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KITCHENS

BRITISH STANDARD (020 7870 7688; BRITISHSTANDARDCUPBOARDS. CO.UK) TIMELESS HANDMADE TIMBER CUPBOARDS, SUPPLIED READY TO PAINT AS A MODULAR ALTERNATIVE TO FITTED KITCHENS. RUNS A FREE DESIGN SERVICE AND HAS A HANDY ONLINE GUIDE TO REPAINTING CUPBOARD DOORS. PRICES FROM £8,000.

BURBIDGE & SON KITCHEN MAKERS (024 7667 1600; BURBIDGE.CO.UK) HANDCRAFTED SHAKER-STYLE KITCHENS IN 16 COLOURS. THE COMPANY CAN ALSO MATCH YOUR DESIGN TO ANY PAINT MANUFACTURER’S SWATCH. PRICES FROM £15,000.

DEVOL (01509 261000; DEVOLKITCHENS.CO.UK) AS WELL AS ITS CLASSIC HANDMADE KITCHENS, THIS BRAND HAS A NUMBER OF EXTRAS TO HELP YOU CREATE AN INDIVIDUAL LOOK – CABINETS WITH HAND-PAINTED DESIGNS, ANTIQUE ACCESSORIES AND PATTERNED TILES TO NAME JUST A FEW. PRICES FROM £12,000.

HUMPHREY MUNSON (01371 821300; HUMPHREYMUNSON.CO.UK) CLASSIC, HISTORICALLY INSPIRED PAINTED KITCHENS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON PANTRIES. MATERIAL DETAILS SUCH AS BRASS HANDLES AND ANTIQUE MIRROR SPLASHBACKS GIVE A LUXURIOUS FEEL. PRICES FROM £40,000.

LEDBURY STUDIO (020 7566 6794; LEDBURYSTUDIO.COM)

THIS BRAND’S METALLICS COLLECTION KITCHENS HAVE DOORS IN AGED COPPER, PEWTER OR ZINC, WITH BRASS HANDLES AND GEORGIAN-STYLE BEADING. THERE’S ALSO A SHAKERSTYLE KITCHEN IN BOLD COLOURS. PRICES FROM £50,000.

LIFE (020 3972 0150; LIFE-KITCHENS.CO.UK) PAINTED SHAKER KITCHENS WITH WORKTOPS IN NATURAL MATERIALS SUCH AS GRANITE. PLUS A RANGE OF HIDDEN LIGHTING TO HIGHLIGHT KEY FEATURES, SUCH AS LED STRIPS CONCEALED BENEATH WALL UNITS. PRICES FROM £25,000.

THE MAIN COMPANY (01423 330451; MAINCOMPANY.COM) HANDMADE COUNTRY KITCHENS, INCLUDING THE COOKHOUSE RANGE OF UNITS, WHICH CAN BE BOUGHT INDIVIDUALLY TO CREATE A BESPOKE DESIGN. THEY CAN BE ORDERED

IN ANY LITTLE GREENE PAINT SHADE. PRICES FROM £25,000.

NEPTUNE (01793 427427; NEPTUNE.COM) TRADITIONALLY MADE TIMBER KITCHENS IN CLASSIC SHAKER STYLES. THEY CAN BE PAINTED IN ONE OF ITS MANY SHADES, INCLUDING SAGE GREEN, INKY BLUE AND CHESTNUT BROWN. PRICES FROM £10,000.

OLIVE & BARR (01684 574779; OLIVEANDBARR.COM) HANDMADE, PAINTED-TULIPWOOD SHAKER KITCHENS AT VERY AFFORDABLE PRICES. THERE ARE TEN STANDARD SHADES (INCLUDING GREEN AND BLUE), OR YOU CAN SPECIFY YOUR OWN COLOUR CHOICE. PRICES FROM £4,500.

PLAIN ENGLISH (020 7486 2674; PLAINENGLISHDESIGN.CO.UK) HANDMADE GEORGIAN AND SHAKER-STYLE KITCHENS, PAINTED

IN A RANGE OF COLOURS INSPIRED BY HISTORICAL INTERIORS, SUCH AS BUTTERY YELLOW AND RUSSET RED. PRICES FROM £25,000.

TOM HOWLEY (0161 848 1200; TOMHOWLEY.CO.UK) PARED-DOWN, HAND-PAINTED OAK AND WALNUT KITCHENS IN BEAUTIFUL COLOURS – THE CURRENT FOCUS IS ON DELICATE PASTELS SUCH AS PERIWINKLE BLUE AND PISTACHIO GREEN. PRICES START AT £20,000.

APPLIANCES

AGA (0800 111 6477; AGALIVING. COM) TRADITIONAL ENAMELLED RANGE COOKERS IN AN EVER-EXPANDING SELECTION OF COLOURS, PLUS A BESPOKE SERVICE THAT WILL MATCH YOUR OWN CHOICE OF SHADE. BRITANNIA (0344 463 9705; BRITANNIALIVING.CO.UK) STREAMLINED RANGE COOKERS WITH A CONTEMPORARY LOOK. THE COLOURANGE SERVICE WILL MATCH ANY SHADE YOU LIKE SO YOUR COOKER COORDINATES PERFECTLY WITH CUPBOARDS, WALLS OR UPHOLSTERY. EVERHOT (01453 890018; EVERHOT.CO.UK) CLASSIC RANGE COOKERS IN 16 SHADES. IDEAL FOR SMALLER KITCHENS, AS WIDTHS START AT JUST 60CM.

