Light grey shaker kitchen with a dark painted island and concrete worktop, black framed windows and garden doors

Kitchen project

A classic kitchen with a dark island

Pale shaker, a range cooker and polished concrete.

A light, traditional kitchen with one strong piece in the middle. The perimeter runs are a pale shaker with cup handles, with a white metro tile splashback around the range cooker. The island is painted almost black and topped with polished concrete, which gives the room its weight and a big surface to work on.

Project: Kitchen renovation
Style: Classic shaker
Features: Concrete-topped island, range cooker, tall larder units
Where: Mid Sussex

Dark shaker island with knob handles and a pale concrete top, larder units and range cooker beyond

Stainless range cooker set between light grey shaker drawers with a white metro tile splashback and chimney hood

Long kitchen with panelled larder units, a concrete topped island, stool and wine rack, doors to the garden

Polished concrete worktop edge on a dark shaker island with a pull-down spray tap behind

Traditional cabinetry, strong contrast.

Polished concrete is a lovely surface and it isn’t fussy, but it does mark and it patinates with use. We talk that through before anyone chooses it, including how it’s sealed and looked after.

Storage that’s easy to read

Panelled larder units stand at the far end with a wine rack on the end wall and black framed doors out to the garden. Everything you reach for every day is a step from the island, and the range has a full run of drawers either side.

The materials

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