2019-07-01_Country_Homes_Interiors

CABINETRY

Helmsleykitchen, paintedinFrench

GreyandChalkWhite,£18,000(units

only),LauraAshleyKitchenCollection

suppliedbyHowarth at Home.

SURFACES

WorktopsandsplashbackinCarrara

Venatocompositequartz,from£600sq

m,Konigstone,suppliedandinstalled

byMidlandStoneCentre.Agedoak

porcelainfloortiles, £45sqm,Floors

ofStone.JosetteSeaspraywallpaper,

£34a roll,LauraAshley.

APPLIANCES

Five-ovenAgaTotalControlinblack

withinduction,from£13,825,Aga

Living.SMV68MD02Gdishwasher,

£639;HBC84H501Bcompact

combi-microwaveoven, £449,both

ApplianceCity.NeffD5855X1GB

N30cookerhood, £266;Nespresso

CitiZandmilkcoffeemachinein

black,£179,bothJohnLewis&

Partners.Wi3121under-counter

winecabinet, £299,Caple.

SINKS&TAPS

4776 Alsacefour-holesinkmixer

withleverhandlesandrinsein

polishednickel,£766,Perrin&

Rowe.Iron/Tonesinset/under-

mountsink,£1,202,Kohler.

ACCESSORIES

Bossebarstools, £30each,Ikea.

HepburnMarkII DABradioin

LittleVines,£149.99,MyVQ.Croft

CollectionClydebrasstrimceiling

pendantlights, £130each,John

Lewis& Partners.Curtainmade

inAustenOffWhitelinen,£26m,

Laura Ashley supplied by J&S Interiors.

The deTails

TheReeves

colour-matched

thewallpaper

to the cabinetry

FEATURE

LINDA CLAYTON

PHOTOGRAPHS

CHRIS SHAW
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WallPaPeRed sPlashBaCK

Whilewallpaperis nevergoingtobeaseasyto

cleanastiles,youwillavoidtheissueofgrubbygrout

andit’sa greatwaytointroducepattern.Bestofall,if

youfancya change,replacingwallpaperis farsimpler

thanretiling.Here,theworktopsareextra-deep,which

givesthewallpapera littlemoreprotectionfrom

splashes.TheReevesalsochosea washabledesign

that’ssuitableforwell-ventilatedkitchensand

bathrooms.Foraddedpeaceofmind,youcouldfinish

it off with a coat of Polyvine Decorators Varnish.

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BUTCheR’s BlOCK

Paulcanoftenbefoundpreppingingredients

atthischunkyend-grainchoppingblockthattucks

neatlyontotheendoftheisland.End-grainsurfaces

aremadebycuttingthetimberintoblocksandgluing

themtogetherwiththeendgrainpointingupwards.

Duringcutting,thefibresabsorbtheimpactofthe

knifeblade,sothesurfaceis muchmoredurablethan

horizontalblocks.‘Welikethewayit breaksupthelong

islandunit,bringingina freestandingelementand

giving the kitchen a relaxed feel,’ says Paul.

Awidedrawerkeeps

Paul’sfavouritechef’s

knives close to hand

KITCHEN PROjECT