ILVE (0845 548 3130; ILVEAPPLIANCES.CO.UK) CONTEMPORARY RANGE COOKERS THAT CAN BE MATCHED TO MORE THAN 200 RAL SHADES. THE COLOURFUL APPROACH EXTENDS TO BUILT-IN OVENS, TOO – THE MILANO COLLECTION COMES IN EIGHT HUES INCLUDING GREEN, BLUE AND RED.

LA CORNUE (LACORNUE.COM) FINE FRENCH RANGE COOKERS WITH ELEGANT DETAILS, SUCH AS BRASS CONTROLS. THE ‘BUILD YOUR OWN’ SERVICE ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE A TAILORED COMBINATION OF COLOUR AND TRIM, TOO.

LACANCHE (01202 733011; LACANCHE.CO.UK) CLASSIC AND MODERN RANGE COOKERS IN A WIDE CHOICE OF BRIGHT AND NEUTRAL HUES. YOU CAN ALSO MATCH YOUR EXTRACTOR HOOD TO YOUR CHOSEN SHADE.

RANGEMASTER (0800 804 6261; RANGEMASTER.CO.UK) RANGE COOKERS IN A SELECTION OF COLOURS AND A CHOICE OF CLASSIC OR CONTEMPORARY STYLES, PLUS SLEEK, MODERN DESIGNS BY FALCON AND MERCURY.

SMEG (0344 573 5573; SMEGUK. COM) THIS BRAND EXCELS AT COLOUR – ITS STREAMLINED RANGE COOKERS COME IN A VARIETY OF BRIGHT AND VIBRANT HUES. FOR A COORDINATED LOOK, THEY CAN BE MATCHED TO A SELECTION OF SMALLER, 1950S-STYLE APPLIANCES INCLUDING TOASTERS, KETTLES AND COFFEE-MAKERS.

STOVES (0344 815 3740; STOVES. CO.UK) AS WELL AS RANGE COOKERS IN VARIOUS SHADES, THIS BRAND IS GREAT FOR BLACK APPLIANCES THAT WORK WELL IN KITCHENS PAINTED IN BOLD TONES.

FITTINGS, LIGHTING & ACCESSORIES

CULLIFORDS (020 8390 4656; GERALDCULLIFORD.CO.UK) A SPECIALIST IN EXOTIC MARBLE FOR SPLASHBACKS AND WORKTOPS; THERE ARE PLENTY OF UNUSUAL COLOURS AND PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM.

FENIX (FENIXFORINTERIORS.COM) THIS NEW MATERIAL, MADE FROM PAPER AND ECO RESINS, HAS A SMOOTH, MATT FINISH, IS SOFT TO THE TOUCH AND COMES IN A VARIETY OF COLOURS. BECAUSE IT RESISTS MOULD AND FINGERPRINTS AND USES ‘THERMAL HEALING’ TO CORRECT SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES, IT’S IDEAL AS A COUNTERPOINT TO NATURAL MATERIALS. IT’S SUITABLE FOR WORKTOPS OR DOORS.

HECTOR FINCH LIGHTING (020 7731 8886; HECTORFINCH.COM) ITS NEW COLLECTION INCLUDES BRASS PENDANTS AND WALL LIGHTS THAT BRING A WARM GLOW TO YOUR KITCHEN.

HOLLOWAYS OF LUDLOW (020 7602 5757; HOLLOWAYSOFLUDLOW. COM) ACCESSORIES IN A RANGE OF METAL FINISHES, INCLUDING BRONZE AND BRASS TAPS, COPPER SINKS AND TRADITIONAL WOODEN CABINET HANDLES. ITS LIGHTING RANGE INCLUDES TRADITIONAL BRASS MODELS THAT FIT FLUSH – IDEAL FOR LOWER CEILINGS IN OLD COTTAGES.

INDIGENOUS (01993 824200; INDIGENOUS.CO.UK) TRADITIONAL PATTERNED ENCAUSTIC TILES FOR WALLS AND FLOORS, PLUS LIMESTONE AND RECLAIMED TIMBER FLOORING. IT CAN ALSO ADVISE ON UNDERFLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS.

LE CREUSET (0800 373792; LECREUSET.CO.UK) CAST-IRON COOKWARE, STONEWARE STORAGE JARS AND MANY MORE ACCESSORIES IDEAL FOR COLOURFUL KITCHENS.

LUNDHS REAL STONE (LUNDHSREALSTONE.COM) TOP-QUALITY WORKTOPS IN NATURAL STONE FROM NORWEGIAN MOUNTAIN QUARRIES. THEY COME IN RICH COLOURS SUCH AS BLUE, GREEN AND CHOCOLATE BROWN, AND SPARKLE WITH NATURAL FELDSPAR CRYSTALS.

MARK LEWIS INTERIOR DESIGN (020 3490 1140; MARKLEWIS INTERIORDESIGN.COM) TIMELESSLY STYLISH BRASS FITTINGS, INCLUDING PAN RACKS, KITCHEN HOOKS AND D-SHAPED CABINET HANDLES.

RETROUVIUS (020 8960 6060; RETROUVIUS.COM) VINTAGE CABINETS AND KITCHEN FITTINGS, PLUS RECLAIMED TIMBER AND STONE FOR WORKTOPS.

ROWEN & WREN (01276 451077; ROWENANDWREN.CO.UK) THIS BRAND SPECIALISES IN SIMPLE, CLASSIC CABINET HANDLES AND KNOBS IN BRASS, BLACKENED BRONZE AND OAK.