ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

NATURAL STONES WITH STRONG MARKINGS ARE THE LATEST WAY TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN YOUR KITCHEN. NORWEGIAN COMPANY LUNDHS REAL STONE HAS WORKTOPS IN DEEP BLUES AND GREYS THAT SPARKLE WITH FELDSPAR CRYSTALS, WHILE CULLIFORDS HAS COLOURFUL MARBLES AND GRANITES WITH BEAUTIFULLY PATTERNED VEINING.

IF YOU’RE INSTALLING A NEW STONE FLOOR, IT’S WORTH ADDING UNDERFLOOR HEATING – STONE CAN BE CHILLY ON ITS OWN, BUT IS KNOWN FOR ITS HEAT-RETAINING PROPERTIES, SO IT’S AN EFFICIENT WAY TO KEEP YOUR KITCHEN, AND YOUR TOES, WARM.

WHERE THE PRACTICALITY OF NATURAL MATERIALS IS AN ISSUE – ON WORKTOPS, FOR EXAMPLE – LOOK INTO NEXT-GENERATION FINISHES SUCH AS FENIX. MADE FROM PAPER AND ECO-RESINS, IT HAS A MATT, VELVETY

FINISH AND IS COMPLETELY NON-POROUS. IT COMES IN A RANGE OF COLOURS AND WORKS WELL WHEN PAIRED WITH MARBLE OR WOOD.

IN KITCHENS WHERE LIGHT LEVELS ARE LOW, MIRROR SPLASHBACKS ARE A GREAT WAY TO BOUNCE LIGHT AROUND. GO FOR AN ANTIQUED FINISH AND YOU WON’T NEED TO CONSTANTLY POLISH AWAY FINGERMARKS.

IF NATURAL FINISHES APPEAL BUT YOUR BUDGET WON’T STRETCH, LOOK TO SALVAGE YARDS FOR RECLAIMED TIMBER SUCH AS OAK AND IROKO FOR WORKTOPS.

CHANGING THE HANDLES ON YOUR KITCHEN CABINETS

IS AN EFFORTLESS WAY TO UPDATE YOUR SPACE. AGED BRASS AND BRONZE HAVE A TRADITIONAL-MEETS-MODERN FEEL AND WILL ADD INSTANT WARMTH. ABOVE Accessories, from a selection, Nkuku. Similar tiles, Tin Ceiling Tiles

Reclaimed tin tiles make a fascinating splashback along with impressive printed wallpapers that ‘mimic’ the same design