Fitted traditional kitchen in Busby, Glasgow

We were commissioned to refurbish a kitchen, diner and utility in a beautiful Victorian home nestled in a quiet street in Busby, Glasgow. The initial brief was to knock down all the walls to create one big open plan living, dining space.

We widened the first passage and copied the existing moulds from the bay windows so our workshop could replicate them as an architrave. This framed the kitchen beautifully as seen from the dining room. We recreated some of the cornice which had to be taken down due to structural work.

However, as the work progressed, we realised that opening up the secondary wall involved too much structural work. We discussed this with the client and came up with the option of creating a separate utility to save on structural costs. This actually worked out far better than our initial design!

We designed and built folding glazed doors into the utility so the space could be opened up when required. There was just enough glazing to create the openness and enough timber to hide a messy utility if required!

This was a busy family with young children. We recommended 2 dishwashers and a large trough sink in the utility to help with the workflow and clearing up. A tall unit to the right was ideal to store all bulk buys and additional tins.

We audited the client’s existing kitchen and discussed their shopping habits, food storage requirements, cooking flow – almost everything we could think of. We created a 7 drawer storage drawer set for utensils, knives, spices, cast iron cookware and pans. All drawers were 650mm deep and the plinth was minimised for better unit capacity. Internal drawer heights were planned to suit mugs, glasses, bowls, cereal boxes, flour, sugar, coffees, teas, tupperware storage and chopping boards. Nothing was missed.

The client was nervous about the floral tile backdrop but we were confident it would look stunning against the green of the units. It also complemented the wallpaper chosen by the client beautifully. We used neutral tiles in the utility to balance the look.

The worktop was Cosentino solid granite (White Macabus), tiles from Baked tile company, flooring was sourced from Amtico for practicality and ease of cleaning.

We also created some upholstered bespoke window seating to match the kitchen in the dining area.