Inside the kitchen

The parts you use every day.

A kitchen is judged by its drawers, its corners and its larder. These are the solutions we design into every kitchen.

Black drawer insert with upright copper cutlery against terrazzo worktop

Folding pantry doors open to oak shelving in a modern kitchen

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A pantry that comes to you.

A tall, narrow cabinet with folding doors or a pull-out frame, so every shelf is visible from the front. No more reaching into the dark at the back of a cupboard.

Pull-out larders

White L shaped kitchen with oak worktop, angled corner wall unit and warm LED strips

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Pantries that turn the corner.

Corners are where kitchens lose space. Swing-out frames, carousels and walk-in layouts bring that space back and put it within arm's length.

Corner solutions

Open oak drawer with plates and bowls held in dividers

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A place for everything.

We fit inserts for plates, mugs, glass, cutlery and tools, measured to the things you really own, so every piece has a home.

Inside the cabinet

Black under-sink cabinet opened to show three sorted waste bins and tidy pipework

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Sorted, hidden, always at hand.

Recycling works when it is easy. We build two, three or four-compartment bins into the cabinet so the lid opens as you open the door and nothing is on show.

Waste and recycling

Black swan neck tap and black sink on a dark worktop, ceramic cups in soft foreground

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The busiest square metre.

The area around the sink is where a kitchen is used hardest. We plan the cabinet below, the tap above and the worktop between so every task has a place.

Sink zone

Walnut paneled island with white marble look top, globe pendants, grey cabinets and brass handles

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Where the kitchen meets the room.

The island and the worktop are what people see first. We choose the surface, the edge and the proportion with the same care as the cabinetry beneath it.

Worktops and islands

Before you choose

Five questions to ask first.

The right solution depends on what you own and how you cook. Answer these, and most of the choices make themselves.

What do you reach for every day?

List the ten things you use daily. They belong in the best places, between hip and shoulder height, in the first drawers and shelves you reach.

What is awkward to store?

Tall bottles, wide pans, large trays and small appliances decide the sizes of drawers and pull-outs. Measure them before the units are drawn.

Who uses the kitchen?

Heights, reach and habits differ. Children, older relatives and a second cook all change where things should live.

How do you sort waste?

Recycling, compost and general waste each need space. A sorted bin drawer near the preparing area is easier to use than one across the room.

What should stay out of sight?

Decide which three things earn a place on the worktop. A tall unit, a hidden socket and a deep drawer can hide the rest.

One-wall kitchen in white and oak with a cutlery drawer pulled open beneath the worktop

Details · 5 min read

Why drawers beat cupboards

A drawer brings the contents to you. A cupboard asks you to go and find them.

Long oak kitchen run with a floating oak shelf, a pale worktop and a brass tap beneath a tall window

Planning · 5 min read

Plan a kitchen around how you cook

Before choosing a colour or a surface, we ask what happens in the room between six and eight in the evening.

Island with a fluted walnut front and a pale worktop, set in a calm kitchen with tall cabinets on both sides