Kitchen of the week: The color and creativity combine in a Cottage Rural

Kitchen of the week: The color and creativity combine in a Cottage Rural - Rarely a bright yellow stove is the starting point for kitchen design, but Jo, an artist, and his partner, Dave, was determined to include in their Somerset cottage. The kitchen went from Jo choice of the range and ideas for storage, much of which now contains his art and craft materials, said Sam Shaw sustainable kitchens, who designed the 'space. Additional color added with painted blue cabinets and Sam brought Jo sketches for a single cabinet drawers and cupboards to life using a mixture of interesting wood.

Completed in August 2014, the kitchen is now with both single functional and personal flair. And despite sitting in a 19th century cottage, it is about as far from a typical local cuisine as it is possible to imagine. "It's colorful, playful and so much fun, Sam said.

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Who lives here Jo, Dave and their two children
Location long Ashton, Somerset
Size 5.1mx 3.3m. The cottage has 3 bedrooms
Designer Sam Shaw sustainable kitchens

The stone walls of this cottage kitchen contribute lots of character space, against which a mixture of painted cabinets, range and super-bright solid oak worktops stand out handsomely. All cabinets have facades and oak frames, with birch interior.

'The cabinets are sprayed first in our workshop to get a good base color, then we install and finish painting them by hand, "Sam said." The great thing about using oak is that you can still see the grain through painting.

painted cabinets property bluestone Eggshell, Farrow & Ball.

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Owner Jo had this Bertazzoni range in mind when she first talked to Sam about kitchen design. She had it spray painted at the Ferrari factory in Italy, he said, able Ferrari yellow! The pendant light on the island was also colored in this way.

Jo partner, Dave, metallurgist, has shaped the backsplash France from stainless steel. "The couple loves France and go every year, Sam said." It's very well done, with steel bent to the same height as the backsplash so it is perfect. "

Range, Bertazzoni.

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the yellow beach and pendant light creating focal points of light in space, complemented by blue units. "It's q ollowing unusual for clients to provide as many colors, but since we had this kitchen on our website, it's made a big impact," Sam said. "It's so much fun!

To make use of vertical space, Sam created the pan-door on the beach of metal rods with oak supports, " rather as a clothes horse, he said.

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Installation of work and surveys solid oak plans against uneven stone walls was a big challenge. "We have described them, which means cutting the wood by hand so that is perfect, "Sam said." It was a huge job for our installation team.

Walls painted in All White Emulsion, Farrow & Ball

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The space was tight in the cottage kitchen so Sam developed a small-scale island to the center of the room. "There was a small table in the middle front, that Jo loved to work, so she really wanted an island in the same place, but it had to be small, Sam said." Now it's a lot of food preparation in this area . "

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the integrated cabinet in the alcove at the end of the piece was designed by Jo. "We all call t he Bonkers wardrobe!" Sam said. "It is a random mix of the drawers and doors, and we built exactly according to the sketch of Jo.

It is equipped with sliding doors at the base of efficient use of space. "The dining table is right next door and there was not enough room to open the doors to the outside," says Sam. "We wanted to cram as much storage in this small room we could!

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drawers in the "bonkers firm" are all made from various UK hardwoods. We have an agreement with a sawmill in Somerset called Timbers interesting, "Sam said." They are trees that are overlooking the houses of the people and we buy the trimmings and make them in the drawers.

These drawers are made from left to right: ash, walnut, beech and yew. "This arrangement gives us access to all sorts of interesting deciduous and it corresponds to our sustainable ethics, too," he adds.

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Jo found mixer on a Swedish website and imported it. "It is self-colored brass, it seems quite muted," Sam said. "It can be difficult to find the brass that has not been polished and made to look bling".

The cabinet knobs are made from mild steel shot. "It has a nice dull color, Sam said.

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