Take a tour around a cool blue walnut and marble kitchen

Beautiful Kitchens tours a blue painted mixed materials kitchen. See more kitchen design ideas, tips and decorating inspiration at housetohome.co.uk/beautifulkitchens

Bespoke solid maple and maple veneer units have been spray-painted in varying shades of cool blue. The owners have kept cupboards to a minimum, preferring the look and practicality of drawers. To encourage the feeling of spaciousness, emphasis is on base units rather than wall-mounted cupboards, which have not been included in the scheme.

1/7 Kitchen layout

kitchen with cabinets

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)


Kitchen design and cabinetry

The Knaresborough Kitchen Company

2/7 Breakfast bar

breakfast bar

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)

Carrara White marble covers the base units and part of the island, while American Black walnut forms a compact breakfast bar. On the floor, grey slate tiles have been continued from the kitchen through to the adjoining living space.

Floor tiles

Fired Earth
Pendant
Original BTC

3/7 Prep area

prep area with wine cooler

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)

A central island provides extra worktop space and a small walnut breakfast bar. Also incorporated within the island is a wine cooler.

Wine cooler

Lec

4/7 Sink area

kitchen with cabinets and sink area

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)

A swivel-spout tap with pull-out spray partners a double-bowl ceramic butler sink that is big enough to soak large pans.

Sink
Classic butler sink by Franke

5/7 Drawer storage

cabinetry with hidden internal storage drawers

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)

Hardy storage drawers, complete with hidden internal drawers, provide the most accessible storage.

Cabinetry
The Knaresborough Kitchen Company

6/7 Integrated dishwasher

integrated dishwasher

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)

This fully integrated dishwasher has been designed with a pair of false drawer fronts as not to disrupt the line of cabinetry.

Dishwasher

Neff

7/7 Eating area

eating area with bench and table

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brian Harrison)

Space was taken from the utility room to create an area for a table. The seats of the bench have lids that lift up to reveal storage.

Similar seat cushions

John Lewis

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Heather Young
Editor

Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.