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We used to own an old farm-worker's cottage with a separate, single storey coal/laundry building behind. We connected the two buildings with a rear hallway link building and gutted the coal/laundry shed to convert it into a new kitchen. We removed the old ceiling, put veluxes in the roof to add light and also kept a few of the joists (we removed some of them but had to put strong bolts through the remaining ones to tie them to the rafters.) We also put collar-ties on some of the other rafters and put extra reinforcements in along the wall-plate. Bottom line, is, I think it's well worth opening up the room into the roof pitch – it will look fabulous – but you should probably have a word with a good structural engineer first! :-)

I quite like the examples in this image (not the style) but the central statement pendants running down the central apex of the ceiling with uplighting recessed in the wooden ridge/coving around the perimeter. They’ve even attached some spots as down-lights. I would personally install uplighting that is easy to swap out at the end of it’s life (off the shelf, standard size LED bulbs/spotlights etc)

https://youtu.be/NclvKMkd6Ac Hi thanks @Juliet Docherty. Here is the youtube link of the space at the moment. Here is what else will be filling the space 1. Units along the length of the wall by the window in brown acacia at the bottom and soft gloss white on top. (as per pic) Also units along the back wall ( fridge and storage in soft gloss white ) 2. 3 m island in gloss soft white 3. island lights above the island https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-baldwin-large-pendant-ceiling-light/p5291565 - like the copper and the industrial look 4. Worktop for units in carera white with black vien Carrara Misterio - Shaw Stone Ltd. 5. Splash back along the kitchen back wall by the hood - either in carera white or the optidek am 007 in copper /toffee with black ( sample of the pic is attached ) 5. 4 x side lights ( to be decided ) 6. In the snug area a rich coloured sofa and a rug ( to be selected ) 7. Cove lighting along the apex 8. Near the chimney breast a long dining table ( to be selected ) 9. Cabinets along with the chimney breast ( to be selected ) I agree - we need a colour which will be deep and will contrast with the grey concrete acupanel media unit - love the idea of the copper /toffee - will it be a sufficient contrast against the adjacent skimming stone walls ? Would you wallpaper/or can you suggest a colour? What about the Hague Blue - that is quite a deep colour? and I could offset that will some copper /toffee decorations on the back wall ? Also I would like a pop of colour near the dining area . My immediate task is to choose a colour for the backwall as the decorator is in within a couple week and the media unit will be installed the week after . Do i just play it safe and do the back wall skimming stone - and change the back wall colour later - or is there a colour that is an obvious choice ?