High-Spec Space
A Ribble Valley couple are delighted with their new kitchen which is now a super high-spec space featuring beautiful touches of luxury
Having lived in their spacious, detached family home for more than two decades, Gary and Karen Farnsworth have constantly updated the property adding a new conservatory and extension at the rear in 2005.
More recently, they decided that it was time to update their kitchen and they decided to seek advice from the skilled team at Clearly Interiors.
Karen recalls: “We already knew the team at Clearly Interiors and we had every confidence in them. They organised everything from the building work to installing the units. It was a great experience right from the design stage through to completion.”
Former dental hygienist Karen and accountant Gary had a good idea of what they wanted to achieve. Knocking down the walls to a downstairs cloakroom off the existing kitchen and demolishing a wall adjoining the rear extension, would create a large space giving them a blank canvas to design the kitchen of their dreams.
A garage at the front of the property that had been previously used as a playroom, has also created space for a new downstairs cloakroom and utility off the kitchen.
Clearly Interiors’ lead designer on the project, Stuart Heyes, invited the couple into the showroom to decide the best configuration of the new space: “Karen and Gary wanted a stylish kitchen with lots of storage and some high spec features,” says Stuart, who produced detailed CAD drawings of the new kitchen.
Karen explains: “The only things we changed was a minor tweak to the breakfast bar. Other than that, it was perfect. I still have the CAD drawings and they look exactly as the kitchen does now.”
Stuart adds: “We put all the tall units with the ovens, fridge, freezer and larders on one side. We placed the hob in the island opposite the ovens, so all the cooking facilities were in one zone. We also left enough worktop space on the island so that food can be prepared while facing into the room rather than towards a wall.”
For their new kitchen, Gary and Karen selected true, handleless soft-close cabinets and spacious drawers from the Designline collection made by Clearly Interiors’ German partners Bauformat. The units – a mix of satin finish Griege and Elegant Brown wood décor – feature integrated LED light options as standard.
They selected Dekton Trillium industrial style work surfaces inspired by volcanic stone with intense grey and black touches – it is a surface that is most resistant to stains, abrasions, scratches and hot pans.
The appliances they chose were from the Siemens’ Studioline range and included three ovens including microwave and steam and a neat induction hob with integral extractor fan, which means there are no unsightly extractors hanging from the ceiling. They added touches of luxury with a Quooker tap, an integrated coffee machine, large fridge and frost-free freezer, dishwasher and an integrated two-zone wine-chiller in a sociable bar area within the kitchen.
The Clearly Interiors team organised all the work that needed to be done – from the initial building work, the plumbing and electrics. The company also supplied all the products and their professional team of tradespeople and installers completed the project to an exceptionally high standard and on schedule – all under the watchful eye of their project manager and company director.
“They literally organised and co-ordinated everything so disruption, and stress, was kept to a minimum. It was a seamless operation,” says Karen, who is a keen cook.
“We recently had 10 guests and it was wonderful – it was so easy as we had enough room for everyone to be together. It means I can be with guests while I cook and in summer we can open the doors to the outside patio area.
“The new kitchen has made a huge difference. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Clearly Interiors – they were brilliant!”
Clearly Interiors
Unit 3, Holme Road, Burnley BB12 0BJ
01282 448800
clearlyinteriors.com
