looking the same as the handles and other brass details.
3 ISLAND UNIT
The kitchen takes up less than half of the 10x7m room and Andrea wanted to contain it at one end, next to the pantry, with a square island to help demarcate the space. The unit houses the downdraught extractor and has useful full-depth storage on all sides.
4 DOOR DETAIL
For the handles, we went for three different styles featuring the same brass finish. They aren’t placed symmetrically on the door fronts, which might bother some people, but they visually tie in with the unit sizes and don’t look out of place. The beauty of Harvey Jones’ Linear kitchen is that the slab door design acts as a blank canvas, allowing for the different handles to create a variety of looks.
5 ON THE SURFACE
Bisecting the quartz worktop with a strip of oak was Andrea’s idea, which began as a way of hiding the necessary join and ended up being a favourite design feature. The idea originated from concrete floors that Andrea had seen, with coloured resin poured in the expansion gaps. Here, the strips of oak were precision-cut to avoid unhygienic gaps in the worktop.
GET THE LOOK
Kitchen, Linear range; painted in Railings by Farrow & Ball, from £18,000, Harvey Jones. Skyscraper handles in Raw Brass, from £13.99 each, Dowsing & Reynolds. H7860BP ovens, £3,649 each; ESW7010 warming drawers, £1,149 each; KM7897FL 90cm induction hob, £2,899; DA6890 Downdraught extractor, £2,299; G4982 SCVI Integrated dishwasher, £999, all Miele. Pro3 Nordic square Twintaps in stainless steel, £1,440, Quooker. Vault Smart Divide stainless steel sink, £823, Kohler. Smoked Oak flooring, from £72sq m, Antares Wood Floors. Firstlight 3474AB Empire 1 pendants in Antique Brass, £85.44 each, Ocean Lighting. Midas bar stools, £175 each, Rockett St George
Established in 1977, Harvey Jones was one of the first British makers to rework the classic Shaker look in kitchen form. The company now has 32 kitchen showrooms nationwide and its portfolio has expanded to five stylish in-frame designs, spanning minimalist to ornate styles, all handmade to order in the Cambridgeshire workshops.