And here are some renders of what we are thinking of

the plan for the floor was herringbone pleat Amtico, but not sure what colour.

in the middle of the room would be a big table.

any advice?

And to give you an idea of the room shape

looks great ! Round table might be good !

One key question is what colour range cooker do you think would go?

Hello Mark,

Well perhaps consider what appliances you have... Also the fridge... Do you want range and fridge to compliment? Love chrome? So would a Wolf be good? Do you want range colour to stand out.. White AGA? What table top appliances do you have and also look at the smaller things... Taps, knobs and handles... These too can inform you as to what to choose... : ))

Fridge is integrated in the left side of the big cupboard, quooker tap (so no kettle) and toaster and coffee machine will be hidden behind bifold doors in the dresser unit so range is basically the only appliance on display.

Another question I would welcome advice on is what work tops and Splash back? We were thinking marble for the splash back but not sure for the work tops?

Hello Mark,

Granite if a stone as marble doesn't play well with lemons, sugar etc. I'd suggest an upstand and possibly a panel behind the range.. Also more stylish to have splash back same as worktop for more seamless look. Think of what flooring you intend to have and lighter granite is far nicer than black.. Looks similar to marble but will be far more hard wearing. :))

AJ, that is also my concern with marble, but I have seen some good examples of contrasting work tops with a marble splash back. I have been thinking along the lines of grey worktop with a light marble splashback.

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Hello Mark,

Yes! Lovely on both accounts..panel and floor! If you have seamless wall space the full sheet is what I would do too. I love deVOL and Plain English so you have picked a fantastic example.. Quite rightly too you have selected lighter options.. So in this case a contrast is lovely for a full panel.

Then you can add if you want a chopping board stack and marble pestle and mortar (my staples) which adds warmth and texture and brings all of the materials together beautifully :))

With your full height ceilings and large windows you have lots of space and height so the dark blue units will look great against a herringbone floor. For the range cooker you could either go bright with a contrasting colour or sleek with aluminium. A big table in the middle will make it a lovely room. A moveable or single unit island could be a good idea to give you some more worktop space. Good luck!

My one suggestion would be to consider if you really do need the big range cooker, or if you could opt for a smaller one? This looks like a 1092 model, is this right? If a smaller, for example, 900 model could meet your cooking requirements, you could then gain some more worktop space. This would allow you to even out the drawer sizes on either side of the range. Also, you could make the top look more spacious (by not filling out the whole space with units).

What type of cooker is it and what colours does it come in? I like the idea of light-coloured marble splashback and I think a black cooker would go well with the darker base units. You have lovely light coming in from the window on the other wall!

Looks lovely and yes to herringbone floors, will be such a transformation!

Thanks for all the advice. The range is 1092, that is what the good wife wants and is in moveable on the subject so I am having to work round that.

Work underway

This is to go on Hague blue cabinets at the bottom and some very light wall cabinets (wevet / Wimborne white?).

what do you think?

Hello Mark,

I would also go with a lighter marble looking granite and also honed for both worktop and upstand or splash back.. With regards to the colour etc of cabinets, I think they are good choices.. Wimborne is really a white and so not wildly exciting.. Maybe try something that's just got a bit more warmth to it.. :))

I would not like to use marble for the splash back, it is a porous material not practical for a kitchen unless you would use it as a showroom (some my costumer have done that.....)

If you still want the same effect of a stunning marble there are plenty of products as this one for your splash back! ...manmade with natural products, a type of quartz if you wish.

This is a lovely kitchen, I would suggest keeping the window fitting you have currently and updating the style. Possibly a more neutral colour like a cream or off white if you are looking to choose light colour kitchen units.

You can go for a different approach which would be taking down the old curtain style window dressings and go for a more contemporary blind, possibly would go for a fabric based Roman blind in a waterfall/stepped style.

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