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CURVEDWALLCABINET

OneofthereasonsCharlottefellforthe

Marlboroughrangewasthecurvedcabinets.

‘I didn’twantthewallunitstostopabruptlyabove

thepeninsula.Thecurvesfeelsofterandareidealin

a cottagethatdoesn’thavestraightwalls,’shesays.

Curvedcabinetsdon’thavethestoragecapacityof

standardunits,sothinkcarefullyaboutyourstorage

needsbeforeyoubuy.‘Weconsideredcurvedopen

shelves but I was put off by the dusting,’ says Charlotte.

Acornerendcabinet

createsanelegant

stopping point

A stainless-steelcorner

storagesolutionmakes

it easytoaccessthe

depths of the cupboard

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SPACE-SAVING CORNER

Perhapstheonlydownsidetochoosinga

peninsulaoveranislandis theissueofwhattodo

abouttheinevitabledeep,darkcornerunit.There

areseveralsolutionsbutthemosteffectivebringthe

contentsoutofthecorner,makingeverythingeasy

toreachwithouthavingtogetdownonhandsand

knees.Dobuythebestyoucanafford– lookforsmooth

glidingrunnersandsqueak-freeoperation.Alsocheck

outtherecommendedloadbearingsassomearenot

FEATUREdesigned to support cast-iron pans, for example.

LINDA CLAYTON

PHOTOGRAPHS

PAUL CRAIG

THE DETAILS

CABINETRY

TheMarlboroughrangeinGraphite

GreyandDustGrey,£7,760,

MasterclassKitchens.

SURFACESTuscan4cm-thicksolid

woodworktopsinEuropeanWalnut,

£2,052,Ridgeons.SorrentoNizza

porcelainfloortiles, £99.80sqm,

FiredEarth.CarraraMarbleHoned

Metrosplashback tiles, £83.52sq m,

RRStone.

APPLIANCES

RangemasterElanDeluxe 90 induction

rangecookerinCream,£2,899;Neff

HLAWD23NOBbuilt-inmicrowave

inBlack,£370;StovesS900Sterling

cookerhood, 90cm,£399,JohnLewis

& Partners.CapleWI3124winecooler,

£499,RDOKitchens& Appliances.

SINKS&TAPS

BelfastBAK 710 ceramicsinkin

White,£359,Franke. 4761 Picardie

tapinnickel,£527.28,Perrin& Rowe.

ACCESSORIESSoft-closemagic

cornerstoragesolution, £149,Kitchen

FittingsDirect,is a match.Baileyoak

barstools, £160each,Oliveandthe

Fox.Clusterlightpendant, £169.95,

Culinary Concepts.

KITCHEN PROJECT

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