Project in focus: TRINITY III
When Georgie Coleridge-Cole, founder and CEO of luxury lifestyle and fashion website Sheerluxe, asked us to design her kitchen, we knew that elegance, glamour and a touch of the unexpected would be the order of the day.
“Working with Blakes was a bit of a dream. I wanted a kitchen in keeping with the period features of the house but that felt fresh and new. They nailed it!” said Colridge-Cole in a recent interview.
Georgie had seen images of our Blakes signature kitchen Blenheim, and its more recent incarnation Sudbrooke, and was keen to incorporate a similar style into her own home.
Georgie went on to say. “I hadn't seen anything like these panelled doors before. When beautiful joinery meets an eye for design great things happen!”
We evolved the design of the cabinetry for Georgie's kitchen, doing away with push catches and more traditional handle hardware and instead creating hidden handles within the panel moulding. This gave a more sleek and contemporary feel to the kitchen extension while still offering a nod to the period architecture of the home - a key component of the clients brief.
A key trend that we have seen emerging amongst our forward-thinking clients, is the evolution of kitchens that don’t look like kitchens.
These trailblaizing clients like to incorporate living space into the kitchen to create a multi-use space. In order for the kitchen and the living space to work harmoniously together we design kitchens that blend into their surroundings.
The Trinity 3 project is a perfect example of this.
By removing wall cabinetry and placing an ‘objet’ shelf above the hob, the eye is drawn upwards to the beautiful curated decorative items that bring personality and soul to the home.
In keeping with the theme of hiding things away and making the kitchen seem less kitchen-like we incorporated a breakfast larder into the space.
Within the oak-lined larder kitchen essentials that would normally sit on the work surface, such as toasters and coffee machines, can be tucked away.
By housing them in a purpose-built cupboard, breakfast time can run smoothly and efficiently, and when the morning rush is over, the door can be shut on the mess, restoring the space to serenity.
Georgie fell in love with a stunning Macabus marble. A beautiful, if somewhat temperamental, marble with fabulous veining in soft blue undertones. It’s one of the more brittle and porous marbles so not one that is often used in kitchens, but as Georgie said, “When it comes to interiors you don't tend to regret being brave”. Music to any designers’ ears!!
The client asked for a drinks drawer or fridge to be incorporated into the kitchen, but with a remit to “be brave”, we decided to go to town and have some fun. What evolved what the client now calls “Jamie’s bar”!
Open the doors to this bejewelled gem of a unit and you find a sophisticated piece of engineering. The floating glass shelves are cantilevered between the antique mirrors, so avoiding the need for fixings which would detract from the simplicity and elegance of the unit. And no gin bar would be complete without ice; so pull out a drawer and you find that you have in fact stumbled accross a chilled drinks drawer and freezer unit. Cheers!
We do hope that you like what you’ve seen. If you have any questions or would be interested in discussing a kitchen or joinery project of your own then please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We love to meet new people!
