About Kumba
Kumba is a stylish farmhouse kitchen in a Lewes home. It strikes the perfect balance, with warm and mellow rustic oak kitchen cabinets contrasted against the black craft paper appearance of charcoal-coloured Richlite. The final touches of black-coloured taps and textured terrazzo worktops complete this bespoke kitchen project.
The kitchen island that was nearly never born. Kim and Paolo, our clients, were adamant they did not want an island in their new kitchen. While there was plenty of space, they had no desire for one. So we proceeded to design the kitchen without an island.
After the first round of designs, we all thought the space in the middle of the kitchen was lacking something. There was no need for a dining table, as this was going in the corner next to the window.
After many conversations, we began to flirt with the idea of creating a freestanding floating kitchen island. Kim and Paolo wanted the option to move it around or out of the way, if there was ever a need to have the space back. After several design tweaks and many crafted hours, this functional island was born. It is just the right size and shape to complement the rustic oak kitchen.
As with all bespoke kitchen design projects this one had its challenges. Mostly under the stairs. Our solutions were an unconventionally-shaped pantry and the inspired addition – even if we do say so, ourselves! – a long pull-out hidden pantry for cereals, jars, spices and so on. What started as a difficult space to work with ultimately provided some great opportunities for innovative thinking which is what we love about our work. This is a truly bespoke contemporary kitchen design.
KITCHEN HIGHLIGHTS
- We’re big fans of how the black Richlite kitchen cabinets pair with beautiful natural rustic vintage oak
- The light grey speckled terrazzo worktops marry the two materials seamlessly
- The understairs storage – the concealed pull-out pantry design offers ample storage and makes use of an awkward space – it’s a win:win
KITCHEN DETAILS
- CABINETS – solid three-layer rustic oak in-frame doors | Richlite
- WORKTOPS & UPSTAND – beige Diespeker terrazzo
- ACCENTS – cut-out finger pull handles | black-coloured taps
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