CABINETRY
SignatureBespokekitchen,painted
inLittleGreene’sSlakedLimeand
FrenchGreyIntelligentEggshell(both
£64for2.5L),from£30,000,Searle&
Taylor.Utilityroomcabinetry,painted
inBlueVeinarchitectseggshell,
£68for2.5L,Paint& Paper Library.
SURFACES
QuartziteworktopsinWhiteMacaubas,
from£350sqm,SensaatCosentino.
WallspaintedinSlakedLimedeep
intelligentmattemulsion,£50for2.5L,
LittleGreene.Vintagesplashbacktiles
inSilk,£99.44sqm,MarlboroughTiles.
Tumbledlimestoneflooring, from
£38.40sqm,BeswickStone.
APPLIANCES
Five-ovenAgaTotalControlin
DartmouthBlue,from£13,825,Aga
Living.G 6660 SCVidishwashers,
£1,299each,Miele.ICBN3386
integratedfridge-freezer, £2,099,
Liebherr.N53TD40N0inductionhob,
£729;C17MR02NOBcompactcombi
microwaveoven, £1,129, both Neff.
SINKS&TAPS
6625-0Iron/TonesSmartDividesink
inWhite,£1,022,Kohler. 1537 Parthian
sinkmixertapwithfiltrationandrinse
inchrome,£963.12,Perrin& Rowe.
ClassicPro3boilingwatertap in
chrome,£799,Quooker.
ACCESSORIES
CurtaininSteppingStonePaisley
inMineral,£75m,RalphLaurenat
DesignersGuild.WeatheredOakbar
stools, £160each,Notonthehighstreet.
com.LargeLansdownglasspendant
lights, £305each,JimLawrence.
Similar diningtable, £1,995, OkaThetelevisiondrops
down,outofsight,
when not in use(^3) Theblankblackscreenofa televisionisn’tthe
mostattractivedecorativefeatureandcanfeellike
a technologicalintrusion,especiallywhenenjoying
relaxedfamilymealsorentertaining.Seenonly
wheninuse,theBrooks’TVis tuckedinsidea reduced-
depthcabinet,andrisesuponanelectricallypowered
liftatthetouchofa button.‘It’sstrategicallyplaced
sothatI canseeit whileI ambusyatthekitchensink,
but guests don’t need to know it’s there,’ says Claire.
(^2) Havingbifolddoorsona dressermeansthat
it canbeleftopenwheninuse,withoutopendoors
gettingintheway.Thebuilt-inovenis a combination
microwavethat’sputtogooduseinwarmerweather
whentheAgais switchedoff.Theotherdresser,in
thediningarea,storesbothdecorativeglasswareand
logsforthefire.Theideaofpaintingtheinteriorofthe
dressersinPaint& PaperLibrary’sTempleshadecame
toClaireinthemiddleofthenight.‘I wastryingtothink
ofa waytoadda bitofsoftnessandrealised bringing
in a touch of pink would work,’ she says.
Asmallglazedtop
panelinthedresser
emitspink-tinted
ambientlighting
in the evenings
FEATURE
LINDA CLAyTON
PHOTOGRAPHS
PAUL CRAIG
KITCHEN PROjECT