8 Mar 2007 by Chris     10 Comments    Posted under: Other Stuff

The Kitchen Extension – Roll the Credits

Well… it’s just about over. The floor’s down, the fitters have signed off, and Mrs R is happy with the paintwork. Apart from the splashback behind the cooker, which is being hand-carved by elves as I write, whisper it quietly but I think we’re finished. Here are some photos!

View from kitchen door

The “Cooking Side”

View looking back at the kitchen door and utility room

Induction hob, Gas “wok hob”, Oven and Combi Oven

Skylight

Sandwich Prep Area! …and view to garden

The “Disco Cupboard” (illuminated carousel)

View into dining room and former garage. Both are filled with the spoils of a sixth birthday party and really aren’t that untidy as a rule!

Credits in chronological order:
Architect: Neil at CC Associates
Building Work: John Fox-Teece and sons: 01223 840640
Kitchen Design: Graham at Nimbus UK
(Units by Crown Imperial, Haefele and Blanco, Appliances by Siemens)
Lighting Design: Dominic Myott
Electrical work: Rob and Tony at RP Electrical: 01223 710439
Kitchen Fitting: Allan at Nimbus UK
Worktops: Ivett & Reed
Flooring: Amtico supplied and fitted by Dentons Carpets
Blinds: Cambridge Blind Spot
Tea: PG Tips
All thoroughly good chaps and thoroughly recommended. Ask me for a testimonial any time.

(And now the local links again but with some nice anchor text for the search engines: Cambridge architects, kitchen design Cambridge, domestic lighting design, granite worktops Cambridge, Amtico Cambridge, blinds Cambridge)

Kitchen Extension series: Part 1
Kitchen Extension series: Part 2
Kitchen Extension series: Part 3
Kitchen Extension series: Part 4
Kitchen Extension series: Part 5
Kitchen Extension series: Part 6
Kitchen Extension series: Part 7

10 Comments + Add Comment

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  Fiona Burness 28 March 2007 at 2:26 pm

  Chris,

  Your kitchen looks fantastic! Dare I ask how much the whole thing cost? I am considering the whole extension, kitchen refurb thing myself and have no idea where to start.
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  Chris 1 April 2007 at 8:47 pm

  It’ll vary a lot depending on the size of the extension, etc, of course! I’d budget £20k for the buildings and utilities, and £10-£30k for the kitchen and installation.
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  Jane 29 January 2008 at 10:03 am

  Hi Chris – Stumbled across your kitchen refit saga in an idle moment but it makes an interesting read. I am currently going through the new kitchen process and am considering the same corner unit with the metallic door, wooden top and disco shelves. How would you review it a few months on? While I think it looks great I wonder if in reality I would always be avoiding actually using it in case I scored an expensive, difficult to replace top. Also I would want to move it to a more convenient place to use and therefore it would occupy worktop space that would be better used as a plain surface. What is the official Rand line on this unit?
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  ChrisRand 1 February 2008 at 10:17 am

  Big question mark as to whether we’d have one again, I have to say. The cutting board itself is great quality, we’ve been using it every day for a year, and it looks fine still. However, it has to be unscrewed to remove it, so we never do, just wiping it in place, which isn’t optimal. We also make sure we only cut bread etc on it, not meat or fish. As for the cupboard, it’s slightly awkward to use, so you wouldn’t want it to be full of stuff you use every day. But for irregularly-used stuff, it’s a lot easier to access than getting down on your knees and pulling out all the items from an almost inaccessible corner. So it depends how much you need the space (if you don’t need it much, no need to get the disco unit) and if you do, whether you have a fair bit of only irregularly-used stuff (like occasional baking tins, etc).
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  Jane 1 February 2008 at 3:45 pm

  Hi Chris – Thanks for that. I suspected that might be the answer. I am now torn even further because it looks pretty groovy but realistically probably isn’t worth it in ease of use and cost etc.!
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  DIY Dave 6 May 2009 at 5:27 pm

  Fantastic design! Great use of space. I am looking for kitchen ideas and this is the best one I have seen yet.
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  Nigel Stubbins 20 March 2010 at 11:22 am

  Love the kitchen, I’m considering doing an extension on my 10 year old Victoria and wonder if you had any trouble matching the external bricks?
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  Chris 25 March 2010 at 12:54 am

  There’s some discussion here.
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  Donna 6 April 2010 at 11:19 pm

  Just wondered how big the extension is.
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  Chris 7 April 2010 at 7:31 am

  It doubled the size of the kitchen area from 4m x 3m to 4m x 6m. But note when you do that, the access areas don’t get proportionally bigger, so rather than the worktop and storage space being doubled, it’s probably nearly trebled.