Award Winning Kitchen Design Service

Kitchen Design by YDA

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Bespoke Kitchens with personality

Country Cottage Kitchen

This cosy hand painted cottage kitchen uses granite and teak for a rustic look with lots of character. It has top quality fittings and although small, invites you in.

Design Award for Kitchen 2009 - WINNER!

Inspiration
A one off, bespoke kitchen like nothing available off the shelf.

The Design
After discussing the project at length we did a full survey of the property and began work on designing the kitchen interior. An island layout was used as this type of layout facilitated sociable kinds of kitchen activity with excellent positioning and flow to the major activity zones: the 2 islands, concave cooking area, and hi level social area allowed for a spacious ergonomic layout.

Tumbled German Limestone
Light in colour, durable and tumbled to maintain the farmhouse feel.

Honed granite
This durable stain free surface has been supplied in a three quarter circle with durable edge profile

Countertop
The main cooking area included a concave seamless stainless steel worktop with hidden motorised extractor and induction hob. The remaining counter has an array of heights and materials from maple, double thickness granite and lava stone. The purpose was to present a varied work surface, still durable and practical, but proscribing to the aesthetic quality of the whole space.

Cabinet lining
Combinations of colour and peppering of Maccassar and pre dyed Italian veneers run throughout. There is an array of handles and knobs in leather, bone and stainless steel and copper studs to the refrigerator panels add to this eccentric/vintage kitchen scheme.

Challenges & solutions
The main challenge was the limited amount of useable wall space with every wall encountering windows & doors which lead to a utility, cold room and the rear garden, all of which accessibility was key.

The largest arched window seen upon entrance to the kitchen from the snug area, framed a stunning view of the garden and we wanted to keep this as a focal point almost like a vast ever changing backdrop.

With the clients brief of a largely sociable kitchen, but with optimal functionality and an array of appliances including the existing Aga, ovens, coffee machines and microwave we know the space would be a challenge within what was essentially a rectangular shaped room.

Our solution was the creation of the central island of which the rest of the space would fit around, essentially turning the kitchen inside out. This allowed us to be less dictated by the obstacles of doors and instead left available wall space for striking freestanding pieces which would compliment the island yet contribute to the kitchen functions.

The island sits as one purposeful piece of furniture, set at different heights and units are split amongst varying levels, individualising each area, a theme which runs throughout. From the snug entrance the arched window is broken and complimented with the primary island drum and canter levered shelf supported with a stylised cherry featured animal leg.

The island encompasses both prep and cooking areas, all the time allowing the client to maintain conversation with guests who are able to sit at the raised sitting area and overlook the preparation.

Behind the prep and cooking area is a freestanding tall housing cabinet comprising, oven, microware, coffee matching and warming drawers. In parallel a tall freestanding piece hides an American refrigerator with stud details and use of green veneer finishes.

YDA - A recent Kitchen with Personality

Bespoke Kitchen featuring honed granite, stainless steel and maple, as well as copper inlay detail and a tumbled German Limestone floor.

The Classic Kitchen working triangle

Curves and lines create interest, while the Kitchen still proscribes to the classic working triangle for key Kitchen function.

Making the best of what you've got.

It was important to maintain the farmhouse features. Here we kept the Aga and modernised it with coloured glass in the back to create to sharp clean look to an old classic.

Kitchen Design by Yorkshire Design Associates

Bonquet Seating for Kitchen Dining

Fur Hide
Faux hide to add a further texture to the dining kitchen. This seating area is created within a corner of the room with a central table framed by bonquet seating, allowing for casual dining.

Creating a vintage look and feel to the Kitchen

Copper Inlay
We set the copper into the draws on the cabinetry to frame the work of the craftsman and continue the theme from other areas of the house that the copper will age to give an acknowledgement of vintage appeal. The copper ads a flash of orange monochromatic colour to the room at waist level.

The Farmhouse Aga

Open plan Kitchen Dining or Breakfast Room

Andrew Martin Furniture from Yorkshire Design Associates

Comfortable seating with a spark of colour

Kitchen Dining Room area

Kitchen with snug lounge

The skill of the Craftsman

Design has to pay homage to the Craftsman. Great Design schemes are only as good as the capabilities of the Implementers'. YDA work closely with the very best craftsman, building stunning pieces of furniture true to the design, executed with precision.