Oxfordshire Limited Edition – August 2019

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anddesigneditsothatwhenthemirrorslid

behindthebookcasestandingbesideit,the

owner’sginbarwasrevealed.Itwasquite

impressive.What’snottoloveaboutahidden

ginbar!

‘H

owever,I

thinkthemost

ingeniousstorage

solutionwecame

upwithwasa

hideawaykitchen.

WewereworkingatHolyTrinityChurchin

Warwickshire(Shakespeareisburiedthere).

Ourremitwastodesignakitchenthatcould

befoldedawayincupboardsandpulledout

whentheywantedtouseit.Wedesigneda

kitchenwithpulldownworktopsandthe

wholethingrunsoncasters.Itwasveryhighly

thoughtthrough.Wealsokeptthekitchen

incharacterwiththerestofthechurch,so

itwasdesignedwithatraditionalfeeland

hadanantiquestylefinish.Overallitlooked

amazing.”

Allthebespokefurniturecreatedforthe

clientsofFourCornersishand-craftedmainly

inoak,ash,ormaple,dependingonthe

customer’stastesandwhethertheyareaiming

foratraditionalormorecontemporarylook.

Eachpieceoffurnitureisunique.Notwo

kitchensarealike.

“Everykitchenistotallydifferent,butthey

arealwaysreallystunning,”saysOlivia.“Itis

notjustthelookandfinishthatisdifferent,

buttherearenolimitstotheappliancesused,

whichcanbetopoftherangeorchosento

suitacustomer’sbudget.Ourkitchensarein

FourCornersBespokeLiving

YewTreeHouse, 44 HighStreet,

Broadway,WR 127 D

01386853960

four-corners.co.uk

[email protected]

the£ 30 , 000 - plusbracket,butthisdependson

thesizeoftheroomandthebrief.”

FourCornersisafamilycompanythat

pridesitselfbothonitspersonaltouchandits

eco-friendlycredentials.Thecompanywasset

upbyfatherandsonteamDavidandJames

Adcockattheturnofthemillenniumandit

hasshowroomsinBroadwayandStratfordon

Avon.DavidhasnowretiredandJamesand

hiswifeLisaheadupthecompany.

Theysourcetheirwoodfromforestsin

Romaniawheretheyalsoownaworkshopin

aconverteddairybarnintheCarpathianAlps

employing 40 skilledcabinetmakers.

Jamessays:“Wewantourfurnitureand

kitchenstobeaseco-friendlyasitcanbe.

We’vebuiltourownsolar-poweredkilnsto

dryourwood.Thetreesweusehavebeen

individuallychosen.Thereisanoclearfelling

policyintheforestsandthelogscanbe

pulledoutbyhorsestominimiseecological

damage.”

‘Everykitchenis

totallydifferent,

buttheyarealways

reallystunning’

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