The big changes for your kitchen
The big changes for your kitchen. Having lived with a tiny, uninspiring kitchen for years, it was high time Suzie Attaway made big changes. Feature SUZIE ATTAWAY Photographer OLIVER GORDON.
Meet the renovators Suzie Attaway, a freelance prop stylist, her husband Phil, an art director, live here with children Sam, 12, and Mia, 10 Makeover brief To create a large open-plan kitchen, dining and living space in their semi-detached, 1930s house in North London Project costs Cabinetry £4,801 Worktops £4,360 Sink & tap £863 Tiling £278 Tiled flooring £657 Appliances £8,131 Lighting £695 Total spend £19,785.
HOW DID YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE SPACE? To create our dream kitchen, we knew we would have to extend. Moving wasn’t an option – we love our road. We could have just knocked down the wall between the original kitchen and dining room to create a bigger space, but we’d always longed for a ‘snug’ where we could relax as a family. We applied for planning permission, re-mortgaged and appointed an architect and builder. Two months later we were ready to get started.
WHAT WERE YOUR MUST-HAVE FEATURES? Streamlined, handleless units with plenty of storage space and work surfaces, including a large island with breakfast bar. Also, lots of light – large windows and bi-fold doors were definite essentials. I wanted to create a modern Scandi look, teaming a monochrome palette with natural wooden textures, geometric patterns and the odd pop of colour.
DID YOU HAVE A PROJECT BUDGET IN MIND? It was £20,000, which was optimistic considering the size of the new, extended space. But we made savings by designing the kitchen ourselves and buying the cupboards online from DIY Kitchens, plus we used our builders to install the units. This meant that we had money leftover for the worktops, tiles and good quality appliances that we wanted.
WHAT WAS THE BEST BARGAIN YOU FOUND? The Ikea kitchen stools – just £25 each! I sanded down a couple of them and painted them in Little Greene’s Trumpet and Marine Blue to add vibrancy to the monochrome scheme. The wall tiles were a great discovery, too. I’d seen diamond-shaped mosaic tiles on Pinterest and eventually found the only UK stockist for them. Fortunately, they weren’t too expensive!
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW IT’S ALL FINISHED? It was stressful as we planned such a big project (the overall build lasted seven months), but we’re so happy with the end result. I particularly love entertaining family and friends in our new, bright and spacious surroundings.
Shopping basket Cabinetry Luca matt white and graphite kitchen cupboards, £4,801, DIY Kitchens Worktops Alaska Bianca 20mm quartz worktops, £4,360, Radiant Kitchens Sink & tap Deca 150 sink, £625; Dante brushed nickel tap, £238, both Carron Phoenix Wall tiles 3D matt white mosaic tiles, £4.49 per sheet (total £278.38), Tiles Direct Flooring Henry floor tiles, £32.86 per sqm, British Ceramic Tile. Variano champagne brut oak oiled hardwood flooring, £49.99 per sqm, Quick-Step Appliances Single oven; combi oven; warming drawer; chimney hood; induction hob, all from a selection, Miele at John Lewis Lighting Olson glass cloche pendants, £99 each, Heal’s Furniture Bosse bar stools, £25 each, Ikea. Arundel dining table, £1,455; Arundel bench, £435; Wardley dining chairs, £300 each, all Neptune. Carlton corner sofa with resting unit in Napoli fabric, £6,938, BoConcept Paint Marine Blue and Trumpet intelligent matt emulsion, each £48.50 per 2.5ltrs, both Little Greene.
Sources: GoodHomes UK, September 2018
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